Author Archives: Barry

Well I guess the title was a little premature! The plan was to leave Ottawa Sunday evening to fly to Toronto, then catch a flight to Hong Kong at 2AM the next morning. We’d arrive in Hong Kong around 4AM … Continue reading →

This is a combined couple of days as I managed to fall behind with all the hectic social engagements. Yesterday we headed off (in the rain, again) to an area that neither Lyn nor I had been before. The destination … Continue reading →

Today we just stayed local, and went to a few of the local sites. After yesterday we didn’t want to stray too far from home! Again, mainly photos rather than words. Our first stop was a store to stock up … Continue reading →

We decided to take a trip to the coastal town of Oban, although we had been there many years ago, we figured it was time for another visit. The Day started off fine (for this part of the world, I … Continue reading →

Finally managed to get back to some form of normality, still a weak but improving. Just a quick entry, as many of you know Lyn was born in the Highlands of Scotland. This is where we are now. Just a … Continue reading →

Well after 36 hours of pumping my bilge is well and truly empty! After 60 hours I finally plucked up the courage to start refilling. Amazingly in those two and a half days without food I didn’t feel hungry. I … Continue reading →

Well, I’m not sure what caused it, but I spent the whole night pumping out my own bilges, fore aft and sometimes simultaneously. Enough said…. no blog today!

Another great nights sleep, due in part to a fantastic Serbian Folk show last night. Their energy totally tired us out!! Unfortunately the photos are unable to convey the level of energy in the dancing. The performers were part of … Continue reading →

This morning we arrived in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade. The more I hear of the Balkans countries and the former Yugoslavia, the more confused I get. It seems the Serbs wanted to pick a fight with everyone! Google will … Continue reading →

Confusion reigns! We are now sailing between Serbia and Romania. That shouldn’t be an issue, right? Wrong! Probably 90% of the passengers use their phones or smart watches to tell the time, this is not normally an issue. However when … Continue reading →