A Change is as Good as a Rest
This week we swapped sea views for mist covered mountains and rocks and waves for eucalyptus trees and rivers. We drove west along the coastline before turning inland toward the Serra de Meira mountains, source of the Minho River which will be featuring significantly in our life over the coming week. Before making the turn […]
Getting out of My Comfort Zone
Friday was to be the last full sun day of our stay so we decided on an ambitious plan for the day ahead. I had seen photos taken from a place called the Col de la Forclaz on the south east side of Lake Annecy, so in glorious sunshine we set out early on Tadhg […]
Time is Everything
We’ve been here in Lake Annecy for a week now and we will stay until Monday. Originally we had intended to stay just five days but there is something about on extended stay in a place which allows for a more in depth experience and not a quick tour of the highlights and then on […]
Gentle Rain Showers
I’m sitting here, relaxing under our awning and the rain that had threatened for the past couple of afternoons has finally arrived. I love the smell of rain after a number of dry sunny days, there is no smell quite like it, more especially as we have all our chores done and the laundry is […]
This Place has to Seen to be Believed
Switzerland has been our place of residence this past week. We arrived in Lauterbrunnen shrouded in mist and rain but early indications were that we were in for quite a special week, not least because we were getting to spend the time with our friends whom we hadn’t seen for some time. Lauterbrunnen is situated […]
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