Namibia part 2: Gocheganas Ioana, 30 October 202328 November 2023 Gocheganas was our first stop after leaving Windhoek. We started seeing wildlife pretty much as soon as we turned onto the gravel road: two meerkats the crossed the road, some baboons (which apparently can be quite aggressive), a kudu, some springboks and waterbucks. Gocheganas lodge is on top of a… Continue Reading
Uluru Ioana, 28 October 202328 November 2023 We went to Uluru in the autumn of 2019, a last minute decision to replace a European holiday and before it was closed for climbing. We flew to Ayers Rock via Alice Springs and were amazed by the sheer size and also solitude of the big rock surrounded by the… Continue Reading
Perth to Lake Ballard and back Ioana, 26 October 202328 November 2023 Lake Ballard had been on our bucket list for a while so we decided to use a few days off on either side of a weekend to go and see it. We followed the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme for most of the way – a huge engineering achievement that was… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Ioana, 17 October 202328 November 2023 Mission Inn looks different in daylight / morning sunlight (and not as good as at night). From Riverside we drove 76 miles to Santa Monica pier where the route finishes (or maybe doesn’t… there is some debate about that with Mel’s dinner claiming this end as well). The drive was… Continue Reading
Day 17 Route 66: Las Vegas to LA Ioana, 16 October 202328 November 2023 We first stopped to get some fuel from a small place called Jean – where they had 96 bowsers and most of them were being used when we pulled in! We then drove about 30 miles to Goodsprings to have breakfast at the Pioneer Hotel – apparently the oldest tavern… Continue Reading