Whew, getting up at 2:30 to leave at 3:15 was a challenge, but the flights to Miami and then into San Jose were both uneventful. I read a book; David watched a movie. We arrived early and had no problems going thru immigration, etc. Costa Rica does not even require covid tests. We are traveling with Matt & Emily McClung and their children Lauren, 16, and Daniel, 12. This will be fun!
Matt had arr Read on...
Rain even harder today if that is possible so warm clothes on again. Set the Sat nav for Xativa which is about 70km away a bit inland to the south. An easy road again through the paddy fields as they surround the campsite for some miles then through orange grove after orange grove. We have no idea how the harvesting of so many fruit could possibly be done. There are lots of oranges and satsumas on Read on...
We settle into our now very routine morning of lazing around our hotel room interspersed with the odd dip in the pool.
It seems that were here in the middle of Broomes annual Shinju Matsuri Festival, so we head off into Chinatown to watch the parade. We read that the name is Japanese for Festival of the Pearl, and its been going for 51 years. Its intended to celebrate the four very diverse cultur Read on...
Sidi Bou Said is a small town near Tunis. Its claim to fame is that many of the houses in town are painted in white and blue, making it unusually picturesque.
The last couple of days of this journey I visited some places in and near Tunis. But before I start writing about what I saw and did then I will write about two things that happened in Tunisia that were not so fun.
In 2002 Tunisia was a ve Read on...
Two weeks post- op and Cory went to see his doctor. Well, kind of.he passed him at the work station.enough to share greetings. Dont you think he should be called Dr. Hunky? Cory was actually seen by his Physician Assistant, Christa. She plays an important role in this whole process.after the doctor performed the surgery, it was Christa who put Patient Cory back together again with her handiwork. Read on...
In Italian even the word impatient sounds romantic, impaciento. This is what my nanny called me, while my twin sister, inevitably, was the patient one. I am old enough now to know I have suffered under the spells of certain personality traits, or defects as they call them in AA, impatience, impulsiveness and could be said to have taken their toll, but, as a left leaning Californian with ample sel Read on...
We awake to rain drumming on the van. I suppose that (apart from day 2) weve been very lucky with the weather so far. Today we have not got far to go and have made good progress so we can take it easy.
So far there has been no sign of anyone taking payment at the campsitea little worrying as Iceland seems to be full of hidden cameras, snapping your number plate and waiting to slap you with a heft Read on...
For the first time in living memory we slept through the night with the curtains open as there was absolutely no in through our picture window. And oddly enough we both had a long and restful sleep better than we had had in a long time, waking only as light came up in the sky around 7am.
The clear blue sky of yesterday had moved on and now overhead was grey, ominous looking clouds. The forecast w Read on...
I Misunderstood and Believed the Cable Car to the Bom Jesus Sanctuary Was Not Operating that Day and Opted Out of a Long Uphill Trek
TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – SUN, 05 JUN 2022 – Day 6: Cable car ride to the Bom Jesus Sanctuary. Wine and Mussels tasting on a boat trip. Visit Santiago de Compostela. On this day we will travel through beautiful landscapes. In the city of BRAGA, we will get Read on...
Monday. Went ashore on Wiencke Island, Palmer Archipelago. We hiked over a hill, passed by a strangely sharp edged geometric rock on top of normal looking weathered rocky outcropping, and arrived at the blue Damoy Hut, The hut, established in 1975, supported the airstrip up on the glacier as a summer transit station. It was opened by our guides so that we could have a look inside. It started snowi Read on...