Riding the train to Edmonton
The transcanada train is a lot of fun, even if you get off before the best bit past the rockies. Stopping halfway in the elegant Winnipeg station for a few hours, the kids pose with Gayle, who looked after them in the observation car, and then Issie met a mountie. We visited the railroad museum, […]
Toronto
Some photos from Toronto. Fit the descriptions to the pictures if you can….. We took the Amtrak train to Toronto’s Union Street station, which was where we left from again a few days later. In the meantime, we had a great time with Gesa’s longest-standing friend, who she knows from kindergarten, now has a six […]
Canada, eh?
Here, on land, in Canada, we are starting to set up a few of the essentials of a ‘real life’ ashore. This can occasionally throw up interesting situations, I’ll try to report on some of them. The other day, it was time to get back to having a mobile (or ‘cell’) phone. Off I go […]
Some photos from the train ride
– Taking a break at a stop in rural Ontario – Sunset from the observation car dome – The train winds through Canada – And Canada recedes behind us – Max in his bunk (my bunk was below, Gesa and Issie opposite) – The dining car, where we spent about half our time! Yum Yum.
Vancouver Island!
We’re here, at last, after many miles and many days, we landed on Vancouver Island this morning. We’ve had a great time with friends in Edmonton and Calgary over the past week, and now we are getting ready to explore our new home. For this week, we are renting a lovely apartment overlooking the ocean […]
Clickety Clack
We’re here. Gesa is ‘home’, I am in my new adopted country, and the kids are drinking it all in. We crossed the border by train at Niagra Falls and there, as we waited for the customs inspection, a beaver popped out of the undergrowth and looks at us all. Then the famous falls […]
Fun in the city
As ever, it was a delight to stay in New York. This is due, in no small part, to the fact that our friends and relatives, Mike and Pam, live there and were, once again, wonderful hosts. We always feel right at home in their fantastic, much lived in and loved apartment in Soho. From […]
Back in the Big Apple
So here we are, a little tired but pleased to finally be back in New York and staying with our relatives in Soho. The train ride was an experience, Max and I really enjoyed it because we both got some sleep overnight. Gesa and Issie, however, suffered from Issie having a dreadful cold and tossing […]
Doing stuff in Fort Lauderdale
We did find some things to do whilst stuck in Fort Lauderdale, Gesa describes it best… On our first day we had to make a visit to the port to do customs. Considering it was sweltering hot and we just spent three hours hanging out at Customs and Immigration and waiting for taxis, the kids […]
So when did you last put your house on a ship?
Because today, we drove our home onto a half sunken ship and left her there! The ship, Super Servant 3, is designed to be partly submerged so that yachts can be floated aboard, then divers place supports under the boats and the ship is raised up again, leaving the cargo high and dry. All went […]