Rain even harder today if that is possible so warm clothes on again. Set the Sat nav for Xativa which is about 70km away a bit inland to the south. An easy road again through the paddy fields as they surround the campsite for some miles then through orange grove after orange grove. We have no idea how the harvesting of so many fruit could possibly be done. There are lots of oranges and satsumas on Read on...
Sometimes you get wrapped up in the moment . You get carried away . Deepak Chopra said something like There will never be time when your life is not this moment . You get emotional . You dont think of the inconvenience nor the cost but you go with the flow . You have to do it . You may not get the chance again . And so it was when Wrexham AFC found themselves after playing extremely well in the FA Read on...
We wake to more bad COVID news from back home; another cases yesterday, and theres now talk of the lockdown being extended for at least the next two weeks. The prospect of going home and being locked up in the cold and gloom is not feeling all that attractive, so we start to discuss the possibility of extending our stay up here in the warm sunny north west of our vast land. Our credit cards are Read on...
One hundred and fifty six countries are eligible for Indian eVisas, although - currently - along with 14 other rogue nations these do not include the UK. Actually, this is a punishment as apparently we were similarly during the height of the pandemic.
Typically, India was to have been our next destination. We have a wedding to attend there in January and had planned on visiting the remote Aranac Read on...
We left Broken Hill about am on Sunday morning to drive to Bourke. It was another sunny morning and there were not many other cars on the road.We were listening to Peter Fitzsimons Gallipoli on CD. We were headed to Wilcannia and had been warned to watch out for wild goats on the road. The country side was very green and puddles of water were on the side of the road but the road itself was fine. Read on...
With so many people and the closure by the police of bridges Mike was having problems getting a good signal spot, we saw the boats arrive and the river starting to turn green. So glad Mike preserved and managed to find another spot where we had great views of this phenomenal event.
As St. Patricks Day grew in popularity around America, each city came up with its own way of celebrating. Starting i Read on...
Alexander Black House. Queen Anne style. This historic house was first built in 1897 by Alexander Black... He was a descendant of Samuel Black for whom the town is named. Adaptive reuse as the Alexander Black House & Cultural Center from 2014. 204 Draper Road, SW, Blacksburg, Virginia. DSC_0681p1
Blacksburg is located in the far southwestern part of Virginias Shenandoah Valley. We were invited to Read on...
I promised you the photo of my knee innards....and now through with my promise. My physician assistant, Christa, took this photo for me. Thank you, Christa, you did a fine job. This is a photo of my 2nd total knee replacement: the right knee this time. The bone you are looking at is my femur. The solid yellow area is cartilage (you want to have that there) ....the rough looking area is where I was Read on...
Padstow or because Rick Stein is so ubiquitous and omnipresent here it is referred to as Padstein! I have enjoyed his pasty significantly more than I thought I would. His recipe stated he uses swede but Im pretty sure it was parsnip with meat pieces. The meat is cut not minced and it was pleasantly peppered so I thought the pasty was very good. Pasties are everywhere here, there are 3 consecutive Read on...
We overslept this morning. The people in the room above were scraping chairs and having showers at 1am. Honestly, this hotel appears to have zero sound proofing!
Today we are walking back down to the city to take advantage of all the free sightseeing that the lady in one of the monuments told me about yesterday! What skin flints we arebut why pay if you dont have to?
We have started our day at E Read on...