ON THE ROAD AGAIN, THIS TIME TO BRISBANE, MAY 1991
In Sydney, we hired a car to use during our vacation there. On our third day we all piled into the car and, loaded with goodies headed north along the coast of eastern Australia with a final destination of Brisbane,…
AUSTRALIA IN THE SYDNEY HARBOUR 1991
After a rousing day of sightseeing in downtown Sydney, we start day two off on another tourist adventure. The girls were excited, not, and showing signs of passive resistance on only their second day. Looks like this was going to…
SYDNEY AND THE GIRLS CAN’T WAIT FOR ANOTHER TOUR
We have arrived in Sydney, Australia in early May 1991 after just having left New Zealand. We are taking an extended break before touching down in Calgary and searching out a new job. “An extended break” you might ask, “isn’t…
CAVING IN NEW ZEALAND, UNIMAGINABLE SIGHTS
One of my earliest memories of New Zealand is of a weekend adventure we had not far from home. As I guess you all are aware, from my previous attempts, at describing some of the times we had, while travelling…
FINALLY WE MOVED INTO NEW ZEALAND FALL1990
We arrived! Finally we are going to see what the hype is all about. Geezus 4 million kiwis and 16 million sheep can’t be all that much fun, can it? We were assigned to the revamp of a pulp and…
THE TOUR CONTINUES, THE GARDEN ROUTE, MOSSEL BAY, CANGO, DURBAN AND HOME (part II)
Ok we are on the road again, driving along the Garden Route heading towards Durban with a few stops planned. Our first stop was at the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn. It was a spectacular setting and the first time we…
CAPE TOWN, THE GARDEN ROUTE, MOSSEL BAY, PORT ELIZABETH AND DURBAN (part 1)
In this post I am going to describe a major family trip that we took in 1990 to Cape Town, on to the Cape of Good Hope, along the coast of the Indian Ocean on the Garden Route, to the…
NEW VISITORS AND THE GREAT HOTEL STRIKE OF 1990
Another of my fond memories of visitors to South Africa was of a visit paid to us by Deysi’s sister Lupe and her companion Jack. It was a great chance to have them and a good chance to meet Lupe’s…
VISITORS ATTACKED BY GIANT JUMPING DINOSAUR – SUN CITY 1990
Some of our fondest memories of all of our travels, were the times when we had visitors from home. Although I was mostly busy at work on these occasions, Deysi always had time for guests and it gave her some…
MY BROTHER WORLD TRAVELLER AND ADVENTURER
This memory is of a time in South Africa, that my older brother arrived to visit us, completely unexpected. What a great surprise. It all started on a Friday evening, pretty late when Deysi and I had just returned from…
