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Friday June 1st 2018 It was a pea-soup fog and 14 degrees that greeted us for our final morning at Ramsgate and the first day of summer. We took the southern coastal path for our morning walk with a final visit to RVP for coffee. As per usual, no other patrons out exercising in their … More Hastings; first couple of days.
Tuesday 29th May The run of great weather came to an end by Tuesday and we woke to cloudy skies and much cooler conditions. Mark braved it though for a bike ride but had to abort due to the worsening conditions. I survived a cold and windy walk and then spent the morning watching the … More Ramsgate: the last few days.
Sunday 27th May What a pleasant surprise to wake to sunshine! Our weather app had yesterday advised us that rain was forecast for the entire day so it was much relief when we woke to see the sun. Mark set out to meet up with The Thanet Cycle Club bike riders for a 80km ride … More Mark’s Bike Sunday and Holiday Monday.
Thursday 24th May-Friday 25th May. It was a good start to our holiday as we met Matthew and Susan Scarf at at the airport before our flight. The rest of the journey was pretty uneventful though and we arrived into London on the Friday at about 5 AM. We picked up the car and had … More Ramsgate; first few days
Thursday 5th April. The boys were taking a reef snorkeling tour today and needed to be at the Marina by 7.45 am. I waved them off from the renovated Marina, a huge improvement since we were last there, and then went on a walk roaming the streets of Port Douglas whilst also seeking out the … More A couple of days in Port Douglas.
Wednesday 4th April Check-out from Cairns was at 10 am and check-in at Port Douglas, just a one hour drive North, wasn’t until 2 pm so we made our way slowly up the coast.
Monday 2nd April 2018 Mark and I needed to visit Cairns and so we dragged Tom along with us for a few days.
Friday 27th Oct It was another sunny and beautiful morning for our last day in the US. We headed out for a final beach walk before breakfast, taking a southerly route this time. Check out wasn’t until 3pm and we planned to spend the morning at Venice Beach taking two of the Detour walking tours.
Thurs 26th October The early turn-in last night meant we woke quite early this morning. It was another beautiful sunny start to the day and 19 degrees so we headed out for a walk around 7 am, just around sunrise. We headed a few blocks south and then detoured out along the Santa Monica Pier … More Sunny Santa Monica.
Tue 24th Oct It was a beautiful sunny and warm morning for our one full day in Vegas. We headed out for a morning walk but that’s easier said than done. Navigating from the hotel down to ‘The Strip’ is a lengthy and complex process due to the battle-axe nature of our hotel location. Even … More Las Vegas: two days
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