Thursday, October 16, 2008
Less than two months to go...
It's quite amazing to see Ayla grow - she has only just started her 4th month and already we are amazed in the changes she has gone through.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
First Flight
Titch, Ayla and I are heading to Iceland on the 18th September - should be a nice test run for the longer trip in December...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Getting Ready...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Contract - NZTE
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Cinque Terra
The Cinque Terre are five coastal villages in the
We stayed in the town of
The weather was good that evening but the waves assaulting the town’s walls were mighty. I have never seen such huge waves dwarfing sea walls and flying over to crash into the bay and carry on to the main square! The locals were milling around in a safe place enjoying the show. I spotted a little alcove which was close to the action. From this alcove we could watch the waves literally fly past the opening that we were standing in!
Of course we flirted with the waves by jumping out of the alcove and jumping back in just before they crashed down on us. How old are we? Without the risk of understatement - let’s just say that we were all stunned when a massive torrent came in sideways and completely flooded the alcove. Here we were - drunk and now very wet standing in the sea water - you could hear the local’s laughter echoing round the square! We had no choice but to erupt in laughter as well. Running out of the alcove I noticed Gummy laughing at me (He had somehow evaded the wave) - I was laughing so hard that I had no way to warn him that a huge wave was about to break behind him. He also ended up soaked through. We moved back to the safe distance that the locals had chosen and enjoyed a few bottles of wine while watching the ferocious sea continue its spastic little dance.
We were greeted the next morning by fine rays of sunshine bursting through what remained of the clouds and illuminating the terracotta colours of the town. With views like this it’s not hard to see why this place is so popular. Our planned walk today would take us first to the
Fantastic little trip which seemed longer than it was. It was also the last flight Titch and I will make before the birth of our little baby girl!
Jeepers! Not long now!