Well Mikes aunt is going to be 90 and so we decided to pop down to Banbury and see her - of course she would sit in the garage and we would sit in the garden so socially distanced - had to wait until lockdown was over before we knew we here. However, on the way we decided at the last minute to do another leg of the Cotswold Way. So we decided to stay in Painswick where we finished our last walk on Read on...
Its been over 3 years since we‘ve seen our friends from France, Susan and Harry. It was a real treat to meet up with them and stay at the Parador in Hondarribia (it sits on the border between Spain and France). The Parador was built as a fortress in the 9th century, updated in the 15th century by King Charles V and in more contemporary times, converted to a beautiful Inn that integrates centurie Read on...
Its strange getting used to not having any internet when you are used to constantly checking whether people have contacted you, how Bozo is messing up again, what evil things Priti racist Patel has done again etc. But little things like not having the temperature on your watch are weird to live without too. But thats what you get when you have away from it all and it does allow to get plenty of re Read on...
We saw two contrasting Metro station entrances, an art Nouveau style that I had seen on a previous virtual trip and a very colourful one that was created to mark the metros 100th birthday in 2000. It is an arched of many strands of differently sized and colored glass beads. How cool is that !
A gem if a treasure often missed is the Palaiss Royale, Created by the Cardinal Richelieu in 1633, the Pa Read on...
The Eagles and Dire Straits helped us cross the Eyre Peninsula today. We did not sleep well. It resulted in early rising and early departure; however, the overnight dew was extremely heavy resulting in the canvas being totally wet. We wiped down what we could reach and knew that packing a wet canvas would have repercussions on arrival. Our hands were freezing from the wiping.
The fog was thick an Read on...
Lancaster, Ohio, about midway between Columbus and Logan, was another locale to explore. Visitor information in Logan had told us about the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio located there. It is both an art museum and a historic house, a So, Susan and I spent an afternoon here.
The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio had two exhibits in progress: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life & Art of Read on...
It was raining from the start of the ride today, so it was wet gear from the Some heavy rain & occasionally some less heavy. 20 miles on seal and then into the forest as usual. We climbed & climbed & then climbed a bit more, reaching around 3500 feet. On this road we met and spoke to a hunter in a 4wd. He said he was hunting hogs & bars (bears). He was following his dog by satellite tracker and h Read on...
A quick August getaway was a second cruise to Bermuda. Our first Bermuda cruise, which Ive written about in these pages, was in 2010. had put off cruising for three years. Carnival Legend was sailing out of Baltimore on Bermuda and Bahamas cruises. Baltimore is only an hour away, making it a convenient departure point. With that we made a reservation and arrived at Cruise Baltimore at 1:50 p.m. o Read on...
Probablement que ce soir, je vais faire un texte plus court que dhabitude, et mettre plus de photos. Dune part ce sera le plus explicite de la journe, et dautre part, a vous vitera les fautes. Je vous ai entendu tous les jours: tiens il en a encore fait une ici. Je me concentre trop sur le texte, les formules, au dtriment de lorthographe. En me relisant, jen corrige un nombre considrable, mais je Read on...
Mon 6th we reluctantly packed up and headed south- we couldnt delay the inevitable any longer. We were aiming for Bladensburg NP, near Winton where we have stayed previously. This was a fairly long and uneventful drive and we arrived there just before dark, which was good as we needed daylight to recall where we camped last time. Luckily for us this had, just a few days before, been reopened sinc Read on...