Boy, is it good to get out and doing a little traveling! Even if it just a two night trip. Took the Black Beast (AKA R8) to the historical section of Charleston. Leona and I had been there over 30 years ago, however, it was mostly a tennis trip with a week spent at Wild Dunes. Unfortunately, the week after we left in 1989, Hugo caused a lot of damage to the area. On this trip, the focus was more o Read on...
One of the simple pleasures of being in Lynden is the city itself, originally a Dutch settlement. The main street through the historic district starts as a very pretty drive through a wide street with beautiful homes and churches for a mile or so before everything opens up at the business center. This runs maybe 5 or so city blocks with a big windmill at the beginning and a nice little city park Read on...
This was a day of villages and fields. We started at for the short walk to Hailes Abbey . Destroyed during the persecution of Roman Catholics by Henry VIII, the building is now a picturesque ruin. Nearby, the older Hailes Parish Church still has original wall paintings and tiles (restored)
We crossed a few fields and came across a village. For the whole day. There were sheep in fields, cows in fi Read on...
cette page de blog dans lavion entre Lyon et Duba, je devrais plus tt dire dans une nurserie. A lenregistrement javais demand si il y restait des places un peu plus spacieuses pour les jambes. Il y en avait une, bien, vers la cloison de sparation, super pour les jambes, l o on peut accrocher une table pour ventuellement changer les nourrissons. Sur les 30 places autour de moi il doit y une douzain Read on...
Since my paternal uncle passed away, I was concerned about my father as the only surviving brother. Thankfully, he was fine but my brave trip during the pandemic was a lesson in itself to take care of oneself first and foremost.
Being not sure of travel, I requested some flexibility in my leave which my kind with. I took the test and it was negative. Immediately, I confirmed my travels. I cycled Read on...
We continued to head south towards Pimba, after which we would leave the Stuart Highway and head past Woomera and then get to Roxby Downs. Before leaving the main highway, we stopped in at Lake Hart for a coffee break – like many others. The Ghan train skirts this beautiful spot on its way north or south so we crossed the line and walked down to the waters edge to inspect the ruins of what appe Read on...
The first minister of Wales had pronounced a whole raft of instructions and guidance on how to spend Christmas and New Year safely. In of a few people . Not allowed to watch football. Not going out to celebrate New Year . Nightclubs closed . . But across the border just a stones throw away Boris had allowed everyone a free rein to enjoy themselves . We could have listened to the first minister and Read on...
Woke up early, chilly out but toasty in those quilts. Such a beautiful place to sleep! Took a wander down to the river, light was pretty special. Had breakfast with the Israelis, they run an organic flower farm and are well travelled. We share rice with milk, jams, tea and bread. Mohammed and I take off for a 5km return hike to the next village and lake . Its mostly a gentle grassy uphill walk, wh Read on...
Aprs Bologne, nous lavouons, on tait un peu fatigus et pourtant il fallait garder notre dynamisme puisque nous approchions du 5 juillet, date de nos 54 ans de mariage
Nous avions pens pouvoir nous gter dun bon restau Parme, mais au camping on nous dit que ce nest pas facile dy arriver en transport et que si nous laissons Pollux dans un des parkings proche nous risquions de ne plus le retrouver o Read on...
On July 4th, Renee and I flew out of Baltimore for a 7 Day Arctic Adventure Tour. Iceland is a very unique place which I will tell you about over the next 8 days. You will find the narrative very interesting. We flew on Play Airline which was delayed in leaving for 3 hours. We missed our tour group on July 5th and needed to take taxi at the cost of $400 to catch up with our tour bus. Landing in Ke Read on...