May 18th, 2024 >>> Bourton-on-the-Water to Guiting Power The morning looks great with temperatures forecast to be sunny and C18 by midday >>> the weather gods must be watching over us! A good sleep and a very nice breakfast > the full English breakie which is included in the price of our room!! Today…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 3: Bourton-on-the Water to Guiting Power”
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May 17, 2024, >>> Stow-on-Wold to Bourton-on-Water The weather looks good today with light clouds and a temperature of 12C. Breakfast is not included at the Sheep on Sheep Street Inn so we opted for Hufkins Teahouse > almond croissant for Annie and a beef pasty for me chased down with coffee and we are…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 2: Stow-on-the Wold to Bourton-on -the Water”
May 16th, 2024 >>> Moreton-in-Marsh to Stow-on-Wold We wake up feeling reasonably refreshed, make sure our luggage is tagged and head down the street to find a cafe…our place is not yet open for business and we feel keen to get started. Our luggage transfer has not been paid so we entrust the owner with…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 1: Moreton-in-Marsh to Stow-on-Wold”
May 12/13, 2024 Today/tomorrow is/will be a long travel day. First, we are taking a B.C. Ferry from Sechelt, B.C. to Vancouver, then an overnight flight to London, England …Heathrow Airport followed by a combination of trains to Moreton-in Marsh >>> Hopefully, all will go well!!! We are super excited !!! Why would anyone want…Continue Reading “Vancouver, Canada to Moreton-in Marsh, England ……and a “rest” day”
With our son Steve’s delayed departure (West Jet canceled his flight) we were glad to have his company for another night, but now we are left to our own devices. The condo has worked out very well albeit not without a hiccup or two (excluding the check-in gong show). After several days we couldn’t turn…Continue Reading “Playa del Carmen ….. the final few weeks & with day trips to the Tulum ruins, Cozumel & Puerto Morelos”
Apologies for the lateness of this post where between hosting our son for the holidays, general merriment, and a large dose of lassitude the writer felt disinclined to maintain a good work ethic….in any event here it is… December 15th This morning we are off to Playa Del Carmen (“Playa”) approximately 288 km from Merida…Continue Reading “Playa del Carmen ….. a different Yucatan, Christmas celebration & a visit to a cenote”
This post is late in coming out as I suffered a technological problem with the website, being less than a tech wizard it took quite a while to sort out this problem, tech support was not so supportive. In any event, “necessity is the mother of invention”, and we are back in action… December 15,…Continue Reading “Merida, Mexico….some last thoughts and pics”
December 9th Another outing today, this time we are headed to the town of Homun, which is about 50 km south of Merida. Once again there was sparse information as to bus schedules so we opted for the collectivo route > 147 MXN (12 CAD). Arrived at 09:00 and by 09:18 with 9 of us…Continue Reading “Merida, Mexico …. out to the country to see some Cenotes”
December 5, 2023 We have jumped over several days as part of “living” here is doing some rather unexciting stuff…yes, just like at home. Today however with the weather much improved (we have had some very hot and muggy days with t-storms in the afternoon) we are doing something a little different. The goal is…Continue Reading “Merida….. a bit different outing > a day trip to the Reserva Biosfera Ria Celestun”
November 29th, 2023 Looked like ok morning so we decided it would be a good day for a visit to the Mundo Mayan Museum. The museum is about 10 kilometers away so walking was not an option. In any event, we had noticed some brand new Mercedes Benz buses rolling up and down the roads…Continue Reading “Merida ….. Mundo Mayan Museum & a day trip to the Mayan ruins at Uxmal”