Pre Lockdown. Happy on the Gisborne rail trail with Warwick. No idea what was in store for the rest of 2020.
Yes!!! Looking back on a year that will certainly be remembered and written into the journals of history, 2020 was certainly different.
And thats from someone living in NZ and well away from the nightmares that so many people around the world had to live with.
But!!! Yes, But. I look bac Read on...
After a really long morning (because we were already packed of course), and half of our safety information on the Celebrity Cruises app, we had an early lunch of a tomato and cheese sandwich before our lovely Jess and little James came to pick us up. We were very lucky to have Jess offer us a lift to Circular Quay, because we found that trains were stopping at Blacktown and then we would have had Read on...
Couldnt sleep again last night . It was 25 degrees at 11 pm . In a house I probably would have opened the windows . In a bungalow not a good idea . I even thought of going out and sleeping in Gabby . It might have been cooler in her with her skylights open. Sion did not sleep well either - the mention of Ashover Rock last night set him off . The last things anyone should do is mention a plan to a Read on...
Filled up on breakfast before heading out at approx 8:30. As the day was already warm, we got some ice from the hotel and put some drinks in the little esky we had bought. Topped up the car with fuel and off we went.
It was a bright day so it was pretty easy driving. Even though there was mountains all around us, they were way off in the distance so there wasn‘t a lot to see. We did manage to f Read on...
The site was first settled by Wasti H. Stirling, an English missionary, in 1870. In 1884 an Argentine naval base was established, and in 1893, after the archipelago was partitioned between Argentina and Chile.
There is little agriculture on the island, but oil & gas reserves have been developed. Many textile and electronic firms have been established at Ro Grande.
Fishing activity centres on spi Read on...
UooUoo (pronounced has been created by Melbourne artist Alexander Knox, who also created the iconic sculpture ‘Creature that stands in the main foyer of the RCH.
UooUoo is an imaginary Australian creature whose shape is loosely drawn from the wombat and dugong. A mysterious being, UooUoo is highly empathetic, playful and brave, but can be mischievous at times.
Each UooUoo sculpture measures Read on...
It is always a lovely feeling to wake up and be greeted by a gentle thought . Thich Nhat Hanh up trumps this morning with his thought for the day . It was about feelings . I felt like staying in bed. Lying there , turning over and going back to sleep . I did not feel like wandering round the shop walking the aisles looking at food I did not fancy to eat . I was still mortified . France cancelled . Read on...
Kapellebrcke (Chapel Bridge) across the Reuss River, Lucerne. The angular wooden bridge was built in 1333. Rebuilt in 1994. DSC_0253
Our United Airlines flight from Washington Dulles arrived in Zurich right on time at 8:00 a.m. My first visit to Switzerland! We met the Viking representative in baggage claim, who directed us to our transportation to Lucerne. The bus ride took about an hour. It was Read on...
After biking 492 miles across Washington (minus 2 days), the panhandle of Idaho and two days into Montana, I have decided that my body has had enough. It has been a great experience to view this beautiful country while riding my bike. Todays weather forecast was for showers and temperatures in the upper 40s and well lets face itI just do not like to be cold. So we watched Barry and Phil head out t Read on...
According to Wikipedia, in 1847 Wiley Thompson brought his large family and many slaves to his new 636 acre (almost a square mile) home along Larrison Creek and founded of Forest in Cherokee County. In the 1870s the Thompson family opened a general store, saloon, a water mill, a gristmill (powered by water), and a cotton gin. The Forest Post Office opened in 1879. The Forest Baptist Church (with s Read on...