So now Im at Day 6. Glorious sunrise, frozen fingers. Steep traverse down from the summit this morning- rugged and rocky but not so bad really. Long morning of multiple terrains including an extended gorge navigation climbing up and over lots of boulders in Spencer Gorge. Saw my first snake! In the afternoon got to climb again to Windy Saddle and along Razorback Ridge with steep as well as very s Read on...
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in... ~ Greek Proverb
Well. Here we are. We honestly cant believe we are actually writing this prologue, and are about to leave on an overseas trip! To Greece (via a short stopover in Dubai)! So much happiness. 😄
The last time we travelled overseas was in January 2020 – when we managed to return from L Read on...
Greetings from Quarantine! My hair is wild and crazy, my mask rash is in full bloom, Ive never looked better! Hoping you and yours are all happy and healthy.
from the Italian word quaranta (40) is Cuarentena in Spanish cuarenta (40) but here in Ecuador weve been in isolation for twice that amount of time with daily 2 pm to 5 am curfews, permission to drive a vehicle only one day a week (based on Read on...
First of all I must note that I am finding it very hard placing ourselves in the correct region of France. Bressols is in Occitanie, near Montauban and not in as this blog says but that is the only place i can put it !
Lovely to stroll into the village from our peaceful spot by the canal for a fresh baguette for breakfast before setting off on our drive. We started off on quiet N roads through t Read on...
Are you still there? We hope so. We are hoping that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Is it true, is it?? ❤️❤️ Weve been pretty sluggish in writing these blogs so theres a lot to catch you up on. Nothing super terribly exciting so dont get all hipped up. No need to get in chair and line up your preferred drinks. This will be easy reading cause we are living the easy life during this del Read on...
The main ingredient in chicha morada is purple corn, which you boiled with cinnamon bark, lime, pineapple skin and the corn cob. Complete instructions are on Saturday in this weeks blog!
Ive been hearing a lot from my friends and family about the wildfires in Washington, Oregon and California. The red skies, even at 9am, the ash covering their cars parked outside and the choking smoke all make th Read on...
Da ich gestern Meeresfrchte gegessen hatte, nahm ich das Frhstcksangebot mit Schinken aus Bayonne und Kse und Baguette dankend zum Ausgleich an. Vorher natrlich die obligatorischen Corn Flakes. Auf Croissant und das leckere Pain au Chocolat verzichtete ich diesmal. Danach startete ich meine Spaziergang durch das Zentrum.. Den alten Hafen hatte ich ja am Vorabend schon gesehen und er ist wirklich s Read on...
Fate. Divine intervention. Predetermined paths. Karma. Do I believe in any of this? I do not know. I dont think I do, but sometimes you cant help but let your mind wander. Do things happen for a reason? Are we all on this path and what seems like a coincidence is really just something already mapped out for us?
Maybe we are all just supporting cast members in our own version of Sliding Doors. Doe Read on...
Ive heard that the journey is more important than the destination. Is that just for life in general, or for trips we take? Maybe both. For my trip, the voyage was much more memorable than the destination. Violence has a way of doing that to you.
And so this entry will be short on touristy stuff, mainly because I didnt really do that much sightseeing at my destination, or even on the way. So lets Read on...
Working on a cruise ship is not always easy and especially these days, with a lot of restrictions still in place. At the moment we can only leave the ship once in a while, so the crew has to choose their ports carefully.
A few cruises ago we decided to take our shore leave in Santorini, because I have never been to Greece before and it seemed like a nice place to get off. Also I thought it be rea Read on...