Simpson House

... paved is still very bumpy with potholes caused by permafrost along the 45km stretch to the Laird River crossing. In summer Fort Simpson is accessed by using a ferry to cross the huge Laird River. In winter when the river freezes the ferry is removed ...

... to bed. Today charley re did his resume and we got a late start going to take pics for our resume. By the time we left the house it was 130 and clouds started to move in. We tried to go to the yacht club where the mega yachts were but the security gaurd ...

... water maker operation in the rather “unhealthy” looking lagoon water.  We anchored instead just outside the Dutch bridge in Simpson Bay and had a terrific view of Saba, 28 miles away to the SSW.  We also got a great show several ...

... I was a tiny bit mistaken.  We did see two black footed wallabies on the rocks as we walked down the dry river bed to Simpson's Gap.  They weren't really close enough for a good photo.  The gap has some water in it.  and a nice sign ...

We arrived in Simpson Bay that evening and anchored in the bay. We jumped ashore and took a look around. I happened to be strolling along a random dock, looking at the big yachts when i spyed a familiar shape. When i got closer, the shape turned into ...

... a tent if he ever gets married).  Too funny, and classic Cy.  We kept the visit short, and then went to see the house where my Grandma Kulick raised my dad and the rest of the family.  It doesn't look the same since they enclosed the front ...

... Televisions. Friends was the most popular, followed by Family Guy and their was only one bar which played anything else, the Simpson's. It was sickening to see people so mindlessly staring at the screens playing a decade old television show, yet it was ...

... king was somewhere in Belgium (!).  This apparently is impressive, since the king is known to spend most of his time at his house in the French Riviera.  We heard that he had a son, but apparently he is "awkward and standoffish", so the dream ...

We stayed at a place called Elliot House, quite old but very affordable, right in the heart of Charleston. Charleston is simply beautiful,  For Kiwi's, it has alot in common to Ponsonby with the old district, cafes, shops etc.  Very flat so ...

... Canyon One we were unable to proceed any further towards Virginia Falls. At this point Pam decided to head back to Fort Simpson, much to our disappointment. Once back in Fort Simpson Pam and Ted checked the weather reports and suggested we return in a ...

... ; not the cleanest of water - we wanted our first batch of water to be made from clean water outside of the lagoon in Simpson Bay. We also installed a high pressure pump to clean the decks with either salt or fresh water, a designated BBQ light (so that ...

... the reason the 1st and 2nd world wars were won, slightly biased! There was actually a very interesting story of a man called John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the originally Waterboy before Adam Sandler. I wont bore you by telling you it but if you click on the ...

... could write those epitahs for their sons who died half a world away! Suffice to say I had a few tears. We saw the grave of Simpson from the stories of Simpson and his Donkey and that was cool. We went to ANZAC cove as well as the new site for ...

... out hearing road noise it does recede as we go further into the trail.  http://www.redwoodhikes.com/Jed%20Smith/Simpson.html MEMORABLE MOMENTS ·      Driving Howland Hill Road & seeing the giant redwoods on either ...

... of his brother who has a leather shop on Bond street and pay £12,000 a week, he claimed! We had dinner at Simpson's, a bastion of Englishness since the early 19th century for traditional English food, located at 100 The Strand in the theatre district. ...

... (where the ANZAC's were meant to land), ANZAC Cove (where they actually landed), Beach Cemetries inlcuding the one where John Simpson (Simpson and his donkey) is buried, The Neck, The Australian Memorial at Lone Pine and the New Zealand Memorial at Canuk ...

... which is basically made up of one main street with lots of bars, restaurants and cafes that play episodes of Friends, the Simpson's and Family Guy.  The town generally caters for people that want to go tubing, rafting, caving etc in the surrounding ...

... what a hike was.  Wife beater t-shirt, large stomach and smoking a cigarette.  He looked like a live version of Homer Simpson.  I quickly made up some polite "I changed my mind" excuse and got out of there pronto, biting the inside of my ...

... out of with the buckets of coke and a bag of donuts, i thought were do i sign up, just like the policeman off the Simpson's!  Overall I did enjoy Washington and was glad I went but didn't enjoy it as much as some of he previous places Ive seen. ...