Yesterday β September 13th 2022 β I opened an email from my friend Ian Rysdale that read: Kevin, its with immense sadness that Im writing to let you know that Steve passed away this morning. This came as an almighty shock. I had no idea that Steve Clayton was ill, let alone fatally ill. Ian went on to explain that Steve had been very sick for the last six months with leukemia, kidney failure a Read on...
Today we make our way to the wetland park a World Heritage Site in St. Lucia. The longest drive is awaiting us. 608 km from Hazyview to St. Lucia a coastal town on the Indian Ocean, close to the border to Mozambique. Due to Covid the borders to Swaziland are closed. Our original plan to drive through this small, independent country had to be changed. Swaziland, officially called eSwatini covers a Read on...
When I first came here, the train didnt even go to the stop near the gym. We had to get a taxi back and forth. After our workouts, the drivers really didnt want to pick us up because we were so disgusting.
Oh, there will be bruises after today.. The march to the gym was uneventful. But as I approached the hidden sign, I saw someone jogging up ahead. When I got to the gym, there was one other pers Read on...
Andrews parents met us in Montrose this morning to drop off the kids, and they continued on to their home in Montana. We planned a night here so the kids could get a break from long trips on the road. Montrose isnt the nicest town, from what I can see. Were staying at the KOA here, which is very nice, but its in the middle of a fairly sketchy area. We drove by some empty lots and storage units bef Read on...
And what a journey we had! Weve been home for several days now, and Im rested enough to do my blog. We covered a lot of ground over our month long trip, had lots of great experiences, drank lots (beer, wine, spritzes), ate lots (grilled fish, pasta, pizza, gelato), and walked about a million steps, up hills and down hills, up stairs and down stairs π. If youβre thinking of visiting Croatia ( Read on...
This entry is actually being done on the 26th, after the day of travel I was in bed by 9:30 and exhausted.
The day started very early, we were up at 4:30 and at the gate by 6. In hindsight we could have probably slept another 45 minutes, but you never know what the lines will be like a Newark Liberty Airport. The airport was packed, I think many travelers did what we had done and came down the ni Read on...
When we got up in the morning we had not much of a plan for the day . Another trip over to North Wales hunting . We were determined to find something and though that we had hit the right one with the one we were viewing this morning . The drive over was uneventful . We try to find a different way to get there . Breaking the monotony by trying Buxton, Macclesfield , Knutsford and Chester . Down to Read on...
When planning this trip, there were two key places I wanted to visit and everything else was added while joining the dots. The first is the Flinders Ranges, which will be the final stage of my visit to South Australia. The other was Googs Track.
Googs Track runs north from Ceduna up to the railway through remote country. Described as a Desert, it crosses approximately 360 sand dunes as it passe Read on...
Fresh off a trip to Machu Picchu, my and I decide to go out and explore Cusco. We were here briefly before we spent the day in Machu Picchu, but we really didnt get to take in the city and surrounding area. Now is our time. We make our way to Sacsayhuamn, a beautiful old site that looks like an archeological dig, and we walk around. We walk up and down these rock walls and just explore to the best Read on...
We got up, had our typical breakfast and got dressed for the day. We were heading to the British Museum and because we had tickets to see Six, the musical, we would not return until late evening
The British Museum was very nice. It had a great amount of exhibits, but Shealyn was particularly interested in the Rosetta Stone, the Egyptian display, and Mesopotamia.
As we entered the first thing we Read on...