Blue Sky Lodge

... netting everywhere. Anthony the Palestinian in charge (he lives in Margarita but spends time at this, his best, lodge). Susanna the attractive manageress. Posh rooms with mosquito netting, porcelain toilets. Various pets : crippled cat dragging its ...

... in the dry winter sun. Low scrub brush was interspersed with acacia and mopane trees; their bare angular limbs outlined against the deep blue sky called out to the tree-hugger in me. And, of course, there was our island's namesake palm trees standing tall ...

... and float down the St Christopher creek to the very wide Iguazú River; the muddy water contrasted with the very green forest and azure blue sky and Kath was happy to catch sight of the Toucan flying above and this was our one and only glimpse of this ...

... trek and last ascent and we finally reach the top of the cliff. A wooden viewing platform looked proudly out on the rainforest below. blue sky, green forest and the winding river as far as the eye could see. This rare sight, replaced in most of Borneo by ...

... did the coolest thing ever.... a group of us, about 9 or so, went cross country skiing yesterday arvo. it was about -2 but blue sky, sun shining. We hired skis and went around the lake, it was incredible, just basically skiing in our backyard of mountains ...

... , but the surroundings are just as beautiful. The crystal clear blue water is matched by lush green forest and a bright blue sky. I couldve sat there all afternoon watching the crashing water and bright white foam but unfortunately we didnt have long to ...

... and earthly and the snow on the mountains in the sunlight was almost blinding set against that perfectly clear deep blue sky. Then there was the ruggedness and vastness of the mountains themselves. We were completely insignificant beneath this ...

... lucky to have seen the view at all. In that type of mountainscape the clouds like to roll in and sit for a while. To have had some blue sky and be able to see all the way to the top as we were driving up was a mini miracle I feel. Jeremy skillfully ...

We left San Luis Obispo at about 9.00 am this morning - much more civilised hour - given we only had a couple of hours to travel to get to Santa Barbara. Fancy us being in "Michael Jackson country" when he died. Michael lived in the greater Santa ...

... the lodge curved through what is known as "Hill Country." On such a beautiful day it was a mesmerizing drive-- the sky was a perfect blue, the clouds were cottonballish, and the lucious green hills rolled lazily into each other, spotted with sheep, cows ...

... of the day -- bought a new supply of bottled water when in town as well. Washed some of the grunge off "baby" - back to blue and silver again :).      Cute item - I'm camped next to a bombing range; hope they remain accurate and only ...

... in the garden area which was lit with strings of lights with a backdrop of the Downtown Miami skyscrapers lit up against a navy blue night sky. It was a balmy pretty perfect evening and Matt must have thought so too because as Led Zeppelin's Ramble On was ...

... view from our bedroom window at night was a snow capped moonlit Volcano directly out the front.  The sky full of stars. The staff at the lodge are very good. Once the visitor reaches the airport at Puerto Montt, everything is taken care of --- there ...

... , possibly the best organised tour we have done so far, but it was good to be back in the relative comfort of the Malealea Lodge with comfy beds and showers! That evening we decided to try the 'traditional' Basotho food advertised at the Lodge. We didn't ...

... a shame as it had its own outside bar and looked like a massive party place. Instead I ended up staying at the Tiki Lodge which was a reall nice, brand new hostel that had massive Maori influences in its design. After dropping my belongings off I ended ...

So, although the rain is still pouring down, we decided to take a trip to the Blue Mountains today. This is a really beautiful part of Sydney with canyons and green hills. The slate-coloured haze that gives the mountains their name comes from a fine mist ...

... and the scenery changed dramatically. Two feet of snow on the ground, turquoise clear lakes, massive rocky mountains everywhere and clear blue skies, it was  such a contrast from earlier in the morning, The bus took us to a couple of photo points ...

... I planned on spending a couple of nights here. My heart sank as the bus pulled up into the middle of nowhere. True, the greeny/blue waters were indeed beautiful, but it really was the middle of nowhere. Thankfully I managed to get a space on the bus the ...

... . Am Ostermorgen plauderten wir weiter und konnten uns erst gegen Mittag loseisen. Wir machten noch einen Abstecher in die Blue Mountains. Über die üblicherweise schöne Bells Line of Road kamen wir nach Blackheath und besuchten die Govett's Leap ...

... lodge is well done with great bathroom and internal and external shower. The main area had comfy sofas and adjoined the restaurant. The lodge has wonderful, far reaching views of the Chobe River and on many occasions we used the binoculars to observe the ...

... . I stay up for another hour with Paul watching the storm around us, sometimes believing it is passing by us. The lightening is blue tonight. The sky around us is now pitch black and the moon can not be seen. The lightening illuminates the sky behind the ...