Basel: Sat 7 – Mon 9 Sept: Accommodation Sat 7th Sept It was a glorious morning for our drive down to Basel and forecast to be another warm one with a temperature of 30 degrees. Mark had an early ride before our departure and I had a final walk. It was very nervous going for… More
Heidelberg: Thurs 5 – Sat 7 Sept: Accommodation Thurs 5th Sept It was a cloudy start to the day for our last morning walk around Köln but this soon cleared to yield blue sky and sunshine for our drive down to Heidelberg. There was a bit of time after checking out of our hotel… More
Cologne (Köln): Mon 2 – Thurs 5 Sept: Accommodation Mon 2nd Sept It was another glorious morning for our drive up to Köln and Mark squeezed in a bike ride before we left and I enjoyed a final walk around Luxembourg. We were heading higher, latitude-wise, but it was still forecast to be hot in… More
Luxembourg: Sat 31 Aug – Mon 2 Sept: Accommodation Sat 31 Aug It was shaping up to be a beautiful day for our last morning in Namur and our drive down to Luxemburg. We had a bit of time between checking out of our hotel and checking in at the apartment so we made a… More
Namur: Thurs 29 – Sat 31 Aug: Accommodation Thurs 29th Aug It was forecast to be another warm and glorious day in Ghent for our departure. Mark set off for an early ride and I went on a walk before meeting up for a coffee at the delightful cafe below our apartment, Merveilleux. We had… More
Ghent: Tue 27- Thurs 29 Aug: Accommodation Tues 27 Aug It was our first and last morning of waking in Breda and luckily the weather was fine and sunny so Mark set off for a ride in the Forrest and I went for a walk. We had planned to meet up for a coffee… More
Breda: Sun 25th – Tue 27th Aug 2025: Accommodation Sunday 25th August Our travel from Sydney to Amsterdam, via stops at Singapore and Copenhagen, although lengthy went well until we arrived in Amsterdam. You see, our luggage arrived but not Dagwood Defy, Mark’s bike. This resulted in a lengthy wait of 2 hours at ‘lost… More
Friday 5th July It was overcast for our last morning in Geelong but Mark still ventured out for a ride and I did my usual combo of yoga and a walk. I had Seth for my walk this morning and discovered a lovely harbour pool and stately beach Pavilion that looks like it would be… More
Wednesday 3rd July The first two days of this AFL weekend away were spent at the Novotel, Geelong. Our flight was a bit delayed out of Sydney and we didn’t get into Melbourne until about 12:30 and, by the time we got our car navigation system worked out, it was almost 3:30 before we arrived… More
Thursday 13th June It was another glorious morning and so we decided to try our hand at kayaking. We went out for about half an hour and traversed up and down the beachfront in front of our Resort. This was followed by a walk up and down the beach but neither of us had shoes… More