Sun 1st May. Cathar Castle Day The plan for the day was to drive south for about 90 min or so and visit a few of the more notable Cathar Castles. The wind was still up but at least there was a bit of sun so Mark and I fitted in a walk before we… More
Sat 30th April We woke to an overcast and chilly morning for our first full day in Carcassonne but braved the conditions for an early walk along the Canal du Midi. The plan for the morning was to visit the weekly Farmers Markets in Carcassonne and we set off by about 9 am.
Marseillette, France Fri 29th April – Wed 4th May: http://www.vrbo.com/848569ha Fri 29th April. We woke to a beautiful sunny morning in Paris and this went part way to cheering Mark following the lost luggage saga. When we checked the British Airways website though we discovered little progress was made as they were looking for my… More
Thursday April 28th : Hotel de la Place du Louvre We eventually made it in to Paris but only after a journey of some 32 hours. In fact, since we left home Tom’s 19 birthday has come and gone and this event triggered quite a storm of FB photo posting. The trip, although long, went… More
Lahaina, HI Thurs Dec 31st New Years Eve & last full day Today was New Years Eve and our last full day in Maui. Whilst feeling ready to go home and get on with new events for the coming year I am sad to be leaving Hawaii. I could live in this place…an issue I… More
Lahaina, HI Wed Dec 30th Today was West Maui bike loop day for Mark in the morning and Whale Watching for the four of us in the afternoon. Mark got away just before 7 am and Ali and I went on to our respective forms of exercise: Ali to the gym and me for a… More
Lahaina, HI Tue Dec 29th: hang at the beach day We woke to a beautiful sunny day and Ali headed out for a run whilst Mark and I investigated the beach path heading south from our condo complex. This path skirts along the beach and, in some sections, weaves back through various hotel and condo… More
Paia, HI Mon Dec 28th: Haleakala Day Also: Move to Lahaina Day: Honua Kai Resort, 130 Kai Malina Pkwy #711 Lahaina (Hokulani Tower) It was our last morning in Paia and we were all quite glad to be departing. The rooms were poorly insulated and so the noise throughout the night kept all of us… More
Paia, HI Sun Dec 27th Today was Hana Highway day. It was also the day that I discovered the ‘panorama’ function on my phone 🙂 There wasn’t any obvious and decent walking track near our lodging, or none that we could find at least, and so our first outing for the day was meeting up… More
Paia, HI Sat Dec 26th Matt and AB got away for their early flight and we then made it to the airport by about 9.40 am for our 11.30 flight to Maui. The 30 min flight was uneventful but, on arrival, it became clear we needed to hire a larger car than first planned due… More