Monday July 5thDaily Information High temp 74 Low temp 34Campground Elevation 5880 above sea levelHighest Elevation 8780 above sea levelLowest Elevation 5880 above sea levelTraveled 60 miles Departed 800 AM MDT Weather wonderful very cool today low humidity.HighlightsWaited in line for 1.5 hrs for Crater Lake Boat Tour tickets for noon departureHiked 1.1 miles down to the dock and se

Tuesday July 6thDaily Information High temp 81 degreesLow temp 38 degreesCampground Elevation 80 above sea levelHighest Elevation 5880 above sea levelLowest Elevation 4 above sea levelTraveled 234 miles Departed 908 PDT Weather wonderful cool today low humidity.HighlightsThree little deer by the wayside where is mommaBeautiful West Oregon landscapeStopped for lunch on the Umpqua River a

Getting to Bangkok was a HORRIBLE journey a smouldering boat journey with no spare seats and a hot hard floor followed by a 12 hour bus journey which was extremely uncomfortable and broke down on the edge of Bangkok so we had to get a taxi to Kao San Road which ALSO broke down so we had to get another taxi but eventually found a budget accomodation named Kawin's Place where an 'almost' lady boy

So after the blissful weather it chucked it down. We got on the bus after a morning of cups of tea in the base camp and headed back to auckland in the dark to see the lights of the city the sky tower being the main center of focus. The next morning at stupid o'clock in the morning we headed for mercury bay and found ourselves in the middle of a valley quing up to cross the river. It wasnt normall

Well they say Time is a thief and i guess they're right. It seems like I have so much to do in only a few daysAt present the bike is being serviced down in Calgary at ANDERWERKS BMW. Dave Anderson is applying his magic to the GS and also putting up with my numerous calls to him........sorry Dave I guess I must be getting nervous ANDERWERKS are also fitting my bridgestone tires so that I have fre

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At pakke hos familien Faldborg starter altid godt og ender nsten altid p samme mde vi ender altid med at vre alt for sent oppe for at pakke aftenen fr. Denne gang er vi dog lidt undskyldt da vi var til fdselsdag i Korsr hele dagen forinden. Men pakket blev der. Nste morgen var der afgang til lufthavnen via Solrd. Vi tjekkede ind aftenen fr men websitet krte drligt s vi fik ikke pr

Well we finally arrived in saigon yesterday morning after our train was delayed by 2 hours. The train station was abit confusing because theres lots of different types of trains going to saigon but after brandishing our tickets at the information counter for a while we managed to work it out When we got on our seats were actually pretty comfy we wedged our backpacks in under our feet and got qu

Stik mod al forventning sov vi lnge dvs. indtil kl. 7. Vi var lidt vgne ved 4 tiden men alle faldt i svn igen. Vi hber at den gode start vil fortstte s vi ikke fr problemer med at sove om natten. I dag har vi taget det roligt vi har vret p en legeplads. Det var planen at vi bagefter tog p stranden men det var stadig lidt kligt s vi tog en lille sightseeing tur frst meget har

Good morning everybody and Happy 4th of July Ohhhhhh we slept so good last night here in Yosemite National Park. We had the window open for a while until it got too cold and we fell asleep listening to the Merced River flowing gently through the park. Unfortunately our deep sleep was interupted by a loud banging on the door. Of course I thought it was bear or some wild crazy person trying to k

Nste morgen kom Dave nsten til den aftalte tid og vi krte alle sammen i Daves lille bil ud til Dave og Pegs hus. Vi mdte Hannah student nr. 21. og vi fik engelig set Dave og Pegs nye hus. Og ikke mindst mdte vi deres to meget livlige hunde. De er ikke alene livlige de fr ogs lov til lige hvad de har lyst til og de lytter slet ikke efter deres rdquomorrdquo og rdquofarrdquo. Ungern

Well here we go again... It's been awhile since we last blogged our Vacation and the demand for it has been overwhelming So we mustI hope you all enjoy our travels as much as we do......See ya in Valentine

Efter den begivenhedsrige dag tog vi det roligt nste dag. Vi tog en enkelt lille smuttur til det lokale indkbscenter hvor vi kiggede lidt rundt. Derefter endnu en tur til Target for at kbe lidt salve til et bid Alexander havde fet under foden af alle steder. Amber lavede middag tacos og hendes forldre og hendes onkel og tante kom forbi til ungernes store fornjelse.

Kwesi and I are hereAfter way too many flights and way too many airports Kwesi and I arrived at our hotel in Guayaquil today. I arrived around 130pm and Kwesi around 530pm. It took us a long time to get to Ecuador...We don't have much time here. We leave tomorrow morning at 845am for the coast. It's going to be very interesting thoughThis afternoon I walked around a bit and saw some inte

HelloskiOnce again it's been a while since updating sorry but we've been busy busy extremesporting beesFrom Christchurch we went to Lake Tekapo giggle where we saw our first bit of snow in this hemisphere and year and went on the snowtubing a bit like sledging but just on large rubber innertubes. That was good fun surely after that noone needs to bother with that skiing rubbish We

Fabian in Shanghai is really about Fabian in Shanghai. (No, really.) While on a one year stint as a language student, Fabian Haverbeke has also set out to discover the cultural and societal aspects that are uniquely China. His observations are truly surprising.

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Monday was check out day. Our two Irish neighbours and the 3 English guys had decided they would tag along to Koh tao. We farwelled Power Beach resort and it's ohsolovely swimming pool bound for the ferry pier. We had booked and paid for a 12.30 ferry across to Koh Tao but when we got there the pier was packed packed packed with people. Everyone had the same idea as us.The system involved exch

What can I say I haven't blogged in a little while have I Sorry about that... but here are THREE in a rowThe first below is a repeat just to get you back in the swing of things and make you laugh. That's because the second is a bit intense to say the least. To some of you it will mean little to others a little too much and I apologise for any distress caused. All I can suggest is that yo

I have been enjoying my time here in Lamia. The other day not sure if I wrote about it I went to a Greek concert. I can't remember who the band was but they were Great They played in an outdoor stadium and we sat on the ground about 100 feet from the stage. They played for 3 hours NON STOP The energy there was beauitful. My friend translated some of the songs and the lyrics were very moving.

Early start to see foot doctor last time Philip was in Australia he needed medical attention for mouth ulcers and the appointment followed a pretty similar course . The doctor takes alook at the condition and show disgust errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. you just donrsquot get that at home and then advises you to go and bath in the sea. That would be the sea with Lions Tigers and Bears in I mean