We could not resist an early morning bike ride and a splash in the ocean before setting off to Tsitsikama only 100km away; another stop on the Garden Route. We drove our bicycles through the nicely build canal area of St Francis Bay, admiring the gorgeous waterfront properties and the folks being active in their kayaks, canoes and jet skis. Some kids were already out and about jumping in and out Read on...
I cant remember the last time I visited Chicago. I think it was back in 2016, when I rode Amtrak from Chicago to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Why? my tour of all fifty states, an that I call the Nifty Fifty Club. My parents lived in Chicago for a brief period during WW2, having left Relocation camp in the Gila (AZ) Desert to work in factories supporting the war effort. In fact, they lived on Addison Stree Read on...
So we started our day with a breakfast of Yorkshire crumpets and bacon. Not so sure what was supposed to be special about those crumpets - nothing to write home about, I think they just put egg over them and deep fry them. We shall not be going back for those again (although of course, we pretended they were really nice).
Had a bag malfunction when the zip on my bag bust open and was unfixable. M Read on...
Menimme Vikiss aamupalalle heti klo 7.30 ja lhdimme liikkeelle klo 9. Ohitimme kaikki nhtvyydet, kuten pari kuuluisaa putousta, jotta kerkesimme Landeyjahfniin. Jtimme auton parkkipaikalle ja menimme Heimaeyhyn laivalla klo Laivalla oli aika paljon koululaisia.
Kvelimme satamasta kaupungin keskustaan. Esa meni vaihtamaan rahaa, ja Raijan kanssa kvelimme eteenpin puistoon. Ptin jatkaa kaupungin r Read on...
We topped our tank water supply, $1 for 40L, plus brought another 15L from IGA, We visited a few Coober Pedy attractions: Big Winch 360, Old Timers Mine, Opal Jewellery (none purchased), Comfort Inn, Coober Pedy views, Coober Pedy Hill Sign and roamed the streets, just looking. Personally, having been raised in a small outback mining town, I had had enough and just wanted to be on my way.
We hit Read on...
My ancestral visitations of Scotland began with Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire; recounted in the previous blog at Scottish Ancestral Visitations in Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Ayrshire. I suggest that you read that blog first. This blog covers my travels in Sterlingshire, Fife, Perth and and Aberdeenshire.
I had reservations for Sterling Castle at 10 AM so drove th Read on...
We leave Nice and head south to an island called Porquerolles. We take tram two then tram one to get to the train station Nice Ville. The train takes us to Toulon. In Toulon we take a train to Hyers. In Hyers we take a taxi to the port at Tour Fondue. At the port we take a ferry to Porquerolles. The island town is small, we walk to our hotel which is five rooms above a restaurant. We spend two nig Read on...
Woke up this Sunday morning to another sunny day with fresh mountain air and we went back to Porters Restaurant for breakfast for the second time. We both had the Fruit Parfait and OJ and I had a coffee as well and did not realise our vouchers only allowed one beverage but the water said it was all OK. Id overlooked to mention yesterday that I was able to watch the AFL Grand Final whilst we were s Read on...
We started the day with a quick look around the back rooms of The Gris where we had breakfast that was included in our fee. The taproom where we had dinner last night has been described as the most handsome bar in America. The firearms room has items dating from the 15th century. The largest of their dining rooms is an old covered bridge that was dismantled piece by piece from its original site in Read on...
first four with Daniel and what a delightful tour it was starting with a huge number of Canada Geese and Mallards all searching for food in the snow covered grass. Dufferin Islands is a quiet and secluded area not far from Horseshoe Falls and contains several small islands connected by bridges and footpaths. These islands are teeming with life
As we walked along the roadway we heard how the area Read on...