Scotland 2025 Ioana, 27 June 202521 July 2025 This was our first trip to Scotland. We flew to Glasgow where we spent a few days, before heading north to Inverness to drive the North Coast 500 anticlockwise. Glasgow Glasgow is an interesting city that saw better times, when it was at the forefront of tobacco, cotton and other… Continue Reading
WRC Cyprus Rally 2002 Ioana, 6 March 202517 June 2025 We were lucky enough to be in Cyprus in April 2002 and watch the local round of the WRC. Marcus Gronholm won, Richard Burns came second and Tommi Makinen third. It was the last year before the first Seb started competing. The Fords competed under Ford Motor Co. Lts. /… Continue Reading
Total Sun eclipse 1999 Ioana, 7 October 202417 June 2025 On the 11th of August 1999 there was a total solar eclipse that reached maximum in the southern part of Romania, so we went to the Parang Mountains to watch it. It was a bit cloudy on the day, and unfortunately the maximum cloud cover coincided with the totality. It… Continue Reading
Matilda Bay & Perth Ioana, 30 September 202430 September 2024 On a nice Sunday morning in spring we we went for a short boat trip with a friend from RPYC to Elizabeth Quay and back. Continue Reading
Silver Gull nest Ioana, 29 September 202417 June 2025 Seagulls often nest in places that are high and in the open, giving them good visibility. One silver gull family chose a slightly hollow pier at our yacht club as their nesting place. They do not like it when either humans or boats got near their den, and start their… Continue Reading