De nouveau, ce matin Prague, le soleil est revenu, mais pas la chaleur, 12*. Je vais garder le soleil toute la journe et pas bien plus de 20, mme Vienne, ce qui me va trs bien, pour mes longues marches. Ce jour encore, 9.8, et il faut que je trouve encore o souper, jai vu, cet aprs midi beaucoup de restaurants ferms.
Je vous avais dit, que je prendrais lautoroute de Prague Vienne environ 350km Read on...
We were back on the road and our next stop was Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. I was prepared for cooler temperatures as we were heading closer to the northern latitudes. and but the weather here took me by surprise! I learned later that day from the operator that this was due to the moderating influence of the Gulf Stream. The drive on E6 through Sweden resembled driving through s Read on...
Damaraland is our next stop. 300 pls km of dusty gravel road driving is giving us first impressions what to expect. It is fun driving on gravel, it feels like on snow at times and seeing the huge dust trail one leaves behind, gives a kind of Dakar rally feeling... Our car is a 4X4 Ford Ranger which was customized for off road driving. Special all terrain tires, suspension, and front and rear tow Read on...
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...
We woke up to the doorbell, breakfast is served! Fried egg, toast, margarine, bacon and sausage. Shortly afterwards we got the all clear from our PCR test. Were free!
Except its Saturday. Banks are closed, so we got some cash from an ATM (at an exorbitant charge) and headed towards the famous Kaosan Road. On the way we saw the city waking up, food stalls opening, lots of flower sellers making and Read on...
Today was another exciting day. Were off to an elephant excursion! Were going to visit an elephant sanctuary for animals rescued from unhealthy work environments.
Our ride picked us up at the hotel right on time, and after picking up another family of four we were off to the mountains! Its quite a long ride, about an hour and a half in a songthaew (basically a pickup truck with a bench on either Read on...
Built by the British in 1764 following the French and Indian War. a focal point in the War of 1812. Restored in National Historic Site of Canada. IMG_1496p1
Today was the day to drive the opposite way along the Parkway and see what lay south of Niagara Falls. The drive in the direction of Lake Erie takes one along the Niagara River before it goes over the falls. A landmark of sorts is the wreck Read on...
Heading away from the legend of King Arthur and the tacky tourist stuff that him. It cost £20 to enter and really most of is in ruins except for the new bridge which is spectacular and the ‘Arthurian sculpture that we glimpsed from afar. We were lucky to get so close to the bridge and that was only because we were early and the ticket booth had not opened. We just went in until they came then o Read on...
Today we had a big rainstorm in the morning so I finally got to wear the sweater I brought! We worked from home in the morning knowing the roads would be a mess. I sat on the front porch watching the rain while I did some work from home and created lesson plans for tomorrows tailoring class. In the afternoon we met with our older group of women. One by one they went over their homework of a S.W.O. Read on...
As soon as Rob got home from work, we packed up the car and headed toward Atlanta. We decided at the last minute on Thursday to make this little weekend jaunt. I booked a hotel right across from the aquarium and that is where we were to stay.
It is a 3 hour drive from Kingston to Atlanta and we made it with little trouble to our hotel. We stayed at the Hyatt House, a seven story hotel downtown At Read on...