Well the Anticipation has been finally realised after an initial stressful 24 hours! SAS decided to leave the checked bags of half of their passengers in Dublin, including mine, so my initial impression of Norway was not very positive!!! This stress has now faded however, as the majesty and remoteness of this truly wonderful environment …
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Anticipation!
Well the Anticipation has been finally realised after an initial stressful 24 hours! SAS decided to leave the checked bags of half of their passengers in Dublin including mine, so my initial impression of Norway was not very positive! This stress has now faded however as the majesty and remoteness of this truly wonderful environment …
Ma Salama
Our last morning , we woke to clear blue skies, although a chill in the air. Of course there was still some last minute shopping to be done, comments to be added to the Riads’s guestbook and the usual fuss of departure. One last stroll through the Souk, with which we have now become familiar …
Designer Dalliance
The chirping of the little birds in our Courtyard awakened us on Tuesday morning which was bright, but fresh. Today we were heading to the New City area of Gueliz. A taxi ride through hair raising traffic, dropped us at the gates of the Majorelle Gardens. What a delight greeted us having passed through security! …
Mischief in Marrakesh
The lure of mysterious North Africa called me in the cold dark evenings in Northern Europe as we struggled to come out of the off/on lockdown of the past two years. The call of the Medina, the smell of the spices, the haggle of the Souk and the promise of warm bright days enticed me …
Dodging Dorian
Weather reports of Hurricane Dorian has dominated the news cycle here in Canada, for the past week to ten days. As I watched the Weather Channel and CBS/NBC I felt for the people of the Bahamas and the devastation they were suffering, I listened, half heartedly, to the reports of the path of the hurricane …
Nuptials in Newfoundland
The next part of the adventure involved flights halfway across Canada on Westjet, a Canadian budget carrier, who were most efficient and all connections worked. Because of the distance I was travelling, it took most of the day, but I caught up on my reading and it’s always interesting to observe fellow travellers! However, my …
Cowgirl in Calgary!
Well here I am in Calgary, all set to meet the Cattlemen in their Club as arranged. I donned my crystal encrusted jeans and denim shirt, but did stop short of a Stetson and boots! Off I went to the Ranchmen’s Club of Calgary to find it closed for Labour Day! Shock, horror and disappointment, …
On Top of the World
Next morning we left in the rain, first time really that the weather has come against us. Our new driver Karl, made the best of it for us and was a mine of information on the ecosystem in the area and how events affects. Lack of snow and low temperatures, as the region experienced this …
At Last…
So, I have arrived in the Rockies at last and all set to get Rockin! The journey here has been so full of experiences, happenings, memories, and new friends, that I have to take a deep breathe and regroup for the Main Event! Going outside my cabin at Jasper Park Lodge, to seven degrees, soon …
