Author Archives: Barry

Woke up to a cooler, 13C, clear and calm day. Lyn headed out to get a hair cut then we did the weekly shopping. After lunch it was crafts time for Lyn, and I played around with an astronomy programme … Continue reading →

Lyn liked the laundry so much yesterday, she made a return visit today! My contribution this morning was to clean the stove. After lunch we headed back to South Padre Island to visit the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. The centre consisted of … Continue reading →

Today was a stay at home day. It was 21C, grey, overcast and very windy (as opposed to windy). This morning Lyn went to visit her friend the laundry while I continued to do research for the trip. Turns out that the … Continue reading →

Again a 20C calm and overcast wake-up. Spent the morning researching accommodation in the Cook Islands, and helping Lyn with some graphics for a project she is doing. After lunch we decided to head off to another wild life refuge just outside … Continue reading →

I’m sure I’ve used that title (or something very similar before), but I am running out of titles. 20C and calm at wake-up time. We headed off to the west today to go to Donna for a large open air … Continue reading →

21C and calm when we woke up. We had planned to go to the organised breakfast today, but neglected to set the alarm and missed it! I spent a bit of time sorting out seats on all the flights we … Continue reading →

Woke up to 21C and the ever-present wind! For some time now we have been working on a way to burn up my Air Canada points before they all expire. We both wanted to go to New Zealand, so that … Continue reading →

Cloudy and warm today with a perfectly calm morning. As the day progressed the winds returned. No chance of flying the helicopter at this place, but we did bring the kites so we will try flying those next time we … Continue reading →

Only reached about 16C today with grey skies. A lazy morning until I went out to see what size pipe I would need to replace the water filter I wanted to take out of the system. The current water filter is … Continue reading →

Wake up temperature was around 20C and windy. The forecast high for the day was 30C+! We decided we’d take a day trip to Mexico. The border is probably 10 miles away at the closest point, we decided to go … Continue reading →