We noticed over the past few days that the boat was listing to one side and making it difficult for the people who are sleeping on the high side to sleep for fear of rolling off the bed when turning over. We also decided to take turns sleeping on the convertible dining room table since…
Wales Narrowboat Journey – Day 4
This morning started out with a 3 mile hike through the Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve. This was originally where people from the area cut peat moss by hand for fuel for their homes. They rented acre size ‘turf banks’ for their own use. Other areas were used by commercial firms. Generally…
Wales Narrowboat Journey – Day 3
Waking up after our first night on the boat was much earlier than anyone expected. Rhonda and I woke up around 6 or 6:30 in the morning. And since we were sleeping on the lowered kitchen table, we wanted to bring it back up to dining height before anyone woke up. Trying to do that…
Wales Narrowboat Journey – Day 2
Today is the day we take possession of our Narrowboat. We ate a proper British breakfast, minus the black pudding sausage, and then wandered around Chirk for a bit. We picked up a few fruits and veggies for snacks, since we had planned on stopping at the pubs along the way for our hot meals….
Wales Narrow Boat Journey – Day 1
A couple of years ago, my brothers and I were wandering around London and came across some canal boats on the Regent’s Canal near Camden Market. They were very intriguing to me. Kind of like an RV, but on the water. My father lived in an RV for most of his life, traveling all over…
Cannes Film Festival 2022 – Top Gun: Maverick
Okay, I’m back from another hiatus. Right now we are spending some time in the South of France. We have several friends here and the suggest things to do for us. One such friend is Francesco. We met Francesco several years ago when we hired him to be our ski guide/instructor in Courchevel. Since that…
Wild Mushroom Foraging
Hi! It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I’ve been in London for the last several months and thought I’d post one of the fun and unusual things that I’ve done. It was a gift from some very good friends of mine for my birthday this year. It was a Wild Foraging course with www.totallywilduk.co.uk. The actual…
Nicoya Peninsula
I’ve lived in Costa Rica for well on 20 years now, with a brief time in Austin. I’ve never spent much time in the Nicoya Peninsula. Why? Various reasons: its a long drive over there, and usually when friends visit, we go to the usual places near Jacó so we can come back to the…
Day 41 ~ O Pedrouzo to SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA – THE END!
We ate breakfast and were just finishing our last breakfast on the road, when a Brit, Emilia, with her labrador, Frankie, came in the restaurant. We spent some time chatting with her. She and Frankie also started in Roncesvalles. I asked about how difficult it must have been finding places to stay. She said she…
Day 40 ~ Arzúa to O Pedruzo
Who woulda thought that I would have said, “Meh, it’s only 13 miles. No big deal.” Not me, that’s for sure. But….it was easy peasy lemon squeezy. We only stopped once to get another jolt of coffee around 10. Well, we stopped briefly at noon to grab a sello (stamp) for our pilgrim passport. It’s…