Wednesday 28th June It was another glorious morning albeit one that started at 3:50 am, but Mark waited until 6 am to head out for his early morning bike ride. On his return we both went out for a walk. It’s at this point I think it best to mention that visitors to this region… More
Monday 26th June Our first impressions of Helsinki were most favourable. It was a 30 minute taxi ride from the airport to our apartment and the drive into town revealed a rather clean, well organised and lovely city. Just FYI: the population of Finland is comparable to Sydney, Australia and that of Helsinki is rather… More
Friday 23rd June It was a beautiful sunny morning for our drive from Portland down to Boston. The journey was about 2 hours but we were stopping near the half-way mark to do some Outlet shopping. I had thought it would just be Mark doing the damage but I joined in as well. The… More
Tue 20th June It was an overcast morning as we took one last walk out to Bar Island and around the Shore Path. We were sorry to be leaving Bar Harbor as we would have liked another day or two here. The drive down to Portland was 3.5 hrs and we timed it to arrive… More
Sat 17th June The drive from Jackson NH to Bar Harbor ME was through constant rain and was a rather depressing 4+ hr journey. I’d envisaged much of this whole New England trip to be filled with quaint villages, in a bit of a Murder She Wrote, Cabot Cove kind of way but, oh, how… More
Thursday 15th June It was a clear morning for our drive across to Jackson, New Hampshire. The purpose for stopping in Jackson was really just to break up the long drive from Burlington, Vermont, to Bar Harbor, Maine but I turned it into a two-night stop so as to take in a tour of the… More
Tuesday 13th June: day trip to Stowe Our run of good luck with the weather petered out today. We woke to rain and this put an end to our half-day bike ride along the Burlington Greenway. The rain eased up after a couple of hours but it was still too wet for a bike ride… More
Sunday 11th June: travel to Burlington, Vermont. It was a glorious morning and perfect weather for the huge Pride parade that was happening in Albany this morning. We went for a walk around Washington Park, and through a bit more of the city, and discovered more magnificent homes in this area. Clearly, around Washington Park… More
Thursday 8th June: Mystic Harbor Cruise Day It was another mild and sunny morning but the impact of the Canadian wild fires still lingered here in Newport with smoke haze filtering the sun, thereby giving an eerie golden glow, and masking the colour of what should have been a beautiful blue sky. The main dampener… More