After a stack of Vegemite on rye bread for dinner last night, preceded throughout the day with sweet pastries and a Club sandwich for lunch - I suspect the Club was Collingwood, judging from the taste - I was pleased to have covered the five main food groups ; coffee, sugar, salt, butter, and carbohydrates. I feel Olympic. Is that even a thing.
Dont even ask why dinner was Vegemite on toast but i Read on...
Old Cape Spear Lighthouse. Constructed in 1836, Cape Spear Lighthouse is a striking example of the unique lighthouse architecture of the period. Rising up from the centre of the square lightkeepers residence, the light was a beacon of safe passage until 1955, when a new lighthouse tower was built nearby, using the original [Fresnel lens] light. Restored in National Historic Site of Canada. DSC_0 Read on...
Seems odd starting this blog back in Porlock and part of me has thought why bother...but I need to get it down on paper, as one of the pleasures is reading it back months later, so here we go!
The border back into the South of France was surprisingly a check point with a good amount of checking, but luckily not us!
It was an early start to the day as we were going to spend the day in Monaco. Luc Read on...
In Penzance but its the old taxi trick again. We were meant to be at the Minack Theatre right now but the performance was cancelled due to the poor weather. Theres a photo of the theatre that sort of explains why the weather is super important to them. So our best laid plans, booking from home, arranging pickup, alerting our BnB hosts, carrying a change of clothes amounted to nothing! Consequently Read on...
Wilderness travel has very popular in the time of Covid and we had expectations that we would see lots of people on our 2 canoe trips this summer. However it seems the routes we chose were a bit off the beaten track and there werent many people.
Our first trip with 2 solo kayaking friends was to Dryberry Lake in the Sioux Narrows area. The constraint for this trip was reputed to be the access roa Read on...
A little drizzle at breakfast time in our cosy near Portstewart. We set off under a grey sky but dry along the National Cycle Network No 93 through Portstewart and Portrush admiring the bays and harbours before stopping briefly at the remains of Dunluce Castle and chatting to a couple from Sheffield. That is the good thing about cycling where you are always open to chat to people from all over the Read on...
Rising in the vast Arnhem Land Escarpment, the Katherine River (known to the Jawoyn people as Barraya, meaning Blossoming Kookaburra) flows through a fault in the sandstone escarpment, forming a vast gorge system framed by spectacular cliffs. In the Wet Season the river rises up to ten metres, flowing unimpeded through the entire gorge system at a speed of up to 40km/h. In the Dry Season however, Read on...
THU, 29 SEP 2022 – Day 4: East Fjords/Modrudalur Valley - Start the day by returning to the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon. Cruise between jagged icebergs in an included boat tour. Then take a scenic drive along the rugged coast of the East Fjords. Enjoy spectacular views of high mountains, deep fjords, spectacular waterfalls, glaciers and quaint fishing villages. Make stops along the way at small b Read on...
In den letzten 3 Wochen war ich zuhause in Mnchen im Home Office. In dieser Zeit wurde mein Vertrag fr das ganze Jahr 2021 verlngert, was ich mit Champagner und Kaviar gefeiert habe. Auerdem habe ich meinen Gutschein fr die Besichtigung des Mnchner eingelst. Damit habe ich an einer Fhrung teilgenommen, aber leider durfte ich dabei keine Fotos machen. Sonst htte ich es auf dieser Seite gepostet. Read on...
Charles IV. Monument has a sword in one hand and a foundation charter of the university in the other hand.
The Monument was revealed in 1849, because there were fights around it in 1848 and the statue had to be encased to be protected from damage.
According to the royal astronomers, construction of the at the suitable, lucky time of 5:31am on July 9th 1357. In palindromic terms this time can be Read on...