Whats new with all of you? Hope everything is going along the way you want it to. Summer has faded and we are well into the Autumn season..well, some of you are anyway. Here at Tropical Palms, it seems like we are still at the height of the summer season. The weather is HOT, HOT and HOTTER. Cory tries working outside getting our RV all set up. The brief moments that I go out, I start to sweat. Nic Read on...
Sunday: Went for a hike along 6 mile creek to a small waterfall. I say small but it would probably be a main attraction and large waterfall in any other region 😊 It was pretty warm and the water was very appealing. Unfortunately I didnt remember until today that I got rid of my water sandals in Miami back in March due to being super and I never replaced them. Copper also is not a water dog. I s Read on...
This was originally planned to be my first trip on my own as a treat for my birthday. At that time, I had been with my boyfriend for two months and I was unsure if I should ask him with me or if he due to Luckily he said yes! So I changed the Airbnb I had booked and managed to get one in the city centre. We got the train from Londons Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley station. The trip was around Read on...
We left the Lodge, said goodbye to the doggies, packed Sherri, and set off to our penultimate stop in Kilkenny, about an hour away. Once we had found parking we attempted to find our lodgings, eventually asking in a caf at approximately the correct address. Luckily the caf owner was also our host, so we had somewhere to stay for the next 2 nights. The on this occasion isnt Airbnb and was booked b Read on...
The morning started nice with everyone sleeping until 7:30 and even a full night of no kids needing one of the parents to sleep with them. After the kids had milk we all got dressed and got into the van to go to a restaurant called Ernies, which was at the public clubhouse of the PGA West country club. This place had special memories of 20 years of Susie and George owning a house and being members Read on...
Covid 19 diary - Saturday - another week has gone by. Rain most days but sunny this morning for a while . Will today be much different to yesterday? I guess it will . Saturday used to be shopping day . Long since moved to Wednesday it has now cleaning day. The sun was streaming through the window. The windscreen man could today but I guess he has Saturday off. Lets hope the clear weather holds unt Read on...
Saturday - So what happened yesterday? We would dearly love to know. What on earth happened to prevent going ahead? As I walked around the shop I pondered that question. Could not do anything about it today . The estate agents might be open but they will not have any idea . The solicitors do not open until Monday so we cannot pester them for answers . No doubt we will find out what happened eventu Read on...
1.Two Jack Lake with Patrick - Two Jack Lake named after Jack Stanley, who operated a boat concession on lake Minnewanka at one time, and Jack Watters, who worked for the mines in Bankhead, a town which flourished at the base of Cascade Mountain just after the turn of the century. 2.Lake Windermere with Pam - Lake Windermere wasnt always called what it is today. It was first named Lower Columbia Read on...
August 4, 2018. Koblenz, Germany. As we approached Koblenz cruising down the Rhine past the impressive Stolzenfels Castle and through beautiful hilly scenery, a bridge came into sight, above which sits the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. We sailed around the Memorial of German Unity and up the Moselle River to dock. After a brief walking tour we were bused to a vineyard in the nearby Mosel Valley then r Read on...
Would love to show you where they roll the cheese but I was S..t scared I would end back at the bottom of the hill so sorry! So last day of walking today which feels a bit sad, however, my feet probably think thank god she will be giving us a break, ha ha. So we go and meet the lovely Marianne at her hotel in Birdlip where she said she did not like the but said the food was really good. So we get Read on...