Norway - Northern Lights - 19th to 23rd March 2025

 All packed for the long awaited bucket list trip that we booked in August 2024 already.

Departing 20th April 01:00 - Is this a good or bad time to fly out, don't know so we'll leave a little earlier for the airport, don't want to be on the road in an Uber too late in the night. 

The airport was quiet and check in was easy and quick. 

The flight to Nairobi was good with a smaller plane, two seats on each side of the aisle. Lay over was one and a half hours so no time to really go to the international lounge and off to Amsterdam.

This leg was sent from heaven. A huge Boeing 747-8 and only fifty passengers. If I had to sit in a three seater section that was full, I would have gone balmy. Didn't sleep much but at least we could stretch out on this plus nine hour flight.  

As we whisked through for the final leg to London, Schiphol Airport brought back good memories from our Barging trip 11 years ago. Forty five minutes was all we needed to get there.

Thanks for Clint because at that time we had been up for about two days.

Lovely to see the family again.

Little Switzerland - 24 to 28 February 2025

 I know I'm very lazy to write lately but here goes.

Booked way back in January 2025, we decided it was time to take a break and chill in the Drakensberg.

We have been really busy with the Training at Wattlespring Club but organized it so that we moved everyone a week before or after our little excursion.

Everyone we spoke to, spoke very highly of Little Switzerland. 

We didn't rush Monday and had a Wimpy Breakfast along the way.

Richard didn't even exceed the speed limit, the weather was beautiful, the scenery with the mountains is gorgeous and Little Switzerland is excellent.

Our room room looked out over the bowling green where the horses wandered around and the back drop was the beautiful Drakensburg Mountains.

We had a really relaxing week, reading and hiking up the mountain. We needed this.

We have a few gripes after the expectations from all that have been here.

At night it would rain cats and dogs and we had a very bad leak on the edge of the ceiling that wet the carpet.

The staff were not the friendliest and so meals were a bit spoiled. Some nights the meal was good and some nights, not so good. One thing we could not get the staff to understand was a soft fried egg, sunny side up.

The good points were, the scenery, absolutely gorgeous. The bed and linen was outstanding.

Good week and arrived home safe and sound.