cheese and biscuits came in handy on the ferry from Algeciras to Ceuta. We were expected to buy lunch, but I didnt want to go down into the hole on that little bucketing ferry. I preferred the blasting wind on top, and picked my way through most of the cheese and half of the plain cookies. Later when I went down to avoid missing an opportunity, I was glad to only have twenty minutes remaining. It Read on...
With 10 lines: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, White, Sky Blue, Purple, Brown, and Silver - We took 3 journeys on the Red, Silver & Purple lines. The views were stunning at the highest altitude of 3,600 meters above sea level.
The average speed of the gondolas is 11mph. What a wonderful experience to be able to take this tour.
Rising more than 300 metres from La Paz – the worlds highest alti Read on...
I woke up this morning to beautiful, bright sunshine! Ive had awesome weather during my stay here in Sechelt/Vancouver. I slept in this morning waking up around 7:30 or so. I had a shower and went downstairs to enjoy the breakfast that the hotel puts on. It was pretty decent. Scrambled eggs with turkey sausage links, some home fries; chunky potatoes with some chunks of sauted peppers and onions. C Read on...
Among the earliest settlers in the Lynden area was a family farm homesteaded in 1883 by Hans Berthusen and Lida In 1944, the entire Berthusen homestead was given to the people of the city of Lynden. It is now a beautiful city park with walking trails, a camping area, historical buildings and markers, and some amazing vintage equipment from the early days of the farm.
We were fortunate to be able Read on...
The town name Hjo is pronounced the same way as the word you. Therefore they have I love Hjo as a slogan for the town.
In early March we took our trusty car and drove down to Vstergtland District for a weekend. Ake grew up in this part of Sweden, so weve been here many times and know it fairly well.
We might one day dedicate an entire blog entry to the sites in and around the village where Ake g Read on...
Pucketts grocery and restaurant is a hallmark of Tennessee and actually was a restaurant that Steve and Tory went while visiting Nashville 7 years earlier after Jenn and Mikes wedding. On the drive out to Franklin to have breakfast at Pucketts, we were able to see some of the local places like the Parish Presbyterian Church and the Franklyn Classical Christian Academy. Parish Pres is where Jenn an Read on...
Thursday July 7 – Maybe I spoke too soon about how to have the perfect sleep. The earplugs worked again this morning but overall I woke up a lot last night. Its just me, no noise to speak of. I got out of bed at 6:30 and went to breakfast at 7am.
After breakfast, I stayed in for a bit catching up with email and planning to do some more work for the Camino when I read an email from the airline t Read on...
Sometimes - that is a funny old word . Sometimes we do something different . It was Wednesday - work day, walk day and shopping day. I did none of those things . Work, shopping and the walk would have to wait until Thursday . Sometimes is one of those random thoughts that creep into your head. from somewhere but from nowhere. You dont really know how you got to sometimes but you have got there. So Read on...
The trip from Airbnbs Liverpool to Lingfield was not a long travel day as we left the Liverpool train station at 12:47 and arrived at train station at Lingfield by 4:41 PM. The trip did entail 2 train trips and a subway trip in between the two. Fortunately, the train and subway stations almost blend together making for a pretty seamless transfer. Harriet very kindly picked us up at the Lingfield t Read on...
geographically worked out to be a good stopping point for us as we need to get to Aberdeen, Scotland in a few days to fulfill an obligation we made through Trusted Housesitters to take care of a couple of cats for a lovely couple while they travel.
When traveling and everything goes smoothly as it has been, guess there always has to be a July 17th type of day! We booked the train to Newcastle an Read on...