We then spent the next 2 nights at the Poring hot Springs- we knew what to expect. Built in WWII for Japanese soldiers, the hot springs are a series of outdoor tubs with taps dispensing sulphur water. I just dipped my feet it, and then me and Bill set off for the butterfly farm where we saw a few butterflies and enjoyed the air conditioned indoor exhibit, and then we set off for the canopy walkway Read on...
So, we left Chiang Rai this morning. We stopped at a roadside stall on the way out of town for something to eat. We got a couple of black buns with gold stripes for the road because they looked interesting. Shortly after that we arrived at the white temple, Wat Rong Khun. This is a strange place. On the one hand, its a Buddhist temple with lots of statues of buddha & such. On the other hand it fel Read on...
One thinks of a pedigree as a sanctioned stamp of good breeding. Thoroughbred racehorses. Edwardian landed gentry. books? These arent just but specimens from the Golden Age of including some purchased in a U.S. concentration camp. book pedigree is the rare designation applied to a collection of vintage material gathered by a single collector at the time of publishing. There are currently 61 pedig Read on...
I woke up really sore today, but it was so worth it to climb down into Wye cave. Luckily, I was able to take it easy this morning. Tina worked much of the day today. We left the site a little late so Tina could use dual monitors. The drive from Maquoketa Caves State Park, IA to Wisconsin Dells, WI was about 3 hours. I enjoyed the morning and cooked some hot dogs for lunch. Then played around outsi Read on...
Waited in the van all day, not knowing when the auto electrician might get here. Went in the heated pool mid afternoon, enjoying the relief from the warm temperatures.
Put a marinated Pork roast in the Weber at 330, then received a call from the auto electrician saying he would arrive in 20 minutes. It took him from 420 to 530 to swap the chargers over & solder the wires in.
In the meantime, the Read on...
Fresh from my week on the Great Ocean Walk, I headed to the regional centre of Warrnambool to stock up with another weeks worth of supplies, before continuing along the coast by coach to Portland, where I had ambitious plans for another biathlon of sorts - only this time instead of cycling and drinking my chosen disciplines would be walking and paddling. With school holidays (and the ensuing stamp Read on...
Sadly the UooUoo trail had to an end and Alex kindly managed to get a ticket to the auction event so we could be part of the action !
This virtual experience has been so popular that heygo added more spaces so that as many people as possible could enjoy the final journeys of the Uoo Uoos that they had been hunting over the past months.
Alex managed to find a good position so that we could see th Read on...
I look at them and she is right. Her fingers are stubby and with wrinkles that bunch over her knuckles.
That didnt stop you, I say, remembering how she played us to sleep with Debussy and Brahms. Feeling generous, I decide a is in order. I like your manicure. It matches that dress.
She swipes her turquoise nails in my direction. I think they look pretty, shiny as scarab beetles in the morning s Read on...
One of our group was less fortunate as he became unwell last night and spent today being looked after by the medics. The good news is that he is on the mend and in good spirits.
Most of us did different things today but some went to the Dark Hedges near Ballymoney, which some of you may know is an avenue of 250 year old Beech trees. These trees form a canopy over the road and it is where some fil Read on...
I spent one evening in Zamora before setting off in the direction of Porto. The sun was shining as I left town after a sumptuous buffet breakfast. As I crossed the Rio Douro there was a lovely view of the old town from the bridge. It was beautifully reflected in the river.
I stopped for about thirty minutes at the pedestrian bridge a little further on. There was a lot of bird life on the water an Read on...