The Galápagos! Days 1&2.
by Day 1 We flew into The Galápagos on Baltra island. A small islet with nothing much but and airstrip and a shack for an airport. …
2 Days in Quito – Lost and Found
Our arrival in Quito was met by Santiago (the taxi driver) with light drizzle and a much cooler than Santiago (the city) 15 degrees. Quito …
Santiago stopover.
For all the photos go here. After leaving home early Saturday morning for our 7:30am flight, changing planes in Sydney – only just making it, …
The final week!
We have been planning and looking forward to this for the last 18 months! The Planned Route. We are all so excited- especially the children. …
All in the planning!!!
It is a little while before we leave but I just need some time to get the technology up and running. Apologies for no exciting …
Sorrento
We have the day off work today to pack and get organised and left the Liverpool Street to meet Darren and Sarah at the sky …
Wales Cadair Idris & Betws-y-Coed
A gentle horse ride through the hills of Cadair Idris beneath the Cambrian Mountains followed by a lost bus driver taking us to Llangollen, (Thomas …
Wales – Caernarfon
Breakfast at the hostel before boarding the bus for Beddgelert. The grave of Gelert -, a dog that saved the local lords baby son from …
Wales – Hay on wye
Departing London Paddington at 8 am we headed off on the “Hairy Hog Snowdonia in mid-Wales tour”.Stopping for lunch at the Welsh border town of …
London
After Scotland, we moved to Josie and Karla’s place where we lived on their lounge room floor for about 6 weeks. Ari (from Finland) sometimes …
William Wallace Monument
We slept in a little this morning, went to breakfast at 8:30 and it was the nicest cooked breakfast of all the B&Bs. We set …
Oban to Stirling Castle
In the first 15 minutes of rising, the weather change from sunny to rainy to windy and cloudy to sunny to rainy-this would continue all …
Oban
We work, had breakfast, and headed off at about 9 am. We drive out towards Lochness-the same where we came in and headed down to …
Isle of Skye
A good night’s sleep, 9 1/2 hours – and another BIG breaky (will have to cancel the bacon and eggs for tomorrow). The owner of …
Kyle of Loch Alsh, Loch Ness, Urquart, Eilean Doonan, Kyle o kin
After a late night of a few beers and cards with Josie and Karla, we set off on our journey at about 9am. From Ullapool, …
Ullapool
Early rise yet alas, no surprise – just grey and rainy. It’s actually difficult to distinguish between roads, buildings, and clouds. Breakfast was poor, black …