Scenic Flight from Hokitika Ancient Mummykins and I are settling in nicely in Hokitika, and I am seriously impressed at how well the old bird has recovered from the trip. Her Ladyship, on the other hand, is still so jet lagged, she looks as if she’s on another planet. What a wimp! We had barely landed when we got the opportunity to go on yet another flight. I was afraid Herself might baulk at the idea, but thankfully, she didn’t…
Durrës City and Beach, Albania After having been stuck inland for so long, I was delighted when the Oldies announced we were going to the coast again, this time to Durrës. I knew it was a large coastal city, so I expected a port. Sure enough, I wasn’t disappointed. Her Ladyship and I had a whale of a time there, oogling all the ships, containers and cranes. There was a lot you wouldn’t expect too. Gaudily coloured communist architecture for…
Dalkey and Killiney Coast, County Dublin In between our jaunts down the country, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying pottering around the Dun Laoghaire area. The Oldies love to stroll out to the pretty village of Dalkey, with its seven castles, ancient churches, dinky little cottages, quaint shops and, of course, cosy pubs. For me though, the highlight of Dalkey is its harbours. Poor old Bulloch Harbour took a battering in recent storms, but it is still one of my favourite places…
Poolbeg and Sandymount Strand Dublin I can’t believe my luck! Just when Austria was being blanketed in deep snow, we flew to Dublin, arriving to mild January weather. Naturally enough, we headed straight for the sea. This time the Oldies brought me to Sandymount Strand, an old stomping ground of theirs, but one they hadn’t visited in years. The soft, lapping ripples in this sheltered bay are certainly a sharp contrast to the crashing waves of the Atlantic shores of…
Plomin and Rabac, Istria, Croatia It was hilarious watching Her Ladyship trying to figure out which shower block was the ladies’ in the campsite in Bojnice in Slovakia. The signage there was hilarious too… I wouldn’t be surprised if our current Croatian campsite has showers for bicycles. It has miniature bathrooms for kids. It even has dog showers, for goodness sake. I wonder if it has seagull showers? What am I saying? Who cares anyway? The main thing is, we…