On Mon 23rd, after one final morning stint with the birds, we reluctantly packed up and headed south towards the Tablelands. It was really sad to leave and even once we got to our destination at Mareeba Gorge, the cooler weather, and civilisation made us question whether we should have stayed just a few more days?? The upside though was that we would get to spend more time in this region, as we we Read on...
Up early to get to Le Mans. Well we had a diversion of what must have been at least 20 miles as the A28 where we needed to get on was closed. To be honest this was quite good for me as it gave me a break from being buffeted on the motorway - I know I will need a back and shoulder massage when we get back to the UK as cor blimey my right shoulder has so many aches due to having to hold the motorhom Read on...
It looks like time goes by slowly here in sleepy Katherine, with no one seeming to care too much about its progress. We see lots of the local indigenous folk sitting about and wandering slowly along the main street, seemingly without any need to hurry. Before we make our getaway I first need to make a quick dash into the chemist to get a prescription filled. It looks almost deserted, but Im told i Read on...
Today we woke to a gurgling sound outside the boat. I pulled back the curtain to discover we were looking out at a brick wall just a few inches away. It turns out we were at the bottom of a canal lock and the noise we heard was the water rushing in as the boat was rising in the lock! It was a little unnerving but not unexpected. We were told there would be locks.
We had a briefing this morning wh Read on...
For the Czech people, the Easter holiday signifies the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the time of year most often associated with eggs, an ancient symbol of life and rebirth. It was believed that the miraculous power of the egg was brought out through coloring and decoration.
Children finish school on Ugly Wednesday (kared středa), which is a good idea because they need to spend some Read on...
High winds kept us from snorkeling on the reefs today ☹ - they canceled us. But we enjoyed time at the quarry, which is where much of the coral foundation for the overseas highway came from. The center is deep – 40+ but the edges have rocks around in which little fish can hide. We also saw some fair sized parrotfish. We met some people who had just arrived to the area, only to find that they w Read on...
We decided to take the motorhome out for a few days to check everything was working okay before we ventured overseas to meet up with over 40 Carthago motorhome owners in Denmark.
So yesterday we arrive at a nice quiet site called River Breamish which is near Alnwick. Well when I asked where the site was Mike insisted it was in Beamish and we could visit the Beamish museum, so as you can tell mine Read on...
Every Sunday morning in and Id give him a Vincents Powder and a glass of water to wash it down...marveling he could consume the pink powder...the foulest elixir known to man...the painkiller for housewives and rock stars...a muso seeking path to the latter...both then youths...ultimately attaining the pinnacle of rock stardom he did.
Left his heart and sweat on stage the previous evening...needed Read on...
The massive estate was the home of former President Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the country during the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.
Of all the pieces of opulence found onthe golden loaf became the most famous token of the corruption that fueled the rebellion, key chains and fridge magnets of the loaf were sold on Kievs Independent Square as mementoes of the revolution and its promise to make polit Read on...
Unless you are a golfer or cyclist, you probably never thought about shipping your equipment ahead to your destination. Shipping golf clubs, to far off places like Scotland, Spain, or even Hawaii is a lifesaver, particularly when I have other stops along the way. It was a real pain to carry our clubs through downtown London before heading up to Scotland for a week of golf. The same is true for cyc Read on...