We woke early to another stunning  day in this small Himalayan village. The excitement of today’s celebration was becoming infectious, and it took us away from the sadness of the devastation surrounding us, and the continuous fear of the small tremors we have been feeling since arriving. We are not even 100% sure if we are feeling movement under our [….]

We departed Kathmandu at 730 in our jeep loaded with donations of blankets and school equipment. I was surprised to see how much traffic was on the highway considering the fuel situation. We made good time to Dhading 2-1/2 hours were we transferred all the bags and camping equipment to a local truck, which us a lighter load allowing the [….]

On Tuesday the 3rd November  8 very priveledged people will travel with Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel to witness the Balck Crane Festival in Bhutan. The Black necked crane is one of the endangered species of crane. About 500 – 600 cranes migrate to Bhutan in winter from the Tibetan plateau. After realizing the crane’s plight the Royal Society for The Protection [….]

This morning we were greeted once again with perfect walking weather, cloudless sky and a mild breeze. Max temp. 21 deg. We first hiked through beach heath for 3 Klm before descending to Cosy Corner where there were wonderful limestone formations, which with a bigger ocean  swell acts as blow holes, amazingly we could still hear the ocean gurgling under [….]

We started today with a short drive and a detour to a lookout to admire the Karri forest, where both Simon and Mike gave us a history lesson on the Forrest industry by way of a comical and cleaver rap, which almost had us rolling on the ground in fits of laughter. We started the hike  where we finished yesterday [….]

Although this is the longest  day  being 25klm  it is not necessarily the most difficult. We started with a short drive from our accommodation to the drop off point. Weather today is predicted rain from midday  hence carrying a heavier pack including our packed lunch. We walked along the ridges above our accommodation and had to negotiate rights of way [….]

Today was a short drive from our accomodation to the start our 21klms from Gracetown to Margaret River. The swell had come up and being Saturday the surfers were jockeying for the best position.  The track started on an easy track which took us to a viewpoint, and memorial to the school children who died in a rockfall close to [….]

The highlight of our day was the prolific variation of Western Australia’s WildFlowers, which included leopard and spider orchid, a red stemmed kangaroo paw and green leaves. We also spotted more whales breaching, a monitor lizard, western red kangaroos. Morning tea which was carried by Simon and enjoyed at a lovely shady canopy of melaleuca trees. Simon gave history talk [….]

Our 2nd day on the Cape to Cape.  Today we all felt refreshed after a great night sleep, and a healthy breakfast cooked by our lovely guide Emily who multitasks as not only a guide but a cook.  After a 45minute scenic drive passing many vineyards, but of course we did not stop to sample the wine before arriving at [….]

,Our first day on the Cape to Cape 14klms  on a combination of Boardwalk, sand trails winding along the eroded cliff according stunning views of the ocean. Spotted several  whales, the wildflowers were prolific including orchids. All feeling weary from the sand walking on the beaches, nothing that a glass of Margaret River vino won’t fix and sumptuous dinner cooked [….]

Today the 13 very excited women completed a section of the Camino De Santiago from Leon to Santiago De Compostela. – Amenal – Santiago de Compostela Walk aprox 4.5 hours, 21 km The final day has come. Our girls will begin their last day of journey along the Route to Santiago. Along it, pilgrims have travelled by part of the [….]