On the go…
Out Hiking Thursday 24 April After breakfast, we went on a preparatory expedition up the road to the Misky Factory Cafe, where we had a most satisfactory coffee and pastry yesterday. The purpose was to arm ourselves with a backup
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The City of Cusco Thursday 23 April After breakfast in the cold breakfast room, we decided to acclimatise to the altitude by devising our own walking tour of Cusco, Peter marching ahead, with Google Maps in hand, with Lynne and
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Arrived Wednesday 22nd AprilWe landed ahead of schedule in Lima and had allowed a good amount of transfer time before our flight to Cusco. This was to accommodate possible delays, navigating immigration, acquiring a SIM card and local currency. Everything
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Preamble It could well have been a safari in the Okavango Delta, or a visit to the polar bears in Svalbard. But, it became the ‘Ultimate Machu Picchu and Amazon adventure’, Lynne’s dream for years, with Peter markedly cooler on
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Prequel COVID saw the cancellation of a planned voyage on a Tall 4-masted ship from Venice to Dubrovnik, which we sorely regretted. The pursuit of other Covid-impacted trips through the Northwest Passage, the Annapurna Base Camp trek, not to mention
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15th September Peter and Lynne parted ways first thing in the morning, as Peter set off on an early train to Berlin’s new airport. He was returning to London to supervise the continuation of the building works on our spare
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13th – 14th September On our way to Berlin After a super smooth passage, Stena Germanica nosed its way into the Kiel Canal to berth at the Schwedenkai. We disembarked after failing to find a croissant anywhere for breakfast. The
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11th – 12th September From Östgötaland to Västgötaland – another Swedish train experience We left Ulvåsa in good time, so Anders drove us the scenic route by the canal to Motala station. The Göta canal is 190km long, and is
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8th – 10th September The day after the race Numb leg muscles, and in Lynne’s case, ribs, needing love and attention. A day of rest and recovery. Except for Chris, who had booked an early flight with Norwegian, after British
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7th September The Big Day The culmination of three months of training, and the planning of our South to North journey across Europe. It was bound to have its thrills and spills – indeed, it had plenty of both. The
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