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Monday 1st May. The long day of driving around Cathar Castle territory yesterday had left us all a bit weary and so we decided to take it a bit easier today. The plan was to have a leisurely morning before heading out after lunch to visit the Abbey at Villelongue and the historic village … More Lazy day & visit to Montolieu.
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 Cathar Castle day.
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 First of five nights in the south of France.
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, … More One Night in Paris.
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 New Years Eve: last full day 😦
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 Mark’s 90km bike ride & Whale-Watch day.
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 Lahaina day 1: Hang at the beach day.
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 Haleakala Crater Day.
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 Hana Highway Day.
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