Today was at the Queen Elizabeth Botanical Gardens. We had great birding and flowering? but by 11 am it was really heating up, and by the time we left I was fried. Not much breeze.
One of the exciting points – we had paid the extra fee to visit the Blue Iguana sanctuary, but we saw THREE of them in the wild – one we videoed, the other 2 had been in a scuffle. Evidently it is mating season an Read on...
Today weve decided to treat ourselves to a day relaxing on Playa de las Arenas, one of Valencias city beaches, so off we head on the bus. I think the name roughly translates to Beach of the Sands, and they werent kidding, theres masses of the stuff. We think we can see the water in the distance, but it feels like it could take us a couple of days to get there from the promenade. Perhaps not surpri Read on...
Not quite as windy as yesterday but not far off. Colder and a few hail showers too. From Four Lane Ends to Pendleton, then Wiswell, Whalley, Mitton, TT triangle, Waddington, West Bradford, Chatburn, Worston and back to Four Lane Ends.
Our virtual journey would be leaving Thoissey to continue south on the banks of the Saone passing more and grand Chateau until we arrive in the small town of Ville Read on...
Today was going to be a big day. We were driving from Kanab, Utah to Avon, Colorado. It was a 9 hour drive but we had several stops we wanted to make. Plus we are older. We have to get out of the car and stretch our legs, give our backs a break , and go potty!!
I just cant get over how beautiful the scenery is in this country!! Landforms change around nearly bend.
First stop Glens Canyon bridge Read on...
We are trying, anyway..to do it all. before Cory goes under the knife. Not much time left to squeeze in all the things we want to do before he incapacitated. I am already planning on what type of patient he will be. Hes already calling me Nurse Ratched. Monday is the big day! October 4th is when Cory will get his new knee. Chop, Chop. Be ready for some juicy, medical blogs following his surgical p Read on...
Sadly we to the counting down stage of our trip – when to do the last drift snorkel, or the last visit to this place or that. We are making sure that Jess gets to do everything that she wants, as she probably will never return, and we cant guarantee that we will either.
So, its always important to plan for the big rocks first (remember your Steven Covey 7 Habits of Success?). And todays was the Read on...
Tout dabord mes excuses pour vous avoir dit demain, je ne sais pas o javais la tte, alors que je savais trs bien que je ne partais que mardi matin. Les mystres de lge qui se mettent en place ???.
Jai quitt Lyon ce matin avec la fracheur, arriv dans les Terres Froides, aprs Bourgoin (40km de Lyon) javais le sentiment de partir au ski. 12°, un pais brouillard, et une nouvelle dcouverte des foncti Read on...
Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. ...the Garden of Gethsemane, a word signifying The garden, still a quiet and secluded spot, is surrounded by a wall and forms an irregular square, with a diameter of 70 paces. It belongs to the Franciscans. The earliest account of the place dates from the 4th cent.; and in this case tradition tallies with the Bible narrative. ... The garden co Read on...
I up from Southern Cherokee County, Texas and turned West on US Hwy 84 and turned North on FM Hwy 347 to the old downtown Dialville. What I noticed for the first time was the Masonic I drove West for six miles on FM Hwy 1910. At the junction of FM Hwy 2138 was the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church & Cemetery.
The Union Grove area was settled just before the US Civil War. In 1887 they organiz Read on...
A slightly restless night with rain & wind, made for a restless morning too. The rain had stopped but the wind was still strong & cold, so we packed up quick and actually got walking by 8.
Off to a speedy start (for us) the wind then dropped as we descended down to a river, and we found a sunny spot to pull over for breaky and to warm up. Which we quickly did with the climb back out of the valley Read on...