The Hedges

Welcome to the O'Hedges family tour. Our definition of family is Matt, Shanan, Mike (Shanan's Uncle), Chris (Shanan's Cousin), Pat (Shanan's Dad) and Sandy (Shanan's new 22 year old Mommy). Our "tentative" agenda is Lima, Nazca, Arequipa, then into ...

Yesterday we went about Christchurch with Elizabeth and David, first going to the Antarctic Center to see penguins and play in the snow (they had the temperature at only 17' F, not that cold really).  We then went to the Orana Wildlife Park to see ...

After a fairly cough free night spent in a Killarney hostel with the room all to myself, I awoke to get ready for the first day of the ride. Donning my newest riding apparel I set out for breakfast and a repair bike shop to align the wobble in my rear ...

Our B&B in Dublin was very nice, the hostess Mary fed us breakfast and then pointed us on the bus to the airport to pick up our rental car.  Tasted white pudding for the first time, just couldn't do the black pudding.  Mom ate most of both ...

... one continuous hedge from end to end.  The lots are very small by our standards, but they actually cut doorways through the hedges and, in some cases, car portals.  Sandy spent most of our driving time taking pictures of these doorways from the ...

... quality of the tea because it's no longer popular internationally even though domestically it still is a favorite. There in the tea hedges in the mountains I was reminded of the Lipton white tea commercial with the older Chinese man talking to an American ...

... the never-ending balance between controlling nature and respecting it. The walkway up to the main gate is surrounded by towering hedges, meticulously groomed walls of foliage that cast a cooling shadow on you as you walk between them. Beyond the hedges, ...

... thoughts: "There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege." - Chris Hedges. "Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause. " -Chris Hedges That's ...

... culinary interuptus, which lead us all to edge of  starvation.  The name of the restaurant Al advised, was Hedges. I later learned the full name to be Hedges 9 Mile Point Restaurant http://hedgesninemilepoint.com/, and in fairness to Grandpa Al ...

... trimming as it started to cool and have now finished about 2/3 of the grounds. I have/will send you pics of my completed hedges.  And tomorrow, I plan to finish the job and will call in the morning to make that massage appointment that will be all ...

... stone hedges about 3 feet high and swerved down towards the gray expanses below. I walked through this labyrinth of stone hedges, a land of megalithic tombs and ancient Celtic rights. A land completely altered by man and beast over the thousands of years ...

... and bits and pieces of produce they sell, and then entered the gardens. Absolutely stunning. We entered via a gateway cut through hedges. Around the inside of these hedges, which were 5 metres high, curved like the seating area of a Greek/Roman ...

... when approaching Christchurch 4 weeks ago we noticed from the air plane that New Zealands fields and meadows are separated by giant hedges. And, indeed, have taken the idea of hedges to a whole other level. In many places they plant evergreen trees so ...

... youtube.com/watch?v=cRDIKmXcRJ8 (copy and paste into your browser). Look at him walk! Listen to him coo! Who knew teapot-shaped hedges cooed! I couldn't stop laughing. Just one more reason why I love this city. Later we sat on the cobblestone of Fed ...

... random and spontaneous way and still I couldn't get to it! The reason why it was so difficult for me was because the hedges within the maze followed a circular pattern. I'm sure it's still difficult to find your way through a maze which is filled with 90 ...

... and Jack was the going to be the only participant - so I came up with another idea. In the massive gardens were a maze of hedges - lets go for a wander through the hedges and give the century old hedges a water. Anyway Jack was happy and I got a good ...

... and red roofs every now and then. Houses get sparser and rolling fields make an ap[pearance, bordered with hedges and isolated trees. English countryside looks amazingly rural, with old barns and outhouses. Cows graze peacefully. A town goes ...

... , hills and hills of these green hedge lines following various contours. Amazing - I loved all the shapes the lines of hedges made and took a ridiculous amount of pictures. The so called hedges however are not hedges but trees that are pruned ...