Well we finally made it. Covid has stopped us . Brexit has fowled us up but here we are. Our passports stamped for the first time for many years . A new era of life outside the EU.
We had a good nights sleep on what was just a small 8 motorhome aire in the town of Montreuil sur Mer. It was never our first choice but the lateness of the tunnel crossing, the awful weather and the closure of the air Read on...
Lazy Acre Plantation, about 20 minutes south of Townsville, is a working mango farm and our camping area for the next 3 nights. Unfortunately it is not mango season so we were not able to buy fresh fruit, but we did purchase from our host a couple packs of very sweet tasting dried mango cheeks as well as some freshly laid eggs. It appears that the front orchard of the farm has been let go a little Read on...
We were wrong in our last Blog when we said Hawker was the coldest place on Earth, Its not. Peterborough is!
Before we got away though, we had another drama. Monday night as we prepared the van for a morning departure Greg was ferrying items from the 4x4 and Joan was inside packing away, when Greg announced the door handle had broken off. Really! Lucky Joan was inside because there was no way we Read on...
Most of you know Croatia is located in the Balkan Peninsula. Zagreb, the capital, sits inland in the north east portion of the country. Dalmatia, the coastal area, is where I plan to spend most of my time. Istria, on the northern Adriatic coast is the primary wine region. Croatia was part of Yugoslavia for most the 20th century, suffering from the disintegration of the Federation, until 2013 when Read on...
Today were (kind of) back on track as were taking our original flight to Bocas del Toro; a group of Caribbean islands just off the Panamanian coast. We had originally planned to return from there to San Jos by a couple of bus rides to keep costs down. But as we have only spent one night in Panama City, we will now fly back at the weekend for our rescheduled canal trip.
We get up and go for breakf Read on...
Cruising and ‘cruisin. With 8 days on board unpacking is a given. As such the suitcase is stowed under the bed and will not be seen for a week which just makes things so much easier and so much more civilised. Even clothing that may be a bit past its used by date look and smell better if its hanging in a wardrobe. Although the discovery of a washing machine at our last Airbnb did marvels for us Read on...
¡Ol! Ole Miss, that is. While not my first time at the University of Mississippi, this weekend was the first time I spent more than 7 hours in the town of Oxford and the university. I hadnt even planned to this school this season, but when have things ever gone to plan for anyone in 2020? Still, I finally got to my first SEC game of the season, and it was a barnburner. So much for the SEC being k Read on...
Happy New Year is what has been said all day long here as today is the official opening of Uganda after two years of shut down. Up until now, many businesses have closed while others have had limitations. There has also been a curfew for the residents. If you were caught out after 8pm the police could stop you and ask you why you are out. I learned that the going rate for a bribe is just about $12 Read on...
Last trek post, I promise! It busied up a bit at the Section 7/8 stage, these sections being the most popular with day hikers/section hikers and larger tour groups with their own campsites. Prior to this Id walk for many hours without seeing anyone. It was also at this stage youd see the same faces on the trail and at camp each night. A diverse lot, all sorts, all ages; from a family of 4 with pro Read on...
I have not traveled to India since 1971. On that trip I remember seeing several programs of Indian dance. On Thursday, the Sattriya Dance Company of Philadelphia appeared with the Dancing Monks of Assam from India in a program sponsored by the Library of Congress. The program was presented at the Coolidge Auditorium under the auspices of the performance series Homegrown: The Music of America Conce Read on...