Il est huit heures quand ont se rveille ce matin. Aprs avoir pris le petit djeuner et boucl nos affaires, on quitte San Francisco.
Il ny a pas beaucoup de circulation en ce dimanche matin, et on rejoint assez vite lInterstate On prend la direction de Santa Cruz, environ une heure trente de route. On passe devant laroport de San Francisco, puis on entre dans la Silicon Valley. On ne peut pas pas Read on...
Some of you who have been my regular subscribers through the years might be wondering why you havent seen any contributions from me for around 3 years. Yes, covid has been a significant factor (fortunately neither of us has succumbed to it yet), but there has been a more significant reason. My wife, Joan, suffers from Stargardts Disease (or AMD – macular degeneration) which means she is rapidly Read on...
No need to be up with the lark on Saturday as we are staying local, ready for a late afternoon treat - or at least when we woke we thought our booking was for late afternoon.
Hostel kitchen facilities for our travelling breakfast and then out, just 3km up the road, to what looked like an interesting little local museum celebrating the life of a notable Icelandic author. Cute outside wall to the b Read on...
Last night after posting the blog, I returned to the Cathedral with Tim to check out the annual - lucky timing for us - light show, this year featuring the Museum of Chartres, and the front and side of the Cathedral. It was about 11pm, freezing cold, but I would not have missed it for anything. Its difficult to tell from still photos, but it changed themes and scenes about 4 times. Our favourite w Read on...
If you read my blog on Monday, youll know that my hubby and I got very ripped off by a taxi driver in Tbilisi. He charged us 150 laris (£47.95)for a journey that should have been no more than 15 laris (£4.79). Ive been annoyed at myself for letting him get away with it.
So when I saw him in Meidan Square this morning, chatting with another driver, I plucked up the courage to confront him and Gl Read on...
Left Halls Creek & we were soon on a rough winding gravel road, heading East, which soon changed to a better road & then equally quickly bad corrugations..bad enough to loosen your fillings. Riding on the very edge of the road seemed smoother but this had its own challenges as suddenly it could turn into soft sand or a large pothole. Keeps you on your toes!
After a while we experienced smooth lon Read on...
Opened the blinds this morning hoping that the visibility was better, but it was actually worse. We check the current road closures and found that Rt 101 was now open so we hit the road at 8:45, destination, Coos Bay. It didnt take long to realize that it was going to be another day of no scenery. The smoke was very thick and we could even smell it in the RV. After driving through it for a few hou Read on...
The last 3 days in Italy were spent in Naples, with our home base at Hotel Rex. It was another one without an elevator, but the air conditioning was glorious, as was the breakfast and location - practically right on the sea.
Our train ride from Rome included a transfer in Caserta, and some major confusion on my part. It was a pretty small station, and the signs above each platform stayed blank wi Read on...
Yesterday was a travel day so we tried to get up early, but weve been staying up much too late. Plus, down with a cold. Yesterday we drove 4 hours with a to eat. Arriving at the campground we found a steep into the entrance of the campground into a bridge that you had to line up almost perfect to get clearance through the turn. We could see why the size limit for an RV here was 35 feet. The entir Read on...
Our arrival into CDG was smooth. I used to not care for CDG airport, but have good at navigating it. We easily made it over to the Croatia Airlines flight to Split with plenty of time to spare. It was good to see the Air Baltic flight to Riga in the same terminal.
This was our 4th flight on Croatia Airlines, and I really like the service. This was Croatia flight 475, an aircraft. It was a smooth Read on...