Tue 13 – Wed 14 Aug 2019 We may not have been ancient mariners nor killed an albatross, but water shortages would feature significantly...

After a rather tumultuous week, my apologies for the brief interruption in blogs. I hope everyone is well and, for those in the UK with...

--- WARNING: SOME CONTENT UNSUITABLE FOR MINORS --- Tue 13 Aug 2019 Today was the day we hoped to get back on track with our travel...

Mon 12 Aug 2019 On leaving Kurt’s family, we would gradually wend our way south towards San Francisco over the next three weeks or so,...

Fri 09 – Sun 11 Aug 2019 On Friday, Dave and I got up between 6 and 6:30 a.m., but left the girls sleeping in the tent on our pitch at...

Wed 07 – Thu 08 Aug 2019 Eight months ago, when exploring Costa Rica in the very first week of our most recent world travels, we met a...

And ‘Travel Tips’ page now added to web site. Note that I will be posting once or twice per week on Tuesdays and/or Fridays, recounting...

Tue 06 – Wed 07 Aug 2019 ‘Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed.’ More accurately, eighteen rather than sixteen (years since we first came...

Sun 04 – Mon 05 Aug 2019 On Sunday morning, it was ‘Tomato Pasta Situation Critical’. Having irresponsibly leapt at the chance of...

July 2001 When we came to the west side of Newfoundland 18 years ago, we were on foot and camping. Our main memories are of hiking...

Sat 03 Aug 2019 I winced as I crawled across the floor of the tent to the door-flap. I’d just woken with my usual, everyday backache,...

Fri 02 Aug 2019 Dave got up early and walked about 2½ miles in a loop heading north, collecting wild strawberries for breakfast. This...

Thu 01 Aug 2019 No excuse, we had plenty of warning. Just like the slow, dozy mosquitos that give such a long warning of their approach,...

Wed 31 Jul 2019 We got up and had a leisurely breakfast, enjoying more than half a day relaxing around the lovely campsite at Shallow Bay...

Mon 29 – Tue 30 Jul 2019 Monday, the day we were to head towards the west side of Newfoundland via Deer Lake. We decamped efficiently and...

Newfoundland has a very special place in our hearts. It’s not just the stunning landscape and unusual wildlife, but most especially the...

Sun 28 Jul 2019 It was our last day in St Johns, the capital, before heading to the other side of Newfoundland, so we thought we’d do the...

Sat 27 Jul 2019 Our delightful campsite neighbours don’t seem to need much sleep. Goodness knows what time they went to bed last night,...

Fri 26 Jul 2019 This morning, the rain had stopped in favour of sunshine and clear skies, and we now had food and camping gas. We ate a...

Thu 25 Jul 2019 After just six hours sleep, I awoke through sheer hunger at 4:30 a.m. local time. There was still nothing to eat, and no...