Catherine and Mark turning dreams into memories
Author: Mrs A Location: Lake Bled, Slovenia We had driven past Lake Bled on our way to Bohinj and it looked lovely, but totally booked out in terms of camping opportunities. We could have done a day trip, but were really keen to see it in depth, so instead booked a hotel room for a …
Continue reading “18 – 21 July: Lake Bled woos us with its loveliness”
Author: Mr A Location: Lake Tabourie Today was an auspicious occasion as we finally managed to get on the water with our friends who also have a double Mirage kayak. But first there was black pudding to be barbecued, eggs, and bacon completing the breakfast of champion paddlers. The next job was to get the …
Continue reading “Saturday 17 February – It’s a double Mirage…doubled”
Author: Mrs A Location: Block D1, Donga 6A, Howard Springs, Northern Territory, Australia And so we have finally reached the end of our two week sentence, and are about to board a flight to Sydney. woo-hoo! Time during this second week seemed to crawl by in contrast to the first, Sunday seeming never to arrive. …
Continue reading “16-22 November: Survival learnings for Howard Springs: We’re released!”
Author: Mr A Location: The Paddington Hilton, London Its our last day in the UK. we fly back to Australia tomorrow. Rarely have we felt so conflicted. We are going to miss so much about being here in the UK, and yet we’re have so much to look forward to when we get back to …
Continue reading “6 November: Our last day in the UK, walking a locked down London”
Author: Mrs A Location: Harby, Nottinghamshire UK We checked out of Castleton and drove through showery weather to our friends John and Catriona in the village of Harby, just south of Lincoln. We arrived mid afternoon and after cups of tea and stories told, ambled over to their village pub for a pre-dinner drink. It’s …
Author: Mr A Location: Tittesworth Resevoir, & The Winking Man, Staffordshire, Mam Tor, Buxton and Castleton, Derbyshire, UK The impromptu days are often the best, and our dash up to the Peak District from Shropshire was a great example of that. We drove past a large reservoir and decided it looked like a top location …
Continue reading “7-10 October: The Peak District here we come…”
Author: Mr A Location: Cliff top near New Quay, mid Wales coast, Ceredigion, UK We had picked this next camp site because of its location right next to the “Wales Coast Path:”, another long distance path with 1,600km available to put one foot in front of the other and contemplate the natural world in all …
Author: Mr A Location: Holsworthy, Devon Last week was Storm Ellen, this week was Storm Francis’s turn to bugger things up. We had it all planned. Catherine’s sister and family were coming to camp with us for the week, and their childhood friend Karen and her family also joining us for a couple of days. …
Continue reading “24-29 August: Storm Francis mucks things up”
Author: Mr A Location: Bude, Cornwall, UK Eighteen years is more than half of Catherine‘s adult life – married to me. Jeez …how can she still look so good?! But she does. We usually stay away from beach resorts in school holidays, but Bude happened to be close to where we will spend the rest …
Continue reading “16-17 August: Our 18th Wedding anniversary in Bude”
Author: Mrs A Location: Tavistock, Devon, UK Our fabulous 66km ride out to Okehampton and back left us curious to tour more of this stunning area, in particular to explore Dartmoor National Park. It is the largest area of open space in the south of England, and has been shaped by centuries of human activity. …