Last summer
A recall: ..... was not much of a summer; one week in June, one week in July (haying) and one week in September (haying again) The last day of the Julysummerweek, we managed to go for a swim (the one and only time) in beatyful lake Vilsalpsee. Very refreshing, indeed .... brrrrr!
Niki spent his entire summer in Glasgow, writing his masterstuff. Julia worked in the highrope garden and helped haying and stuff like that. I did not keep up my blogg writing, because the time I spent in front of the laptop I spent with skyping with Niki and read his check his dissertation on spelling and grammar. And more hours checking ferries to England, dogfriendly hotels in Lake District and Brussels AND organising our holiday in the Seychelles. I hope everybody understand that I had absolutely NO time for tuut.blogg :-)
The ferry was needed to get Niki, including stuff, back home from Scotland. By car. Including Julia and dog. Of course. If possible, we make a family event out of most things. As usual. This was end of August.
Who thought our car would ever park in the streets of Glasgow????? ( And WHO drinks Heineken in Scotland, where you can get the most wonderful drafts?????!!!!!)
Niki leaving the yard of Patrick Thomas Court for the last time, where he lived since september 2013.
On the way back to the ferry in Hull (to Rotterdam) we made a little detour via Lake District, where we spent one night. In a dogfriendly hotel - but sooo very nice and british. Lake District is the british miniature version of Scotland.
On the ferry Pontiac had to stay in a kennel.
Doesn't look particularly dogfriendly - but it had the advantage, that you, as dogowner, were allowed to leave the ferry with your car before everybody else. Guess because all dogs had to get off that boat fast, to pea (piss)..... - after 14 hours!
In Brussel, again, we stayed in a dogfriendly little hotel, at the old fishmarket, right in the middle of the old towncentre. Brussels was quite nice. At least parts of it. And the belgian beer is good too.
By the time we all got back home, it was already september and almost time for our southseaislandtrip. And by the time we got back home from there, it was the middle of october. Now it's end of October and our valley is full of SNOW. Everything is white out there!
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Referring to previous insert
Why does the right end of the picture get cut off????
I wanted to smile at you from that tree too!!!!!
OK - then I smile at you from another beach, from under another tree :-)
Last morning on La Digue. That was the nicest island in my opinion. Small and cosy. Beaches and nature were great everywhere, though.
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Back home
It was a wonderful holiday full of sunshine, lazy days, sea, good food etc.
Arrived at home friday. But as we have the privileg to live on another beautyful spot of this planet, it'a not that bad :-) Though we missed the warm sunshine a little today........... But on the other hand, we all love the different seasons in this part of the world.
T.
The Indian Ocean
It's quite warm, but still refreshing. Sometimes so refreshin that you make a little jump when the first wave reach the stomach. And after snorkelling it's great to warm up and dry in the sun.
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Beaches
In creole, which is spoken here (originally), beach = anse. A few impressions:
Coconuts
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Pictures for previous insert!
Why the heck, again, didn't my inserted pictures get "delivered" with the insert?????
OK - here they come. I hope......
T.
October 3rd 2014
Since the1st we are on Mahé; the biggest, third and last island on our journey.
We stay in a selfcatering appartement this last week with an awesome typical Indian Ocean view. Almost kitschig.
This was todays activities:
