Hiya all of yous Well let me see, we last left you just as we were gonna check out Olympos..... well we got a break in the continuous rain & ventured up the mountain to find the eternal flames. Quite a bizarre phenomenom really - there's no rhyme or reason why these flames burn on this particular mountain - there is a mythical legend, but apart from the fact the mountain holds a lot of different gases there is no reason..... It is where the idea for the oly...

Well hello people Hope all is well in your respective worlds.... which seem a million miles away from ours just now! ;-) Anyway, Karl's tonsils are now back in tact & so the journey continues.... Tuesday saw us leave Ephesus and drive a couple of hundred kms to Pumakkale - we arrived around lunchtime, went for a walk to view the travertines but left the real exploring til weds., when we were walking barefoot thru the springs at 9am! The travertines look t...

Howdy people As you can see we are in Turkey & continuing to have a blast!! & judging from the state of Karl's tonsils, probably too much of a blast..... blame the camel wrestling festival for that we think!!! Anyway, since i last updated you we entered turkey on Weds & headed straight for Eceabat on the Gallipoli peninsula - we stayed at the Boomerang Bar and were kept well entertained by the fabulous owner Mesut, who is a real character! On thur...

Well, hiya everyone & what a week we've had! Am not gonna bore you with details, but more a brief description of our amazing & wondorous happenings!!. Minor details... we opted for the scenic routes & the roads have been easy - well, except for when we kinda got lost in Versailles & Lausanne - but as they're major cities, we're not counting them!! Also, customs does not exist outside Portsmouth, as this is the last place we were asked for our pa...

Well.... it's the final countdown.... we are outta here on sunday crossing the water to Le Havre to begin our 'long way down'.... It's gonna be sooo painful leavin Will, Jem & Jod ;-( & we gonna miss all our mates & rest of the family - but hey think of the holidays you could have! HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you - stay safe, happy & healthy in 2009.......& watch this space!