When we took our jobs in Shenzhen, borders were still closed but we knew that covid restrictions wouldn’t last forever, and that with Hong Kong on our doorstep it would be a great weekend destination. However, if Shenzhen was Suzhou … Continue reading Border Crossings and Bread
Like a lot of my blogs, I start and then finish it months later… this was started just after the October break but now as Hong Kong has become a regular Tuesday evening and Sunday morning destination, this blog has taken on a new life! Neto, the owner of a Mexican restaurant in Shekou, Tequila Coyote (I have trouble saying it even without a margarita!) said this on finding out we were new to Shenzhen. I knew at that moment (irrespective of whether it is true or not) that it would be the title of a blog. Since arriving in … Continue reading The best thing about Shenzhen is Hong Kong
The last two days of our holiday have been chilled. I write this from Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal as we wait for the ferry to Shekou. On the morning of that the cruise ended we woke up at 6am to find that we had already docked. However someone had been up early enough to take photos of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. (Photo credit to James Jeffrey -part of the family that Boo, our duck came from) Breakfast was at 6:45am in the Animator’s Palate, there were a lot of empty tables and I assumed that … Continue reading Last fling in Australia in Queensland.
Up and to breakfast. Thankfully breakfast at Cabanas closes at 10:45 so it was a leisurely get up. The sit down breakfast at Tritons closed at 9:30 and as Martin and I only got up at 9:15am this was never … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Day 6 – Mouse Musings.
New Year’s Resolutions??? Dry January? Go on a diet? Do exercise? Eat healthier? Do more cooking? Close my rings? (If you have an Apple Watch you will know what this means) be kind, be patient, just be. Read more books … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – New Year’s Day – Day 5
We woke up to a view of land. Today was our day in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory. So really it is Nouvelle Calédonie. We all got up and had breakfast at Cabanas before mustering at our meeting point … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – New Year’s Eve – Day 4
Day 3 at sea was very relaxing. We had breakfast at Cabanas which is where I had had lunch the previous day. There are plenty of food stations serving the same thing, so the temptation is to queue for the … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Day 3
I woke up to Martin coming in after his run. He had been excited to run around the ship to see what shapes he could make on Strava. However, it seems that Strava isn’t quite set up to cope with … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Day 2
While China to Perth did not cross any time zones, Perth to Melbourne does – two in fact making it a 3 hour time difference. We flew into a rainy, stormy Melbourne from a very hot and sunny Perth at … Continue reading From Western Australia to Victoria and Friends Reunited – Australia Part 2
The family have been altogether since August 2023 when Eleanor and I reunited with Martin in Shenzhen, China. However, we hadn’t had a family holiday with just the three of us outside China, since Myanmar, Christmas 2019 (albeit we went … Continue reading Down Under – Western Australia – Part 1
Crozier's China and our adventures 