Another decent morning for cycling with a little sunshine and not too much wind. Our route was through Chatburn to Sawley and then round the radio mast, clockwise, back to Bolton by Bowland and home via Sawley and Chatburn.
Our virtual journey would be leaving Valence on the Via Rhona which goes out through the port. On route we see castles perched high on rocky out crops. We pass hundreds of an Read on...
It is Wednesday - Hump Day. Middle of the week. Halfway between Monday and Friday . I have called it all those things over time. Today is work day . It is shopping day and no doubt it will be shorter walk day. If I were working I would be rushing round doing all those things that need doing before work. I would be driving into work putting my digi key up against the digi lock hoping had changed t Read on...
After a very short visit to Canada to celebrate mom, Aunt Emmy and Heathers birthdays, I headed out for my trip.
The bus from London to Toronto airport was uneventful, other than a very smelly (BO) bus driver that I had the misfortune of sitting behind. I tried putting some of my coconut lipbalm above my upper lip to mask the smell, but it didnt help.
The bus got me to Terminal 1 almost 3 hours Read on...
Our last day, so sad. We got up early so that we could do the 3 hour drive to Dortmund. Dennis had bought us tickets to the soccer game. Dortmund is supposed to be the 2ndbest team in Germany and tickets are typically impossible by BUT, with Covid and the requirement of a vaccine passport to enter, tickets were available.
We got to Dortmund way before the game so we ventured into town to visit th Read on...
Sang nay toi di den court house o Pigeon Forge vi toi biet o day co tuong Dolly Parton, va toi moi biet sang nay la Dolly Parton, mot ca si, nhac si, thuong gia sanh ra tai thanh pho nay va hien van con song. Toi di den Court House va thay tuong cua Dolly Parton truoc san. sau do to di tren duong den Dollywood Theme Park. Noi day co nhieu tro choi nhu Disneyland. Ngoai ra Dolly con lam chu nhieu b Read on...
Have you noticed if you are British that Professor Van Tam has disappeared? It seems and I could be wrong that if you disagree with Boris about Dominic Cummins you disappear . Not literally wiped off the face of the earth or dumped in the River Thames but you disappear quietly into the background never to be seen again . So what has happened to him I wondered as I woke up this fine miserable Thurs Read on...
Kirsten and I vonder down to breakfast and the dining room is full. We find our table, were happy but sad knowing our getaway to an end.
Last night as Kirsten was slipping away, I started checking the flights. Yeah, were doing the buddy pass shuffle.
Its Friday and the flights Saturday looked pretty good, its raining so l suggest.... lets go home and get out of this rain.
Kirsten agreed, so aft Read on...
We got back from Jordan over a week ago, but it has been pretty hectic, and we led a walk on Saturday so wanted to get that out of the way before I could concentrate on the final bit of the Jordan blog. Watching the news emerge about the new covid variant makes us appreciate how lucky we were to fit in a trip. 200 pounds now added to the cost of our Christmas trip, for day 2 Covid tests, to the UK Read on...
Having been here three times previously, there are no big surprises in store on the food horizon. No doubt, New Orleans has a rather unique and tasty cuisine. And generally, most of their regional specialties are dishes that I really enjoy. Here is a rather brief description of my gallop through the great food here. Starting with oysters, my first night will be spent at Acme Oyster House, since th Read on...
While I recently posted a photo of me and my Dad for Fathers Day, there is a better one. You may have seen it before on my FB page. It was taken by a professional photographer from NY back in the Fifties. As I recall, it was published nationally, and may also have won some awards. The photo is my paternal Grandmother, Yuki Kataoka, and my youngest sister Carolyn. It was taken on the ranch next doo Read on...