Luc had planned for a cycling trip to the UK, and of course his parents helped him … 😉Ellen & I dropped him off in […]
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🇳🇱 Zuid-Limburg 2024
The first weekend of the year was a traditional family long weekend to kick off the new year, this time together with Sabine & Sander; […]
Read more🇩🇪 Eifel 2023
Halfway through November Ellen & I took a break from the rollercoaster and headed off to the Eifel in Germany. This was for a 5-day […]
Read moreKoert …🕯️
Koert was found yesterday in his apartment – this was a day that we were expecting for some time, but were not really prepared for […]
Read more🇫🇷 Rugby World Cup 2023
We enjoyed a family trip on the last Saturday of September – our destination was Scotland v Romania in Lille, one of the 9 French […]
Read more🇬🇧 England 2023
Hot on the heels of our Norwegian adventure, Ellen & I headed off on a 4-country, 1.350km dash on the weekend of 8-10 September with […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (IV) – history, and generally homeward bound
Our departure from Tungestølen involved the return journey down the valley, past Veitastrond and the Veitastrondavatnet, once again at a relaxed pace. We headed from […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (III) – troll steps & glaciers
Our southbound journey was now a fact, and more tourist routes awaited us – the first would be the Trollstigen, the ‘troll steps’ ascending ±700m […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (II) – Bergen, and beyond
After the volume of rain that we had experienced, our approach to Bergen was sunny; a relatively short drive into the southern reaches of the […]
Read more🇳🇴 Norway 2023 (I) – storm Hans
After months of anticipation, gathering information, and creating a rough plan/itinerary, the first Friday of August brought our 2023 summer holiday up close, with us […]
Read more🇩🇪 Nürburgring Classic 2023
As a treat for Luc’s completion of his final year at secondary school we had a father-son weekend at the Nürburgring Classic during the last […]
Read moreSiepie …🕯️
Today we took leave of our old girl, Siepie – after 19 years her physical ailments got the better of her. RIP, Siepie … ❤️😥
Read moreComenius College eindexamen gala
Luc attended the gala evening at Comenius College, this is an annual celebration for the final year exam candidates where they are hosted at school […]
Read moreIngo’s 60th birthday
We travelled to Claudia to join her for a posthumous 60th birthday celebration for Ingo, and celebrated appropriately …!
Read more🇮🇹 Rome Rugby Tour 2023
The last weekend of February saw Luc & I in Rome on a rugby tour – Luc as one of the HilDogs Colts (the 2022/2023 […]
Read moreChris …🕯️
Today we received the sad news that Ellen’s cousin Chris has died, after a long and debilitating battle with a rare form of dementia.This was […]
Read moreIngo …🕯️
Today we received the sad news that Nick’s cousin Ingo has died, after a years-long battle with cancer.The day that we all dreaded has finally […]
Read more🇨🇿 Czechia 2022
After our initial attempt to visit the Czech Republic in the May school holidays had a last-minute adjustment (and resulting cancellation), we made our plans […]
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