Glenda spotted this message on a T-shirt, and for some reason thought it would be suitable for me! I can’t imagine why!! We now have a few days on our own and have rented an apartment in Crafers in the…
5. MONARTO & THE BAROSSA.
Immediately after our “cruise” in Dreamweaver, we visited Monarto Safari Park. We had hoped to stay in the newly built Safari Hotel. Originally due to open to paying punters by late 2022, it has only just started to take bookings. …
4. ADELAIDE AND RIVER MURRAY
Leaning sadly against a pillar as we exited Parklands Station in Adelaide, we found our luggage. So it hadn’t got lost. But the reason it was leaning was that one of the wheels of one of the cases had been…
3. HEAD WEST, YOUNG MAN!
We were trying to emulate the explorative adventures of the early settlers. The Blue Mountains, part of the Great Dividing Range, created an impenetrable barrier inland from the coastal region. It remained impenetrable (to Europeans) until 1813, when Gregory Blaxland,…
2. INTO AUSTRALIA
Disaster! Well, you knew it would happen! There is a very sad Australian song by Slim Dusty about a “Pub With No Beer”! We have our own real-life version of that! We are booked to travel to Adelaide by train. …
1. LEAVING THE COLD AND THE WIND!
Holidays should be such fun! As we get in the taxi for the station, we receive yet another request for information regarding the sale of Glenda’s mother’s house. The house sale was agreed in one hour, but that was in…
6. DANBY WISKE AND ON HOME!
Having left our beloved Nunnykirk – probably for the last time, we battled with the everlasting traffic jam on the A1 over the River Tyne and past the Metro Centre. By the time we were under the shadow of the…
5. MORE NORTHUMBERLAND.
Corbridge is one of our favourite little towns to visit. It has excellent shops and bistros as well as easy parking and a riverside walk. A good combo. Always provided we both remember to carry our phones – preferably switched…
4. NORTHUMBERLAND’S GHOSTS – AND SHOES.
So, the good weather continues – as do the good restaurants! The Three Wheatheads is a favourite for Sunday lunch. Twice! This time with John and Maralyn. Beach walks continued even when Glenda was shopping. Here I am on Cresswell…
3. MISTS, FRETS AND SUNSHINE!
As usual, this is running late! Very late! After a busy time visiting (and revisiting) old haunts in the Lake District, like the Inn on the Lake in Glenridding … … and having viewed Blencathra from all sides, … we…