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| Full to bursting |
So, we've now been back for nearly one Month, and yet it seems like only yesterday that we arrived in Phong Nha. No doubt the time will pass equally quickly until January when we return to Vietnam.
In the meantime we will be kept busy with work, a trip to Mallorca (which we've already done!) and a trip to trek the Manaslu Circuit in Nepal (October).
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| Where's that river bank gone |
We intend to keep the blog going and as we sort through our pictures I will upload any decent ones that come to light. At the moment it's raining in Phong Nha and the river is rising rapidly, see the pictures from Howard (who is still there).
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| Coffee tastes better with a view |
As we've been working so hard! It was time for a holiday to Mallorca.
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| Boats at Soller |
We stayed in Alaro, with many members of Ruth's family (parents, daughters, grandson etc).
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| Commanding views from the castle |
Generally it was just a relaxing holiday with minimum activity, except swimming in the pool.
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| Can you see our villa from here? |
But one day we walked up to the castle above Alaro, good views all round and a reasonable day for a walk (not too hot, not too cold).
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| Danger! Man eating Donkeys! |
At the top of the hill, inside the old castle, there is a hostel and a cafe so we were able to enjoy a nice drink. Fortunately the donkeys were locked up.
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| Commanding views from the castle ramparts |
We really didn't do much else of note, except drink vast quantities of wine from Jose Ferrer of Binnasalem, which is just 5 kilometres down the road.
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| Black and White gatehouse, very atmospheric |
As stated, we've got a few posts in mind and as we sort through the mountain of pictures we will continue to post random Items
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| Don't wander off the path! |
I'll also try to review some of the gear we have used during our trips, blatant plugging for both Castleberg Outdoors and Inglesport!
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| Steep steps on the approach |
Once we're back from Nepal, we'll do a few posts about the trip (I suspect that we'll have limited time and internet access while we are there).
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| Gatehouse |
