Outings to Omiš and Makarska The trials and tribulations of our journey are soon forgotten as we settle into our base in Stobreč, just south of Split. After our mountain crossing, I am so happy to be back by the sea again! The sunsets are simply marvellous here and I am only too delighted when the Oldies set off to explore the coastline further south. Traffic comes to a standstill in Omiš, so we stand still there. Sure, it’s as…
Touring São Jorge, Azores I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Travelling with a pair of Oldies is not easy. It started at Terceira airport. Now, I know it was early in the morning, but still. ‘Where are you going?’ asked the friendly girl at the check-in. ‘Eh, Err, Em’, was all the drowsy pair could manage. ‘Don’t worry, give me your passports and I’ll tell you’, she said with a grin. ‘Oh, you’re booked on the next…
The Oldies are hot and sweaty after having spent the entire morning packing up the caravan for the homeward journey and laboriously manoeuvring it onto the tow bar of the car. It is almost noon, the current temperature is 27˚C and the scorching Croatian sun is beating down on the windscreen. The Dynamic Duo start taking it in turns to fiddle with the thermostat in the car… Now, I don’t think that it can be said that I’ve ever had…