We had a lovely breakfast then joined the bus after filling our bottles with water. The Mirage had a filling station with sparkling, cold or warm water. I filled my bottle with sparkling which caused much laughter when I opened it later and it went pop!! I was asked if I had champagne in it. Unfortunately NO.
Our first stop was the Mossman Gorge Visitor Centre and were taken on a dreamtime gorge Read on...
We are not in the quietest neighbourhood in Porto and that sure was not helped by their being a soccer (can not bring myself to call it football) game on the TV last night featuring the local team. Thank goodness so few goals are scored or we would never have gotten to sleep. As well theres a street drunk thats quite aggressive towards tourists so we have to be a little watchful and a little caref Read on...
The trip was planned last October with the idea of getting away for Steve and Torys anniversary with no kids. We wanted to go somewhere similar to our Honeymoon in Costa Rica, which was 10 amazing days spent between Tamarindo Beach and Nayara at the Arenal Volcano. Panama was an option but Cancun was by our travel agent Debbie and the Haven Riviera resort was the place.
We started the night bef Read on...
Touted as one of the most aggressive of the Backcountry motorcycle routes, the start is designed to test your skills. For the first five miles, one is faced with a damp track edged into the forested hills above the Delaware. The route involves climbing rock strewn inclines and dodging along trails strewn with stones, with one side sloping 200 feet down to the river. Very picturesque, but woe beti Read on...
Did get our ferry at 5.00a.m. Tuesday 13th and it all went very smoothly being off the boat by 7.00a.m. It was a very big ferry with heaps of cars and semi trailers. We hailed a taxi to take us to the Pozzallo Railway Station and then waited for our 9a.m. train and wasnt it a shock when it arrived, reminded me of the Flintstones, an old two carriage affair with an engine in the front of one of the Read on...
Our last day aboard the cruise ship was the usual; haste packing up our things, temporary loss of vital documents, confusion. Our ship arranged a ride to the airport. The flight was uneventful.
I decided I had imposed on Aylin long enough. I thanked her for all her help and found a hotel for my last week in Turkey. It is closer to the marina where the dive boat is. I felt like my old self, glad t Read on...
Opened the blinds this morning hoping that the visibility was better, but it was actually worse. We check the current road closures and found that Rt 101 was now open so we hit the road at 8:45, destination, Coos Bay. It didnt take long to realize that it was going to be another day of no scenery. The smoke was very thick and we could even smell it in the RV. After driving through it for a few hou Read on...
I thought I would start the blog with some information about the primary organization I will be working with. I hope to make additional connections while I am there but Resilient Womens Organization is who I will be with on a daily basis.
More than 34% of girls are married before their 18th birthday every year in Uganda, 1 in 10 are married before turning 15 years old. There are warning signs th Read on...
Again the weather gods have shone down on us as we pack up and prepare to head away from Fox Glacier for places further south.
We hadnt used a lot of petrol after the last fill in Hokitika so the Fox Glacier price for petrol at NPD at $2.45 per litre didnt bite into the credit card too much. And with the petrol station being privately owned there were no Gold Card discount.
As with most days of Read on...
Am Samstag vor einer Woche unternahm ich eine lange geplante Fahrt in die Berge sdlich von Mnchen. Eine Woche frher war die Autobahn dorthin auch wegen des bekannten Bahnunfalls bei noch gesperrt, aber am 11. Juni war sie wieder frei und nicht allzu viel Verkehr auf der Strecke. Erstes Ziel war der kurz zuvor fertig gestellte Oberau Tunnel, der wirklich praktisch ist. An der Baustelle am Sdportal Read on...