So, after a busy week of Semana Santa we headed south to the lovely coastal town of Nerja, renting a small room with a great ocean view. The weather in Spain so far has been colder and rainier than we expected, so we were glad to see some sun and 70 degree temps for our 2 days on the beach.
Then it was on to Ronda and the start of a week touring the Pueblos Blancos or white villages. These are sm Read on...
Today we headed west, a 600km round trip in a minibus with a bit too much aircon for my liking. But Glyn liked it.
It was only a small group; a UK guy, a Germany lady, a couple from Russia and one Israeli guy. Our guide, Zuka is a very bubbly bloke from Tbilisi.Zuka told us all about the conflicts in the Causcasus area and how they differ. For example, the people of Russia, Ukraine, Georgia all m Read on...
Its finally filling like a sisters cruise, drinking free wine in the room and writing the blog and laughing our heads off.
We awake to cruising into Finland, no, THIS IS NOT HELSINKI!!!. Originally, we were supposed to go to Helsinki, Tallin and St Petersburgh. Blasted Russians, so instead we are in Mariehamn Finland. This is a cute little, but boring island. It is a vacation spot for Northern Eu Read on...
Woke up in Hoodsport pretty early, as we got to bed early last evening. The RV Park, Glen Ayr, was pretty nice. Had full hookups and decent WIFI. Its located right on the Hood Canal, and has access to a marina. After a nice breakfast, we departed for Quinault, WA via the Olympic National Park. This trip allows us to visit three National Parks that weve not before seen: Mt. Ranier NP, Olympic NP, a Read on...
My social life was zero because of the pandemic restrictions. Being fed up, I decided to visit familiar Swindon. In a flash, I realised a school friend lived another mins train ride from Swindon. A tight trip to capture three locations at one go. I had booked the fastest train so I spent minimum time in the train itself to a max 45 mins. The trains and stations were pretty empty.
With train tick Read on...
Our spring trip this year was a cruise on the Carnival Sunshine to the Southern Caribbean, visiting Curaao, Aruba and Grand Turk. I had not visited the ABC islands before or the Turks & Caicos, so this was all new territory! We arrived in Cape Canaveral , Florida, the day before our cruise was to sail. As is our usual custom, we drove from Springfield, Virginia, over two days, spending a night at Read on...
I actually slept until nine this morning. Not straight through but I kept falling back to sleep. Its been about eight a.m. most days that I didnt intentionally get up early to move on to the next destination. Yoghurt with raspberries and nuts and then a bacon sandwich chaser got the day going. I finally remembered to put the one gallon gas can in my saddlebag just in case. I also carry a five gall Read on...
geographically worked out to be a good stopping point for us as we need to get to Aberdeen, Scotland in a few days to fulfill an obligation we made through Trusted Housesitters to take care of a couple of cats for a lovely couple while they travel.
When traveling and everything goes smoothly as it has been, guess there always has to be a July 17th type of day! We booked the train to Newcastle an Read on...
I started planning this trip to find Linda and my Scottish ancestors in October 2019, but due to the Covid pandemic the trip had to be postponed from June 2020 to June 2021 to August 2021 to August 2022. Many changes were made to my original planning blog as I found out more about our Scottish ancestors. Consequently, I cancelled that planning blog and am now publishing what I hope is the final ve Read on...
SAT, 06 AUG 2022 – Day 7: Sheepdog Demonstration and we enter the Kingdom of Kerry - Well take in a portal tomb at Poulnabrone, locally referred to as ‘Hole of the Sorrows, the oldest megalithic burial site in Ireland, dating back to 3000 BC. From the dead, well meet up with the lively farmers of Caherconnell wholl treat you to a sheep dog trial. With a whistle here and a whistle there, watch Read on...