For the last week we have been doing it pretty tough in small town called Itacare. After a bus ferry and bus total of maybe 8 hours we arrived in Itacare last Monday with the intention of staying only a couple of nights but that length of stay was very quickly revisited and we ended up staying for the week. It's a beautiful little town surrounded by pristine beaches and lush green jungle. We sp
training log week 4
Well although this is listed as week 4 it is week 4 of the blog but more like week 10 of the training..thats cleared that up .So this week has been productive with two 25 mile hill rides a 2 hour session at the Ladies Coll gym doing circuits very tough and today sunday 27th .I left home at 06.50 and cycled out to Malvern via Tewkesbury and Hanley Swan returning via Eastnor Castle and bac
Patagonia Part III Perito Moreno Parque Nacional Los Glacieres ARG
It was quite incredible to see a glacier for the first time. To add to the allure Perito Moreno is one of the only glaciers in the world that is actually increasing in size it grows approximately 1.5 meters per day This growth is neutralized however as the glacier calves and breaks off into the lagoon to which it expands. Sarah and I were lucky to see this process in action as huge chunks brok
Cliff Jumping
Hey everyoneA few cool things to fill you in on. This week was a blast. The weather was amazing and I got a couple great runs along the beach in. Nothing wrong with that.Tuesday and Wednesday night my friends and I did La Ruta which is a group of 25 small bars around Palma that have a drink and a tapa for 2 euro We didn't hit all 25 haha but the ones we went to were so cute and fun. While at o
Patagonia Part IV Monte Fitz Roy El Chalten
It was good to be alive We had survived the inclement weather conditions of Torres del Paine and I had personally survived a postcampingdisasterwifes wrath. But we were in all seriousness looking forward to trying it again and going to Mount Fitz Roy.Mount Fitz Roy is an Argentinean mountain located near El Chaltn village in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field on the border with Chile.
Gotcha Day is Tomorrow
Got a question and answer sheet today. Lots of really good information. I am including the text from it below. Be advised that translating Mandrin to English is sometimes awkward.It is an emotional day as I prepare to meet Kaixin for the first time. One of our tour guides Rita looks like I picture Kaixin will look when she is older. I could not look at her without tearing up. It was really tough
Last Day at the Purple House
Friday Feb. 25 2011Barb Today we headed toward Volcan about 45 min from David. The drive there was good and the flowers bushes and trees were just amazing in their color and beauty. I don't think I've ever seen such deep and rich colors anywhere. There was one spot where there was this one particular tree lining both sides of the road for about a quarter of a mile. The tree had a trumpet lo
On to Bocas Del Toro
Saturday February 26Skip Well this day started off very exciting Upon leaving our bedroom I ran into a couple who were supposed to take a early bus from David to Panama City and guess what no buses running because of large protests along the PanAmerican highway and into Panama City. These protests are being run by indigenous people of Panama who reside in areas that Canadian mining interests
Poda Island
Ganze 20 LongtailbootMinuten ist die Insel Poda Island von Ao Nang entfernt. Mit aufgekrempelter Hose heisst es durch schenkeltiefes Wasser einsteigen. Die berfahrt ist ein wenig wackelig mit einigen guten Portionen Gischt fr die Fahrgste links. Poda Island ist bei weitem nicht so berlaufen wie z.B. Railey Beach mit lang gestrecktem Sandstrand um zwei Drittel der Insel. Je weiter man ge
La Manga 27.02.2011
Wir wurden von Koni und Uschi zu einem super Paellaessen eingeladen. Das Restaurant liegt in einer kleinen Bucht kurz vor Cartagena.
A WEEKEND AWAY
A WALK ON THE WALL We caught the train on Friday morning to Lucca one of our favourite places. We stayed in a boarding house for 55euros for all of us a night.bargain can recommend it if you are ever in Lucca on a budget trip.We had a great time we walked the wall hired bikes and rode the wall the gods were shinning on us because the weather was glorious and rained the morning we went to ca
Day 23 Escape from California
I knew when I was planning this trip that how much I would be able to see would depend a lot on the weather. Well today we got weathered in a big way. Snow fell last night and today in places that havent seen a snowfall in many years.In California when it snows in the high passes they require all cars and trucks to have chains at least for their driving wheels. I did buy rear cabl
Kreta Greece 1993
KRETA 26 MEI tn 4 JUNI 1993. 265 Om 3.45 staan we op. Het is woensdag 26 mei 1993. We gaan met onze eigen auto naar Schiphol en arriveren daar om 5.00 uur. Ons vliegtuig boeing 737 naam is Johan Cruijff heeft een uur vertraging. Maar wij liggen gewoon te slapen. Om 11.45 plaatselijke tijd landen we op Kreta. We worden door een hostess per bus naar ons appartement gebracht. H
Himalayan Heaven
Bond casually entered Moneypennys office that drab early spring morning and as was his custom tossed his hat without looking at the stand in the corner. Damn Mished again Morning James purred Moneypenny. Yesh. It isz he quipped. Any news of them yet None he syruped The lashed we heard of them was in Goa. They were heading for Nepal. They may have falle
Cambodia Part 2
Cambodia Angkor Wat and other templesWe arrived in Siem Reap after an exciting overnight bus journey which stopped at every opportunity and Tory had her sick bag on standby but we made it at 6am to be greeted by a rugby scrum of taxi drivers. We finally made it to our very nice guest house Bun Kao run by a very nice old gent who also runs community projects. We spent the first day sleeping
Phnom Penh Siem Reap Cambodia
February 24 2011 WednesdayWeather Hot hot hotIt was a 530AM departure and a box breakfast consisting of a few pastries and a lettuce sandwich. As it was too early to check into the Somadevi Angkor Hotel we began our touring. Our tour guide Sovan began with the important history lesson of Siem Reap and the surrounding area. Born in 1972 and a father of 3 daughters under the age of
Nate has a brain fart then drops his 1st deuce in the squatty…in a village straight out of National Geographic
Nong Khiaw Muang Ngoi Ban Na Huay Bo Nam Ouyeah we murdered those names the first couple times we said them tooWe were glad we had decided to take our chances with heading to the northern bus station in order to take the local bus to Nong Khiaw when we found out that it was leaving early enough and it was cheaper than anyone in town had quoted us surprise surprise. Nate went up to the
Sunny weekend…
On Saturday we went out for breakfast and then dropped Sophie off at the supermarket. Whilst Sophie was doing the shopping Dad Chris and I went to a garage and got the car battery replaced. We picked Sophie up and came back to the appartment to put the food in the fridge. After lunch we went out to a fishing shop and bought a beacon to beacon and a new fishing reel. On the way back we stopped of
Weekend Tranquille…
HeyUn weekend vient de se terminer Oui existe aussi les weekends pour ceux qui sont en vacances Trs tranquille en plus due quelques soucis d'ordres physiques de part et d'autre... Samedi matin petites courses... Samedi aprsmidi plage la baie des Citrons dcouvertes de nouvelles patates de corail ainsi que de nouveaux poissons aux formes et aux couleur toujours plus incroya
Japanese tunnels from WWII and island views and jungle hike
Saturday 26.2 KosraeJapanese tunnels from WWII and island views and jungle hike. Today I was picked up by Hamilton the owner of Ohma peak. His windshield was broken he was cursing the government for not making landowner trim their coconut trees one had fallen lately direct on his car. We went to Malem a village on the east coast and started out from his house. The trek was regular ju