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
Monday 10th June Mark and I are finally heading to Fiji and escaping the Sydney winter. We were advised by one of our uni friends about a particular island location to stay and so we made a booking for 6 nights at the adults-only resort. Our late afternoon arrival into Nadi didn’t allow enough time… More
Tues 14th May & Wed 15th May Tuesday was another glorious morning and the first part of the day was a bit of a repeat from yesterday. Matt and Mark set off for a bike ride and Annabelle and I joined them afterwards for a coffee. Brett, Ali and Charlie took off in search of… More
Sat 11th May 2024 All of our family, except for Tom, were spending the week in an AirBnB at Noosa Heads. Matt, Annabelle and Ted had already spent a week in the area, Ali, Brett and Charlie drove up from Tamworth and Mark and I flew up on the Saturday morning and collected a car… More
Saturday 6th April: Swans Day It was a glorious morning, and without the breeze from yesterday, which made for pleasant walking conditions. The boys set off for a bike ride and Colleen and I set out to head north along the Promenade to explore around the Marina area. This was a most interesting area for… More
Thursday 4th April This trip to Adelaide was for the AFL 2024 April Gather Round and we were joined by my sister, Colleen, and her husband, David. Our journey from Sydney started with the usual problems that Mark and I tend to experience when taking a bike on a holiday except that this time we… More