Author: awaywiththebirds
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Great Ocean Road 2024
Day 1: Melbourne to Apollo Bay The day started with one of our group being sick as a dog and unable to come. Margie was an important member as she was in charge of the first aid kit! (Jim was in charge of the emergency beacon and I was in charge of the trail mix)…
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Nobby’s excellent 48 hours
Can you imagine how excited I was when Mummy told me I was going to Suss’s place a little earlier than planned ? It meant I got to spend an additional night indoors (and not outside on the uncomfortable porch at home). There had been a lot of rain and, as a result, lots of…
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Winter Alaska
Anchorage …last days Firstly, the snow shoe pictures finally came (only after some gentle prodding from me…well, not exactly gentle. I was sitting next to Lynne( whose camera had the wanted pics) on the bus, and I said…”Lynne, could I possibly have your phone so I can email some pictures to me”) . And here…
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Winter Alaska
Anchorage and surrounds Captain Cook was among the first of the explorers to map the Alaskan coastline. He was searching for the fabled North West passage, a shorter way to get from Europe to the Pacific. He anchored his ship at a place called Anchor Point which is now Anchorage. Cook spent 10 days exploring…
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Winter Alaska
Spring Mountain Lodge to Anchorage No luck searching for the Northern Lights last night. And to Sally’s question, there hasn’t been a lot of walking (which I intend to feedback to the company. Mind you, walking on snow is not easy, so in some ways I am pleased that long walks were not part of…
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Winter Alaska
Borealis Basecamp to Sheep Mountain Lodge Mission accomplished. The cloudless sky delivered us the Northern Lights (and we didn’t have to get up at 2 am….the lights came early, from around 10.30 pm. They were amazing. Not that strong..in fact when you look at them with a naked eye, you just see white streaks across…
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Winter Alaska
Borealis Basecamp No Northern Lights last night. Pooh! However, I must have been so keen to wake up at 2 am, I heard a knock on my door and someone called my name. I thought this was the “Aurora Alert” signal so I got up, put on a gazillion layers, and went outside to find…
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Winter Alaska
Fairbanks to Borealis camp Warren, you’re right, it is freezing. Today it’s 13 degrees F which is -11 C. And Rada, yes you can play table tennis on ice. Here’s me in action The hotel where I am staying is packed with people here for the Northern Lights. I’m told it is one of the…
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Winter Alaska
San Francisco to Fairbanks Saw 3 great comedians at Punchline. The headline act was Ian Karmel, who talked a lot about being Jewish, being old at 39, and the mask he wears for sleep apnea (which, he says, kills his sex life because it looks like a gas mask, so he and his wife have…
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Winter Alaska
The journey begins Unlike many domestic flights, the Qantas flight to San Francisco left on time and arrived early (strong headwinds?). Alas, the customs queue was worse than at LA. In fact, it took SO long that all the luggage from the flight had been offloaded from the carousel! Something I have never seen before…