Sept 15th....Our sunny day did not eventuate but we travelled further up and across Northern Ireland on the Causeway Coastal route. On the way we stopped at the the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. I hate swing bridges but I went over and back. Atlantic salmon were first fished at Carrick-a-Rede and Larrybane in 1620 but it … Continue reading Sept 15 – 16 →

Brilliant day today. We toured 2 of the 3 large passage tombs in the Boyne valley. These have lots of megalithic art outside and in. They are 90ish m in diameter and 12-13m high. There are also lots of small ones as well. We did the outside of the Knowth mound including climbing on top, … Continue reading September 10 – 14 →

Arrived at Howard and Maria's. Today was just a quiet day looking around the village and having a walk and icecream on the beach. People say NZ is expensive but a one scoop icecream in a cone was £3.50 or $6.30nzd! East Wittering Beach Sept 3rd.... today we headed into Portsmouth to have a nosey … Continue reading Sept 2nd – 9th →

Today we are traveling to Lorrach to visit another au pair for a few days. We had a lovely time with Carina and her partner Div. Carina works with a dog rescue group in Romania so has 2 dogs herself, one was a rescue. They also have a 3 legged cat who likes to sleep … Continue reading Aug 26- Sept 2 →

Today in Hamburg we did the Hop on Hop off bus and a harbour cruise. It was a bit dubious looking when we started out so took our raincoats and a brolly…but the sun came out and it ended up being 27C! We did not realise how busy Hamburg is …canals and waterways everywhere but … Continue reading August 18 – 25 →

We finally left Grimsbu and headed toward Oslo. Because of the road situation we arranged a Bunk a Biker stay. It should have taken 2 1/4 hrs back to Elverum but took 5. A campground 10mins from ours was inundated by the river, the cabins circled by water. We had 2 detours, one was quite … Continue reading August 9th – 17th →

We stayed overnight on the edge of Stockholm then visited the Royal Palace. Drottningholm Palace was built in the 17th century for the Dowager Queen Hedvig Eleonora who was widowed at 24. She bought it in 1661 with a wooden structure from 1580, which burnt down shortly after purchase. Since 1981 it has been the … Continue reading August 1-7 →

July 25th.....We booked our apartment for 2 nights.....it's good to not move every day. All the boring stuff like washing clothes can be done properly. Just out of Rovaniemi is Santa Claus Village. Graeme had no interest in going there so we headed out separately. I am a huge fan of Christmas so my day … Continue reading July 25th – Aug 1st →

17th July....Today was a cool day. The weather was not brilliant this morning but cleared enough for us to head 30mins up the road. Our first Norwegian host Ingunn recommended this place. She is a trained archaeologist and had worked at this site."Vikings is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day … Continue reading July 17-24 →

Headed out on another beautiful day. Another ferry .... These are electric and just quietly glide through the water and another beautiful lunch spot. Many times we have been told to do the Atlantic Ocean road, seen many pictures of it especially the first bridge. It is an 8.5km stretch of road that island hops. … Continue reading Norway July 9-16 →