Tennessee was cloudy and cooler today. We headed into Knoxville for a walking tour of downtown and some shopping. We had a nice lunch at an outdoor patio. Leo was entertained by the people and other pups and learned to chill and relax while we ate. We went to Knox Whiskey Works for a tasting flight of an assortment of beverages. Sriracha got to do some city driving to our next stop, Ijams Park. We Read on...
After a flight, we left the minus temperature and snow in Calgary behind to arrive in La Paz with a temperature of C. A departure delay and then arrival delays, resulted in us arriving in La Paz just in time for dinner so provisioning Rukba, a 41 Beneteau, had to wait until the morning. The crew went into town to buy provisions while I had the chart briefing and boat orientation. As soon as the Read on...
Last trek post, I promise! It busied up a bit at the Section 7/8 stage, these sections being the most popular with day hikers/section hikers and larger tour groups with their own campsites. Prior to this Id walk for many hours without seeing anyone. It was also at this stage youd see the same faces on the trail and at camp each night. A diverse lot, all sorts, all ages; from a family of 4 with pro Read on...
Its been 9 months since our last blog and although we have travelled a few places in the UK I didnt write up any new blogs but hopefully we will be able to travel a little bit more now having had to cancel a number of trips for various reasons.
Its was good to be on the road again and have a change of scene and we have been blessed with beautiful blue skies and some warm sunshine on our first thr Read on...
This morning was earmarked as a rest day but as the weather is looking better for the side trip planned for tomorrow we decide to reverse the days.
Although overcast today, it is not hammering with rain and there does not appear to be such a heavy black cloud over the mountain as we experienced yesterday!
Our trip involves making our way back towards Egilsstadir, in fact almost all the way there Read on...
From the SF Chronicle: Bay Area broadcaster Joe Starkey, famous for his call of The Play in 1982, will retire as Cals football radio announcer after the 2022 season. Starkeys the band is out on the field call 40 years ago is widely considered one of the most recognizable calls in sports history. However, his legacy extends far beyond a single moment or play.
I remember (Nov. 20, 1982) that call Read on...
Nenad grew up Yugoslavia and had his fair share of indoctrination especially about the shining, infallible leader of the Communist Party, the Military and the Nation, Marshal Josip Bros, nicknamed Tito. Ti to means you this, making reference to his rather authoritarian style people. These Brijuni Islands with its largest island named Veliki Brijun Island are situated only 2 km off the coast of Faz Read on...
Oahu wasnt my idea, you know. But hey, when the family from Japan called to meet them there, we were in. It was originally slated for March when Japan was in the thick of the Omicron surge and they made the decision to cancel at the last minute. We had the reschedulable flight so here we are, end of April, with the whole new itinerary.
I had originally planned to do between Waikiki and Kaneohe a Read on...
Last day in Budapest found us in a town outside of the city, a touristy town with a nice beach on the Danube river. Syentendre is a popular place to visit and it is all decked out in style. The shops offer handmade crafts and designer clothes and accessories. There is a museum about marzipan, which was created in this town. There are many other museums, e.g. one for wine, one for art. You could ea Read on...
The guidebook suggests day one as a 24km (720m elevation) hike from St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge doable (with many, if not most, successfully achieving this), but given its only day one and knowing this distance and elevation is reaching the higher end of what we know we can do & more importantly enjoy, we decided to break this into two days: St Bees to Cleator (15km) and then Cleator to Ennerdale Read on...