It was a cold, dark night in Wandsworth. The dream team (and Dan) were gathered at Chez Appleley / Killington’s for dinner to prepare for their mystery weekend. We had arranged the date months ago and Dan had volunteered to plan this trip (to give Helen a break). It wasn’t intended to be a surprise,… Continue reading A mysterious weekend
The drive from Yosemite was beautiful until I got into the city and my heart rate shot up by 20-30 beats per minute (yes I checked my watch to see it actually did!). But I took deep breaths, chanted ‘fuck fuck fuck’ a lot and manoeuvred my way to the car rental with no wrong… Continue reading I left my heart in San Francisco 💓
But first, a quick detour to a small town called Bodie. A town that no-one has lived in for decades. A ghost town, if you will. Gold was discovered here in 1859 and before long, it boomed and became a mining town – renowned for lawlessness, fights and murders. Later that century, production plummeted and… Continue reading I’m going on a bear hunt 🐻
Sunday funday runday! My day started with a run round Convict Lake. Roughly 4km circumference, I set off in high spirits (as the temperature was much more to my liking), passing fishermen, dog walkers and a couple of other runners. The lake was super beautiful with mountains all around. The trail was varied and gently… Continue reading A Mammoth Adventure
After a much needed sleep, I showered (in natural spring water), packed and headed to the breakfast buffet of kings. When in Rome and all…Off by 8.30, I had Darwin Falls all to myself. The short hike started straight forward and ended with me clambering over rocks (one even had a ladder and a rope… Continue reading Sweet Home Alabama
After a fantastic four nights in Vegas to celebrate the wedding of two of the most fun human beings around (must be true as they got married by Elvis in Vegas!), I set off on my California roadtrip. Feeling a little bit nervous and somewhat wishing I’d rented a car from the airport rather than… Continue reading The highs and lows of Death Valley
Day thirteen continued: RR6 – Yala National Park What a safari… In a six-seater jeep, our driver and guide sped us through the national park in search of Sri Lanka’s finest. The suspense, the excitement and the thrill were high but I think pictures will say more than words… Beautiful birdlife: a crested serpent eagle,… Continue reading The animals came in two by two
