Well I am back after a few days away from blogging. As we had a couple of days not doing activities apart from we hired electric bikes to go on a cycle ride with the rest of the group. We picked the bikes up and decided just to take them for a spin before the ride with the group. This was a great idea as going up a hill with a camber I fell off - so that put paid to me going out with the group - I Read on...
Last night we had a lovely dinner in the dining room of the castle we were staying in. Don finally got to try some some lamb. I had the cod because it was the lightest thing on the menu.
We ordered an old fashioned as our cocktail which stumped both the waitress and the bartender. The bartender did do her research and looked up what would be the best whiskey - and landed on a peaty scotch. It wa 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...
The tiny village of Coporaque is a great way to take in the stunning region & enjoy glorious views of the distant volcanoes, including the active Sabancaya which spews ash into the sky, gorgeous terrace views, flowering cacti, and crumbling stone ruins. We walked through pastures, visited the church which was badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake.
This is a small town located on the right side of Read on...
Since I am always in Carneros to visit Domaine Carneros, there are other stops, some of which might be quite good:
Saintsbury: Learn more about what means here. Founders Richard Ward and David Graves named their winery after the famous English scholar and wine lover. The wines here can be lush and rich.
Bouchaine: With its first vines planted in the 1800s, Bouchaine claims to be the oldest cont Read on...
Days 430 to 434. Week 20 the year . A whole shedload of days disappeared and no sign of life on the horizon as things change day on day. The weather has been awful . Rain . Heavy most of the time swelling the river Dee up by over a metre. The river looks lovely when it is fast flowing but nature is cruel . The Sandpipers chicks have been washed away by the sheer force of the water. The Kingfishers Read on...
I had hoped to write our blog on Cinco de Mayo but I had so many wonderful birthday wishes to read and enjoy that there was no time. Thank you to each one of you who took the time and thoughtfulness to send me your wish. As you know, my birthday and Cinco de Mayo are on the same day...lots to celebrate! Well, as I keep aging and my numbers keeps increasing, Im not sure I really want to celebrate t Read on...
Wha a day! We were docking as we woke this morning. After a leisurely breakfast up in the cafe we prepared ourselves and went ashore - today was so much better organised than yesterday. We were able to just walk off. We werenât able walk to town though, it is a working dock and we had to be bussed off. So we caught shuttle to the local bus stop for a local bus to take us to the base station of a Read on...
Not sure of location as weve jumped from Portugal to Spain several times. No we are in Spain for the night and tomorrow we bus to Salamanca. Its meant to be quite something, tell you tomorrow.
off the dance floor where Lee and I were the young couple. Scary sight seeing 80 plus year olds doing the twist or dancing to Abba. Thankfully no photos.
Below is the stuff I typed during the day. It does Read on...
The original building in 1910, enabling direct rail access to New York City from the south for the first time. The station contained 11 platforms serving 21 tracks. The original building was one of the first stations to include separate waiting rooms for arriving and departing passengers, and when built, these were among the citys largest public spaces.
The huge building had Doric columns, ceili Read on...