Hello there - it is usually the navigator who writes these blogs . She waffles on about where we have been to, what she thought about it and where we were going to next . What about me ? Have you forgotten me? Gabby . Yes Gabby the motorhome . Last time she let me loose on a blog I was new . I told you all about my weight , my height , my new toys and everything I could think of . Since then well Read on...
San Augustine was founded by Thomas McFarland in 1832 and was named after Presidio de San Agustin de Ahumada. It is located on the El Camino Real (Old San Antonio Road) that was started in 1691. In 1717 a Spanish mission was established by Father Antonio Margil de Jesus, after he established the mission in Nacogdoches in 1716. The mission in San Augustine was abandoned in 1719, and did not lead to Read on...
We left for Ronda late in the morning, intending to stop at Zahara de la Sierra for a while first. At about 11:30am, we saw Zahara, across a large lake, clinging to a hillside. Spanish towns are quite often built on hillsides, but this one on a hill and with a large lake at the bottom. We pulled over on the other side of the bridge to take some photos, then again just after we reached the foot of Read on...
Et puisque le voyage vers le Grand Nord ne nous a pas t permis ...nous nallons pas annuler le tout ... mais certainement penser dautres lieux .... Nous allons donc retourner la maison pour quelques temps ... On profitera tout de mme encore dune bonne route sur laquelle nous ferons encore quelques petits arrts... Premier arrt prvu encore en France, Coquelles o nous allons la recherche dune libr Read on...
We went for a morning walk with our friends around their part of Taunton and then we for North Devon where we had arranged to meet my wifes cousin and her husband, who we had also not seen in a long time. On the way there, we stopped off at Saunton Beach for anther walk and some fresh sea air. This is a fantastic beach - wide, long, smooth sand and not that many people, or at least its size swal Read on...
14/10/22 Packed up the Arapohue BnB promptly and were on the road to Paihia in steady, at times, heavy rain. First stop Whangarei and the Hundertwasser Gallery, which was spectacular. We were wrapped up in the beauty and quirkiness of his imagination. Its a magnificent facility for the city. Weve spent many happy times on holiday in Tutukaka so we had to make a side trip out to the coast and reme Read on...
Der Abschied von Lissabon naht und Janette und ich sind froh, dass es fr uns noch weiter nach Madeira geht, denn ein paar mehr Tage Auszeit tun uns sicher gut. Wir machen morgens die Bude klar und dann strzen wir uns noch einmal ins (doch eher bersichtliche) Getmmel am TimeOut Market. Das Frhstck mundet sehr und wir freuen uns auf die angepeilte Fahrt mit der Straenbahnlinie 28, doch diese mag ni Read on...
Etant donn que javais eu des difficults me rendre lhtel, hier au soir jai prfr aller diner pied. Dans ces cas l le tlphone me manque, pour mettre en mmoire ma position. Je suis moins de 500m de la rue principale de la ville, et en mmorisant bien le trajet il ne devrait pas y avoir de problme pour le retour. En arrivant, lhtel, javais demand, o taient les restaurants du quartier, je navais pas Read on...
Claude Monet lived for years, from 1883 to 1926, in his house in Giverny. With a passion for gardening as well as for colours, he conceived both his flower garden and water garden as true works of art. Monet settled in Giverny in 1883. He untiringly transformed an abandoned domaine into a floral masterpiece, to be the inspiration for many of his greatest works of art. Monet was not only a painte Read on...
We are in Vegas! Kamie got 10 days off work so we booked this trip < 2 weeks ago. We have never been to Vegas and we cant go anywhere else (basically) so we thought wed see what was up with this place. For the record, thanks to our jobs, we are both COVID vaccinated but we are still wearing a mask everywhere. We both wore double masks in the airport and on the plane. However, on the plane we were Read on...