Melbourne Airport
12 april 2019, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Plane left Auckland an hour later than scheduled yesterday, finally met Jeanette at our hotel, very ready for that wine!!!
Now back at airport waiting to board our plane to Tassie!!!
Can’t wait. 🤪🤪
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4 september 2018, Nieuw-Zeeland
Tung Chung
2 september 2018, Hong Kong ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Tung Chung has certainly had a makeover since I was here last, real great place to walk around and take in the sights.
Stanley Market
1 september 2018, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Rain again this morning, sometimes very heavy but I set off for Stanley Market, couldn’t see much from the bus window as the rain and humidity made it steamy, oh well I was able to catch glimpses ofMeer informatie
London to Hong Kong
1 september 2018, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Uneventful trip to Hong Kong although plane was late taking off. Nice to see a familiar face waiting at HK airport? Thanks John (and I didn’t catch your cold).
Settled in at Tung Chung then wentMeer informatie
Archives
30 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Weather not the best again yesterday so it was great to be able to spend it in Archives. No hassle this time, amazing!! Found a little more and with the aid of the helpful young man I met the dayMeer informatie
Archives
29 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
To research Archives one must register and join, fine, agree with that but what a process, two forms of ID, no problem, except that one must be an invoice with an address , who carries that when onMeer informatie
London
28 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Not much to report the last couple of days. Sunday was VERY wet and WINDY so I stayed in most of the day, boring to say the least. Unfortunately I couldn’t meet with Carol yesterday due to a familyMeer informatie
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26 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Around and about
25 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Went tripping around on Thursday, to Cyfarthfa Castle, amazing to learn of the history of the family who built it, very rich from iron ore mining and then coal mining. Lots of amazing collections fromMeer informatie
Archives & Kew Gardens
25 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Huge day today. Website said Archives open, walked there, closed, and that was after I thought I was better than Mrs Google, she then punished me by taking me the long way round. So walked to KewMeer informatie
Caerphilly Castle
25 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
A lovely place to wander around.
Back to London
25 augustus 2018, Engeland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Left Merthyr Tydfil to head back to Cardiff using back roads for half of the way then on to the motorway. I really needed my navigator, Mrs google talked to me but it was not the same, we couldn’tMeer informatie
Family History
22 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Mark and I set off to find houses that my Mum lived in whilst she was here and where her first husband was born. We went to Yredegar, Pontypridd, Maesteg, Ystrad Mynach, Bedwellty among others, thenMeer informatie
Merthyr Tydfil day tripping
22 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Too tired to do this last night sorry. Mark ad things to do yesterday and Nancy was working so I tripped around on my own. Got lost a couple of times but who cares. Most of the street names/places areMeer informatie
Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil
20 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Stayed in Cardiff last night at a pretty ordinary hotel after what Sharon and I were used to!! I picked up my rental car then met Mark ( a relation by marriage) and followed him to his place. LovelyMeer informatie
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20 augustus 2018, Noord-Ierland ⋅ 🌫 13 °C
Portadown/Dublin/Cardiff
19 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Left our wonderful accommodation this morning and headed to Dublin where we parted ways, Sharon for home and me for Cardiff. Oh dear, my special navigator gone, hopefully Mr Google will take over andMeer informatie
Crannagael House
19 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Our accommodation last night and our wonderful pickings from the garden.
Belfast
19 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Few photos.
Portrush to Portadown
19 augustus 2018, Wales ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Was another early start yesterday morning to beat the rush of tourists. Went to the ‘Giants Causeway’. The geology of the rocky landscape is amazing, had to walk down about 1 1/2 kms, ok walkingMeer informatie
Letterkenny to Portrush
17 augustus 2018, Noord-Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Up early and on the road to reach the ferry for the 9am sailing to Rathlin Island, just made it, the rain and wind came with us. Unfortunately the Puffins left a week ago - bugger!!! Saw lots of otherMeer informatie
Bailieborough to Letterkenny
16 augustus 2018, Ierland ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Our man to meet this morning was called out by a sick friend but talked to him on the phone, he did a little ‘ferreting’ around last night and is going to continue so we have exchanged details. WeMeer informatie
Baillieborough/Cavan
15 augustus 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Out this morning to the registry office, ‘thwarted’ couldn’t find any records for our couple so couldn’t get cert. even though it is on Catholic Church records. Irish!!! Next stop, researcherMeer informatie
Whoops
15 augustus 2018, Ierland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Meant Tuesday not Wednesday. Wednesday today, must be in Ireland!!!

























































































