Wild4eva

I really liked Nice. To be near the sea and swim in the Mediterranean was a very special time. However, Venice was my real bucket list place to go, and I was super excited. One of my ancestors many generations ago made the move from Venice to New Zealand, so I was pretty keen to…

We arrived in Nimes after two train rides from Barcelona. Although our bags went through security, there wasn’t really any fanfare about crossing from Spain into France. Our hotel was a 2 minute walk from the train station which made for very simple travel! Once settled, we went exploring. The first noticeable change here was…

I haven’t written for about a week. It’s been intentional. I’ve had a week looking after two young grandsons aged 2 and 4, and I don’t want to post pics of them online. Needless to say, it was a very full-on and busy week. But that was then, and so much has happened since. We…

It’s proving difficult to write as often as I thought I would!  Thr days are so full of new things to see and children to spend time with. The heat is also a factor and I have  been resting in the sfternoons to try and keep my energy levels up. I’ve decided to look for…

MONTFALCÓ I’ve never visited a real castle before. A place where the history is so old it is difficult to comprehend. This castle is on a high place and made with stone work. It’s mostly in pretty good condition, but there is evidence of decay. I imagine it is expensive to renovate and upkeep this…

It’s the end of summer in Spain and the land is dry and brown. There hasn’t been any significant rain for a couple of months – and it shows. This morning after breakfast we went for a walk around the village of Montmaneu and also to look at Sam’s gardens and newly planted vineyard and…

Today was the day. All the planning, all the excitement and a large part of the cost was to be represented firstly by 29 hours and 55 minutes followed closely by 7 hours and 20 minutes on United Arab Emirates flights. I’d downloaded movies, charged my phone and headphones, and was as prepared as I…

It’s actually the morning of day 3, but already time is moving away on me! I left home early yesterday morning – 6:05 am. to be in Westport for the bus. Laurie took me in. I said a quick goodbye to the dogs, and that was it. It was still dark, so not much to…

I’ve been counting down for a while now. I’ve been planning, prepping and trying to maintain a normal routine. I’ve got up each morning and gone to work, I’ve looked after my animals, been to church on Sundays and carried on with all the about the house stuff. But from today it all changes ……

Each month I write a short story for our local paper. I’ve been thinking for a while I should repost them on my blog page. It wasn’t until a friend I saw last week commented that I hadn’t posted on my blog for a very long time that I realised she was right! Time and…