Travel
Graduation day
It wasn't entirely clear whether Eliza would have her degree scripts marked in time for her planned graduation ceremony or, indeed whether there would be any ceremony at all, but a couple of weeks before the date pencilled into our diaries, Eliza learned that she had,...
Monday – the Blue Lagoon
As I mentioned, a big part of the desire to visit Iceland was to sample its geothermal waters so a visit to the Blue Lagoon, promoted by some enthusiastic marketing people as one of the 20 Wonders of the World, was an absolute highlight of our trip. An afternoon...
Sunday – geothermal
It was an early start for the a Sunday morning on the Golden Circle tour from Reykjavik. On the way to the Geysir area of geothermal activity, we passed Reykjanes, where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge comes ashore, the only point at which this extensive sub-Oceanic mountain...
Saturday – off to the frozen North
Why go to Iceland for your 30th wedding anniversary, you might ask? Well, it's a place that has interested me for years ever since I saw TV pictures of geysers and bubbling mud that emanated from the earth. Besides, we've just been to Crete and, having lived in steamy...
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen…
Nearly all packed, then, and anticipating my pickup for the Business Aviation Centre, (which at the time of starting this post has just been delayed for 30 hours until early Thursday morning.) Yes, I am one of those Private Jet Hire people. It's not an option I would...
Days 56 – 64 Vancouver
[wpgmza id="2"]Forgive this belated post, the last of my Canadian Gitiad travelogue. Due to a rescheduling of my original Canadian booking, I spent over a week in this charming city, but was overwhelmed by music practice on my return and ever since.Well, I'm afraid I...
Quarantine diary – Day 14
The final Q day has arrived.Isn't it funny how things drag at the time but, when you look back you can scarcely imagine where the time went? So it was with being a parent of small children; so it has been with this year; so it is with this quarantine. Breakfast, yoga,...
Quarantine diary – Day 13
Nearly there.More of the same today, really. I receive a negative result for my last PCR test in captivity - I have to take three more over the next couple of weeks when I'm out of quarantine - and that means that I've managed to spend 6 weeks in the UK and 3 in...