Our plan for the next two nights was to camp at the ruins of Mary Kathleen township, but after speaking with one of the checkout ladies at the Mt Isa Coles supermarket we changed our mind and drove instead to the Clem Walton campground overlooking Corella Dam. It was a very short drive of just 60km heading east to this pretty and hugely popular free camp. The camp straddles both side of the dam an Read on...
A sprite invaded my mind and persuaded me to walk to the Crossroads Farmers Marketto fulfill my minor need to buy the cauliflower I forgot last Sunday. The sprite argued that this was one of the last warm days of summer, and furthermore that the distance was certainly no greater than the walks I do when hiking. Plus, the route was mainly along streets and paths.
The air was a delightful blend o Read on...
Still breezy but dry again this morning. From Clitheroe it was up to Bashall Eaves, Rabbit Lane, Mitton, Whalley, Billington, Barrow, Four Lane Ends, Worston, Chatburn and home.
Our virtual journey would be leaving Lyon on the ViaRhona cycle path. The ViaRhona cycle path links Geneva to the Mediterranean Sea and roughly follows the River Rhone. (We partly followed this from Geneva to Nimes In 201 Read on...
We had our typical morningup at 6, luggage to the bus at 6:45, breakfast at 7, load the bus and depart at 8. Today was mostly a travel day we had to get from the Highlands at Strathpeffer to our home for the next 2 days in Edinburgh.
Our first stop was a little Victorian town called Pitlochry which is a cute town with lots of shops and restaurants. It is located close to the Cairngorms; the large Read on...
Here wo go again. Ray Charles sang it in 1979 already. Now it is our turn to sing it. And Linda and I have reasons to sing. After three years of self imposed quarantine we hit the road again. With our little Volkswagen Polo well leave The Netherlands, cross Germany, cross Czech Republic, cross Slovakia, slowly traveling from spot to spot. Near the border with the Ukraine we will turn and travel ba Read on...
Day 1 of our next adventure to the USA. This trip was planned in 2020 but was delayed a little for some reason ! Kerry & I will be away for 7 weeks this time with the primary goal ticking off the final 6 states so we can achieve the target of visiting all 50 states in the USA.
Well we picked up the Kia Stonic (small SUV) rental car from Hertz and left home @ 5.20pm for the drive to Brisbane Airpo Read on...
After travelling up the Danube throughout the night and going through several more locks, we arrived in Passau around 8.30am.
After another wonderful breakfast we left on our bus and walking tour around the old town of Passau at around 9.30am.
Located between three rivers and heaven, Passau is a city of natural beauty and religious pilgrimage. Founded over 2,000 years ago, this is one of the old Read on...
St Lucia is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. While I have been here a few times already, at the beginning of this year I finally got the chance to explore beyond the port area and learned a bit more about the customs and culture of the island. I signed up for a tour to that gave us the opportunity to try ourselves in the art of chocolate making. From the port in Castries it was Read on...
The West Highland Way is a trail from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. There are loads of suggested itineraries online and its pretty easy to get caught up in what some perceive to be the proper way to walk it, but we decided to begin partway through, spend two nights in one place when possible, and take day hikes to get off the beaten path.
The train from G Read on...
Lundi 26 octobre : cest aujourdhui quofficiellement mes a ne sera pas facile. Entre 6 :00 et 8 :00 du matin. Cest le chaos a laroport de Bangui. Jai fait mon test pour le virus chinois le vendredi matin, pour avoir le rsultat le samedi matin, or le samedi matin ce ntait pas prt. Je me pointe quand mme le lundi matin laroport. que je peux faire ? Ils refusent que je fasse le sans le certificat d Read on...