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POOH COUNTRY (two hour drive south of London) "POOH COUNTRY the best PLACE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!"
"Well, that is if you ask us."
This was our second visit to Pooh Sticks Bridge.
The last time we visited was wintertime, 2002. Dennis, at the time,
was not able to reach the bridge and ALWAYS regretted it.
So our trip to the UK just had to include a visit back to the bridge.
This time NO SNOW to get in the way of getting to it either.
FYI......Sorry, we did not take as many photos as we did in 2002.
So if you want THE REAL ADVENTURE IN POOH COUNTRY you need to visit our 2002 album.
"However, we did capture pooh on film in the 500 acres woods, really we did!"
THANKS FOR BOUNCING IN! (^..^)
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views from up high (October 27, 2006)| empire state building at night and rockefeller centre during the day |
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Sept 3 (September 3, 2006)| After eating at the 'Original Pantry Cafe' in LA, we headed back to San Diego. We decided since it was early we'd head to La Jolla and see seal beach like we did last time. This time around though Seal Beach was a children's beach, so there were no seals to be seen :-( We watched the sunset from our own little private beach. No one was around because it was hard to get to (you had to brave the huge waves to get to it). it was great watching the sun set over the pacific ocean, absolutely gorgeous. |
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Chile 2006 - Santiago & Valparaiso (August 2006)We sandwiched our 2-night stay in Santiago between the Patagonian portion of our trip and our Easter Island sojourn. We left our 2-night stay in Vina del Mar/Valparaiso for the end our trip.
Santiago, the capital of Chile, was a modern city with a modest amount of older, colonial buildings. The highlight of our stay was a lunch-time trip to the central fish market and a wander through the city's marvelous pre-Columbian museum.
Valparaiso is a hillside wonder hugging the mountainous Chilean Pacific coast. Century-old “ascensores” (cable cars) deliver you to tops of many of the city’s numerous “cerros” (hills) so that you can wander among the tumble of riotously colored buildings that cling to the city’s slopes.
It is hard to imagine that this country - less than 20 years ago - was in the grips of one of the continent’s most repressive dictatorships (Pinochet). Now it seems like a country of worker bees – the most North American of the South American countries we have visited. |
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Easter Island 2006 (August 2006)A visit to Easter Island is like visiting a dream.
This Polynesian island is stranded in the Pacific Ocean about 2,600 miles off the Chilean coast. Until 1968, the only way to reach this island was to hitch a ride on a Chilean warship. (The ship brought provisions once a year.) Now, a 5 1/2-hour plane ride from mainland Chile will deliver you to this otherworldy outdoor museum.
We spent four days and four nights on the island. One day we hiked, two of the days we took guided tours and one day we just hung out. The weather was partly cloudy most of the time with highs in the upper 60’s and low 70’s. Certainly not beach weather. But you do not come to this island for the beaches. You make the pilgrimage to gawk at the over 600 “moais” – gigantic carved stone heads – scattered around this island.
The denuded landscape appears ordinary but these stone monoliths make the whole experience surreal. It feels dreamlike. These photos only hint at the treasures that this island possesses. For us, they are touchstones. For others, we hope they inspire. |
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Argentina 2006 - El Calafate & Ushuaia (August 2006)After a brief night's rest in Buenos Aires, we headed down to Patagonia. Our first stop - El Calafate - the gateway town to Argentina's glacier region.
For our trip to Perito Moreno glacier, the weather gods smiled upon us. Blue sky provided a stunning day-long backdrop for our glacial oogling.
The next day was spent trawling the glacial waters of Lago Argentino. Our tour boat threaded the iceberg-laden lake - delivering us to the fronts of Upsala and Spegazzini glaciers.
Leaving the glaciers but not the ice, we flew down to Ushuaia - Argentina's southernmost city. A boat tour of the Beagle Channel is a must. And we couldn't pass up the chance to dog-sled our way through a Patagonian valley.
Although it was winter, it was not the frigid antarctic cold we had dreaded. We almost could have left our long underwear home. But I'm glad we didn't. |
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September 1 (September 1, 2006)| Our flight to SD and our lunch at El Indio (YUM!) |
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Washington D.C. (May 2006)| A day trip from Fort Meade to Washington D.C. We visited the National Mall and Vietnam Memorial. |
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RiverFront_BatonRouge_Louisiana (July 20, 2006)| Pictures taken during a visit on July 3, 2006. I got a few snapshots just before the pouring rain. Sky was dark. I can only go for the compositions. During the last few years, this area was greatly transformed. There are many interesting structures. |
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NewOrleans_20060703_Morning (July 20, 2006)| Pictures taken July 3, 2006 morning around the French quarter. I was only able to take a few shots before the heavy rain. |
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