As usual Im awake at 4am but Ian is still snoring loudly. We still have low cloud but its looking a bit brighter than yesterday. I fall back asleep.
By the time I next wake its 8am. We had planned an earlier start but never mind. Last night Ian was concerned we might not get the van out as people were parked nose to tail, now its not a problem as everybody has left!
Theres a huge queue of vehicl Read on...
Not really, unless you consider a bicycle a beast of sorts. When I was here in May, it was too darn hot to go on any bike tour, morning, afternoon or night. But I think October, now, is going to work out. Here is what I am going to do. First, take a bike tour and get the lay of the land for two wheels. With the plethora of cobbled streets, I plan to be extra careful, ride slowly, and try to stop a Read on...
There are signs all over Okinawa warning you about the highly venomous habu (a type of pit viper). The akamata is much bigger and actually eats habu.
I imagined Okinawa to be a tropical paradise. I was quite shocked in to land to see that much of the island appeared to be urban. Turns out the southern portion of the island is largely one big conurbation. The few patches of green within it are gen Read on...
Prince Rupert on Kaien Island lies near the mouth of the Skeena River and that is where we find Patrick today having travelled for 18 hours on a ferry from his last destination Campbell River.
Named in 1906 for Prince Rupert, first governor of the Hudson Bay Company, it began as a tent town and developed after 1914 as the terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. In the 1970s it became the wes Read on...
Computer zei : Aankomst 14:00u, hoogte 960m, 32°, 58 km, verbruik 14,7 l /100km, gemiddeld 26 km/u, reisduur 2:13 uur.
Pittige rit over de Col dAspin. Loudenvielle is een klein plaatsje in de Hautes Pyrnes met een Carrefour supermarkt, wat restaurants en wellness. Getuige de enorme bijna lege openbare parkings verwachten ze hier in het redelijk wat volk. Nu vliegen er enkel een paar parapentes Read on...
Good weather followed us every day so far, and Day 10 of our Moroccan adventure was no different although on this day the humidity could be keenly felt. An ambitious agenda was planned for our first full day in Marrakesh which is not surprising considering how much there is to see and do here.
As mentioned in my preceding blog, the noise from the heavily congested roundabout traffic circle next t Read on...
Make time to do something kind for yourself . That was not on my calendar . It was in a list of things someone once told me to do to cheer myself up since we were locked down by Covid . I had forgotten about it to be honest . There must have been thirty things to occupy your mind and I remembered none of them until this morning . Perhaps today my making time for doing something kind for myself was Read on...
Within an hour and half drive from Jakarta, tucked behind the of Trump Development in Lido, lies Bodogol National Park. Its one of the 54 national parks in Indonesia. I was pleased to see a lush green forest covering the area of 20 hectares which are relatively untouched by the weekenders from Jakarta. Despite its proximity to Jakarta, Bodogol was relatively unknown; perhaps, its not easily access Read on...
After a weeks delay due to all the bureaucracy to get into Australia we finally arrived in Sydney to be greeted by daughter Helen and her fiance Blowy. They drove us up the coast to Avoca Beach which is their home town. We settled in to a nice apartment near the sea. The following morning we walked along the beach and Helens dog Metta remembered us and came bounding over to give us a warm The next Read on...
We did wake up earlier and I sent Dale and Zaya down to the bakeries to get something good. There is a small bakery right across the street and one about 20 feet away from our apartment building. It takes longer to walk down the stairs then it does to walk next door or across the street. Unfortunately, there is nothing gluten free for me, but fortunately, they dont have anything gluten free since Read on...