Au Revoir....

Bonjour dear faithful readers!

I'll be checking out of the bloggersphere for a while, and checking in for my flight to Geneva.... then onto the French Alps for a week of gasping desperately for breath on the uphills hiking in the shadow of the Mont Blanc Massif, in the Chamonix Valley.

I was in the region earlier this year for some snowshoeing that you may have read about over here, here, here, here and here.

It will be great to see the region in all its late summer glory....

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Catch up with you all later....

Nat x

Two Oceans Aquarium...

Another post from my travels earlier this year.... this time, we are back in Cape Town for a visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium, located at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront....

Perfect setting, with the backdrop of Table Mountain

Clarkii anemonefish

Fan coral

Jelly fish

Cray fish

Kelp forest

Kelp forest

Shark!

Longhorn cowfish

Star fish

Sea horse

Angel fish... anyone know which one?

Can you spot me?

Anemone

Star fish

Giant crab

Rock hopper penguin

African penguins

Moray eel

Surrounded by clown fish!

Well worth a visit if you're ever in the Mother City!

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud...

I never did get round to showing you some photos of the Lake District, did I? I spent a very happy weekend there back in early June, hiking with a group of friends.


We stayed in a very comfy B&B in Ambleside, aptly named 'The WaterWheel'....

On the Saturday, we hiked all day along a route known as The High Road....

 Part of the old Roman road

 Group shot - I'm lurking on the far left in the blue tee

A gentler walk on the Sunday, from Ambleside to Grasmere, exploring some caves en route....

Happy days!