After a really wonderful three days on Cape Cod, whilst I felt ready to leave, I was also a little sad to be leaving and I missed it after I left - Im not quite sure why, but perhaps it was because if its tranquil nature, and different pace to the rest of the places I visited on my journey. Nevertheless, a Peter Pan bus was ready and waiting to pick me up at the Hyannis Transportation Centre, and Read on...
In Andorra we find we have no mobile phone coverage, which is unexpected for a country in the middle of Europe, but Andorra isnt in the EU and things are a little different here. My Australian Sim does not work at all and my British Sim works but has outrageous charges. Given the size of the country, neither it seems has cared to setup a full roaming agreeing with Andorra For us it makes little di Read on...
Greetings again from London. In this blog entry, I plan to write about my second two full days in the of England whilst based in Newcastle. After my first two days exploring the urban towns and cities of this far corner of England, I planned for my second two days to explore the more rural regions of the area. Firstly a day trip to the absolutely wonderful Holy Island, and secondly a day trip exp Read on...
Monday - You can tell that this place - be it Iceland in general, or Egilsstair in particular - has a lot of American tourists given that it has a pretty authentic diner as a place to eat. We stopped off for a breakfast of american pancakes, maple syrup and bacon. All it really lacked was the waitress going around with a filter coffee pot for unlimited refills, and people, there were only half a d Read on...
Breakfast today was very ordinary at the hotel with the options very limited, but no real drama as I was not really hungry anyway so I just had the cream cheese on some stale bread and a raspberry yoghurt.
The drive to Manhattan looked pretty clear of traffic and was scheduled to take us a tick under 2 hours being a Saturday on the road) and we went via the Parkway which was a lovely drive throug Read on...
We knew we had a long travel day (4 hours) today so slept in a bit in Liverpool. After a nice breakfast at the hotel, we hit the road.
Most of our drive today was on motorways. Since today was about driving, heres what weve learned about UK driving.
1. Lane markings are only suggestions. You can wander across the lanes if someone is parked in your lane or it just feels right.
3. Local drivers h Read on...
Today is the day I planned specifically for Ed and Terrywe were headed to Cooperstownthe Baseball Hall of Fame. Anyone who knows anything about St Marys, knows the Wilsons were all about baseball. Their dad, Truman. Was their coach. There mother sat in the stands and cheered on 5 boys and continued on thru their coaching careers, as long as she was able. Going to Cooperstown was a dream of theirs. Read on...
Na eerst goed uitgeslapen te hebben (we konden tot 12u uitchecken) genoten we van een uitgebreid ontbijt!
Uiteindelijk kwam de haven in zicht. Nore keek genteresseerd naar de windmolens en ik nam fotos van de verkeerde ferry. 😊
Daar moesten we met ongeveer 30 a 40 cm voor, achter en tussen de andere autos gaan staan, wat het uitladen niet zo evident maakte 😊
Na ons door dit sardinenblik v Read on...
We all slept really well in the hotel, thanks in part to the cocktails! We got up, found a Dunkin, and headed to our final destination. The trip took way longer than we anitcipated. First, Theresas tire was low on air and we had to stop at two gas stations to find an air machine that worked. Then, the traffic was really rough in places, particularly around Philadelphia. There were no easy rest sto Read on...
We awoke about 8, got ready, and went to have some breakfast. Our daughter slept in so we brought her some food when we went back. We admired the views of the sea from our Airbnb one last time. It was neat to see the in and out of the harbor all day and night.
We walked over to the waterfront near the bus station and waited. It was very nice to watch the sea. Soon we were on the bus back to the a Read on...