January 12th 2008........510PM.......we were at one of the southernmost tips in India. I can call it the only southernmost tip of India.....but we must not forget our dear Andaman and Nicobar Islands Though we were tired with the daylong journey from the arabian sea cost of Kochi....watching all the fantastic beaches of Kollam Varkala and heading towards Thiruvananthapuram.....the excellent s

Well we looked at the weather report for Yellowstone and saw that it was to be a high of 49 and rainy so we said to ourselves Selves Let's go to Yellowstone on the way home or not instead of on the way up and we'll stop in Glacier on the way up instead. So here we are in Montana. Hi Montana friends We came up I15 which we had never done before. Quite a good road This campground has a

Von Dunedin ging es dann direkt zum Mount Cook National Park. Dort wanderten wir durch den Schnee und koman dem grten Berg Neuseelands sehr nahe.

Wednesday June 23ndDaily Information High temp 78Low temp 54Highest Elevation 8700rsquo above sea levelLowest Elevation 2950rsquo above sea levelCampground Elevation 7432rsquo above sea levelTraveled 316 milesDeparted 900 AM MDT warm and sunny. HighlightsFollowing the Oregon TrailMajor TStorm Midnight 100AM Wind Lightning and Hail wow quite a nightCrop DustersEntered Wyomi

We started in the cool of the morning again today at 5 AM. We stopped for breakfast around 9 AM at a Cracker Barrel. Our first planned stop was Tripp's Harley Davidson to purchase our first souvenir Tshirts. Ran into three guys that are on their way to Alaska. They left from Michigan and have already been to Key West. After we left there it was on to the Cadillac Ranch on Route 66. This w

Happy Birthday Barbara and PeggyWe left Hinton ready to see Jasper and Banff National Parks after hearing so many times how beautiful they are. And believe me they did not disappoint. Jasper started out with Jasper Lake and the Athabasca River. Then Pyramid Mountain covered with snow came into view. Around each curve it got more beautiful more snow on the mountain tops more glaciers mo

Two days left before heading off on the latest study tour. 15 students and two teachers to Brisbane. Wish me luck. At least I will now get to see England play on Sunday after they finished 2nd in their group.

We got up this morning to clearer skies after last nightrsquos rain. We closed up the campers and drove back to Lake Louise to see the sun on the glaciers and the water of the lake. The clouds had snuck back in but the view was still spectacular.We went back for the campers and headed south to the town of Banff. I erred in not choosing the more scenic Bow Valley Parkway choosing instead th

In Picton nahm ich mir dann den Queen Charlotte Track vor. Ich dachte mir mal so fahr doch mal mit dem Mountain Bike herum. Aber den Berg hochzufahren ist manchmal gar nicht so einfach. Am nchsten Tag ging es dann zu Fu weiter und es hat den ganzen Tag geregnet und ich hatte ungefhr 10 Liter Wasser in meinem Zelt. Aber der Track war wunderbar schn und ich hatte klasse Blicke auf die Fjorde.

People can drink publicly I knew that but it's still weird to see it. People by themselves and in groups on the bus hanging out on the corner walking around town with their country colors and get ups on and their beers in hand. Kinda like how it used to be at Grand Ol' Day when folks could walk through the streets with a drink. very festive. But it wasn't as mayhemic as I anticipated unt

Took a couple of photos of the suspension bridge over the Liard River just south of Liard Hot Springs. It is a really prett bridge and is the last suspension bridge on the Alaska Highway. The next excitement was encountering a small herd of bison that included several calves. I took a bunch of pictures and most of them came out really well. Then just north of Muncho Lake we saw a couple of roc

What a way to find out my decision to walk yesterday was the correct one...............I am woken just after 5am by the mother of all thunderstorms which seems to be directly overhead. The lights went out the windows and shutters all rattled as the thunderclaps deafened me. The rain was very heavy and the lightening lit up the sky behind so in fact the worst of the storm was not over Kalami but t

We spent a day in camp today. Virtually the whole day lounging around the pool. There are 3 sections with each section increasing from one end to the other. The first section is around 100 degrees. The second section is about 106 degrees. The last section is around 118 degrees. So we spent two hours in the hot springs pool this afternoon and visited. We are the middle agers. Many baby boomers

16610A long and tiring bus journey for the last few days. Through Gejiu Mile overnight in Qujing before heading into Guizhou the sky made it known right after we drove over the border fog prevailing the air the space between valley became narrower and need more time to covered short distant. Heading up northward through many mining town along the Yunnan border I got to Xinfang where I would

18th June FridayCoached as usual in the morning which went well and did the mini presentations for all the players. Got some pressies off a kid's father got mountain dew drink and lucky charms cereal because they are banned in England. Me and Tom junior then watched the England v Algeria game boring or what. We then went to the pool for the rest of the afternoon. Later we went to have

Day 6More driving spotting etc and whilst enjoyable nothing too much to write or I suppose blog home about until making my way back to camp as ever I was running a bit late but saw a car stopped so I slowed I looked out but couldnrsquot see anything and was just about to leave when a head popped up next to the road it turns out that this was a wild dog kennel I donrsquot know if tha

Monday 21.6.2010 day 250Pre Inca siteWe went for a walk along the river today and found a Pre Inca site there were no fences and you could just walk in there was lots of human bones and pottery everywhere and part of houses. Very interesting but we did not have our camera with us so will have to go back tomorrow and take some photos.

I've been meaning to blog about this for months unfortunately I've had camera problems. So now feast your eyes and minds upon the glories of Xi'anHalfway into the TwoWeek Chinese New Year mid February of 2010 I took a trip up to Xi'an to meet my good friend ChinaMike. I couldn't get a sleeper so this was my first Chinese train trip on a seat. Luckily not many people travel during the soca

21st June MondayWe are on a 4 man camp this week. There is me Tom senior Pedro and a new coach I hadn't met before Rikki. I worked from 912. From 910 I assist the other coaches and from 10.3012pm i coach my mini soccer players. I have five kids this week. It was so hot today I assisted Rikki for the first hour and then coached my kids although we didn't do much because the kids kept moa

Sunday 20 June 2010 Sikanni River to Hythe AlbertaAnother pretty day on the road today. The closest thing to a wild animal we saw today was a large black lab that from a long ways off we thought might be a black bear. We drove through miles and miles of spruce forests with nothing going on but natural gas operations. Stopped at Walmart and Safeway in Ft. St John for provisions and fuel. It