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Landed in NZ

Landed in NZ

We headed off with Daniel on our 29 hour journey to Wellington, New Zealand via Auckland. We have an AirBnB over Christmas big enough for the four of us and Cameron’s girlfriend Eithne. We are meeting the two of them when Cameron finishes work. It has great...
South East Asia

South East Asia

We’re careering off on Tuesday 19 December to South East Asia for almost 3 months. We’re going via New Zealand for Christmas to visit Cameron and Eithne (that’s pronounced “Enya” – some thing to do with Gaelic – don’t...
Iceland

Iceland

After being home for less than a fortnight, we had itchy feet and we needed to travel. So we headed to Iceland for 4 days. It was snowing as we drove in from the airport to our hotel. We went for dinner nearby and a beer was £8, £9 for a small glass of wine. We headed...
Plettenberg Bay and on to Port Elizabeth

Plettenberg Bay and on to Port Elizabeth

We spent 3 nights at the very quirky but lovely hotel “Grand Café and Rooms”. Nobody can accuse it of being a bland chain hotel! Plettenberg Bay (or “Plett” to the locals) has some very nice beaches and restaurants. We met up with Bodil &...
Heading for the Garden Route

Heading for the Garden Route

From Franschhoek we headed towards the Garden Route. The next night we stayed on a ranch “De Opstal”. This area is famous for its Ostrich farms. It was obligatory for us to have Ostrich steak for dinner which was meaty and excellent and didn’t taste...