March 8, 2020 Day two of our Cradle Mountain adventure dawned rather chillier than day one. The cloud was out, the sun was shy, there was a nip in the mountain air, but we set off for another traipse around Cradle Mountain. Our starting point was Ronny Creek, where we were deposited by the shuttle.... Continue Reading →
Just A Pair Of Rookie Ramblers
March 7, 2020 “Are you sure!?” called Steve from behind me, with undisguised questioning of my navigational skills, seemingly convinced I was taking us on a merry dance through the Tasmanian wilderness. “Yes!” I replied with utmost certainty. I had the guide posts in my sight and despite the fact our path had become nothing... Continue Reading →
To Tassie, With Gratitude
“We really are lucky.” Those words have passed our lips on more occasions than I could count with a stadium’s worth of fingers and toes. On our travels we daily expressed how fortunate we were, to be in a position to see the amazing things we’d seen, to travel as we did, in the manner... Continue Reading →
Exploring The Backyard
“I love it! I just love it!” “Just beautiful!” “That’s special.” Those were the phrases I uttered with regularity on our recent European cycling adventure. The sights we saw, the places, scenery and landscapes we were lucky enough to feast our eyes on daily, sent me into paroxysms of delight. Travelling though, does make one... Continue Reading →
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggedy Jig
October 9-10: Melbourne to Home We’re back. We’ve arrived. We’re home. We’re on Tassie soil again. After six of the most amazing months, pedalling our way through parts of Europe and the U.K. and as mightily hard as it was to end such an adventure, end it must and now we are back in our... Continue Reading →
We’re Not In Singapore Anymore Toto!
October 7-8: Singapore to Melbourne Oh what beautiful, hot, sunny days we’ve had in Singapore, with dazzling blue skies and splendid, oven baked heat. Oh the time is so recent, yet the feeling has swiftly departed. We left Singapore in sunny 31C weather and arrived in Melbourne to 9C, wind and rain. Thanks for the... Continue Reading →
Singapore Stories
October 6 - Singapore Another fabulous, sunny and scorching hot day, another day to roam and see some more of Singapore. We’ve roamed around the city and marina and we roamed around the Botanic Gardens, so today we decided we wanted to see a bit of history and learn a bit of Singapore’s story. I’d... Continue Reading →
Perambulating Amongst Plants
October 5 - Singapore After I got in an early morning run before things got too hot, we got started on our day. Today we did one thing, so I’m not going to do a whole lot of talking, I’ll just let the pictures tell the story. The one thing we did was explore the... Continue Reading →
From The Chill To The Grill
October 4 - Singapore “You’re looking very red,” I commented to Steve, as his nose, cheeks and chin seemed to emanate a very rosy glow by the end of this afternoon. “I’d never get tired of this heat,” said the happy roaster, as he contentedly cooked under the solar grill above. The Big Fella had... Continue Reading →
Farewell Dear Old England, It’s Been Perfectly Smashing
October 2 - 3: Windsor to Singapore Wednesday dawned bright and clear and was a gorgeous crisp, sunny, autumn day. We motored out of Windsor but with some time to kill before a night flight, we decided to explore just a little more. We made our way to Runnymede, the place that has been called... Continue Reading →