Now a full week in to our trip, we really needed rest so we slept until 10:00. This was a good day to choose to sleep in as it was a full day of walking tour with no tickets or timed entry. After we did get up and ready for the day we took a cab to the Crown Liquor Saloon, perhaps the most famous pub in Belfast. The Crown is actually owned by the National Trust of UK (official conservation organiz Read on...
Couldnt sleep again last night . It was 25 degrees at 11 pm . In a house I probably would have opened the windows . In a bungalow not a good idea . I even thought of going out and sleeping in Gabby . It might have been cooler in her with her skylights open. Sion did not sleep well either - the mention of Ashover Rock last night set him off . The last things anyone should do is mention a plan to a Read on...
We woke up casually late, since we had nothing special to do. We had made arrangements to use BlaaBlaa car service to get a ride to Jerez de la Frontera tomorrow, thanks to Manolis nephew Miguel, since they wouldnt allow our phone for verification. So, we had the whole day to see the sights. Tonight was supposed to be a fiesta, with fireworks and all at night. First, we visited the double cathedra Read on...
Today we woke to a gurgling sound outside the boat. I pulled back the curtain to discover we were looking out at a brick wall just a few inches away. It turns out we were at the bottom of a canal lock and the noise we heard was the water rushing in as the boat was rising in the lock! It was a little unnerving but not unexpected. We were told there would be locks.
We had a briefing this morning wh Read on...
As agreed upon, we slept in to take the later flight back to Amsterdam. My body had other plans. It was up ready to go by 7 per usual. I did my best to stay quiet and let Alex sleep. By 8am, I realized this muddy be what my dog feels like when she wakes up at 5:30 or 6 and I dont get out of bed until 6:40. I lost my patience at 8 so got up to get ready and pack for the day. Of course that woke Ale Read on...
Today we headed up the mountain by cable car again. This time from the cable car right next to the campsite.
Such a delight to wake up in such a lovely spot, halfway up a mountain and to be woken to the gentle sound of the cable car passing over the motorhome on its way up and down the mountain. Handily there is a small supermarket just down the track to the campsite so I nipped down first for so Read on...
Pyshdyttiin jlaguunissa, symss, kahvilla ja kanjonissa. Hfnist eteenpin tie oli jo aika tasaista ja tylsemp ajettavaa kuin sismaassa ja itrannikolla.
Ensimminen pyshdyspaikka oli Jkulsrln. Jlaguunissa uiskenteli jvuoria. Laguuniin olisi pssyt maksusta veneajelulle, mutta sen jtimme vliin. Laguunista laski joki mereen ja meren rannalla oli Timanttiranta, jonne aallot olivat huuhtoneet jpaloja. Ei Read on...
We flew from Brisbane to Darwin to spend a couple of days preparing our bikes & picking up Keiths new bike. This has been good acclimatisation to the heat (so far over 30 each day - plenty of cooling dips in our hotel pool.)
Checking all our gear that we had left here with our bikes nearly 3 years ago, has been successful with nothing missing. The Scooter Shop where we had stored them had service Read on...
Continuing our journey along the Savannah Way, we discovered Pinnarendi Staion on WikiCamps. The station has been in the Atkinson Family for over five generations, and Ronnie and his wife Nadine, have opened up a section of the property for farm stays. The property is 1,571 hectares of land, and sits on top of the Great Dividing Range at an altitude of 750 metres, with around 325v hectares of clea Read on...
On Mon 23rd, after one final morning stint with the birds, we reluctantly packed up and headed south towards the Tablelands. It was really sad to leave and even once we got to our destination at Mareeba Gorge, the cooler weather, and civilisation made us question whether we should have stayed just a few more days?? The upside though was that we would get to spend more time in this region, as we we Read on...