http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Hazel-Plant/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Hazel Plant en-us Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:50:02 +0000 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:50:02 +0000 Hello SinnersIt has been a while since we have done a blog as Fiona and I have been enjoying spending time at home. As you may recall we enjoyed our times at the intentional communities we visited in the States and we wanted to try one closer to home. So last week we headed off to Bradwell in Essex. Noted for being by the sea and by a nuclear power station This has meant that although there is s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Essex/blog-430762.html Hi Y'allThis is it our final travel blogOn the bus to catch the Greyhound from Seattle to Canada we came across some young girls from London who were attempting the reversal of what we were doing West to East Coast in a shorter time. So we passed on our bountiful travel knowledge to them and wished them luck. Crossing the border to Canada was a much more pleasant experience than when we first http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/blog-393655.html Hi folks. As you'll recall our last blog ended with us leaving the Audubon nature reserve in central California and driving back down south to Palm Springs about 90 miles east of LA. And so it was we drove the same roads we had previously driven a couple of weeks earlier when Nic was in tow heading back towards Lake Arrowhead and the dreaded fog However this time we reached our destination w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Washington/Seattle/blog-387398.html Hi All. Here goes another long one. You have been warnedAs you approach Las Vegas you can almost smell the sin in the air not for nothing is this place known for extreme enjoyment and shattered dreams. You see the giant hotel blocks rising out of the desert valley as you make your way down from the mountains that surround this oasis of sin. Picking up our visiting traveler F's friend Nicola fr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Palm-Springs/blog-379801.html Boy have we seen a lot of rocks lately big ones tall ones deep ones hard ones soft ones multicoloured ones ones with holes in them and even ones shaped like arches. Yes folks we have visited some of America's most famous and amazing National Parks in the Southwest and covered many miles in the process doing a huge loop through Utah Arizona and New Mexico before returning to Arizona. Bu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Flagstaff/blog-376625.html F Howdy all hope you're coping and surviving with the snow and floods back home sounds like a blast M It was a shame to leave Austin and Fiona's family. They were so nice to us that we wished we could have stayed longer so thank you again Mark Peter Laura and co for a great time.But we couldn't leave Texas without one last great memory a run in with the local constabulary. Yes ladies a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Moab/blog-372806.html Hello SinnersWe thought we'd wait a while before we updated you on our adventure as we don't want you to get bored reading about what we've been up to. We're now in Austin Texas staying with some of Fiona's family. It has been good just to chill out for a bit before we drive Go West. Anyway F left her last mammoth installment at New Orleans.To say we didn't know what to expect when we arrived http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Austin/blog-369662.html I started this post just over a week ago when we were still in Mississippi but only had the chance to finish and publish it now that we're in Austin Texas. Howdy ya'll it's been a while since our last post because we have been busy exploring Florida and cruising from one state to the next taking in civil rights civil wars and several chain motels M has done lots and lots of driving and moanin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Natchez/blog-364493.html Happy New YearHere's to 2009. Have you been keeping your resolutions No thought not.Anyway we just wanted to wish you good luck for 2009 and make the most of the free internet before we leave Miami tomorrow.NYE was pretty cool here. We headed out for a late meal and tried to figure out which club to go to most starting at 200 a head. In the end we decided to make the most of being in a warme http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-360101.html Hi Everybody.I hope you've all got over your Christmas hangovers and gut aches and are ready for another dose tomorrow nightWell what with travelling time issues and blank spots we've kind of skipped over forgotten a few things that have happened to us.We had such a good time in Koinonia that it was really sad to leave. On our last day we had a great meal with good company. We all brought smal http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-358612.html First and foremost hello and a belated Merry Christmas to y'all Well here we are in Miami and the weather is hot hot hot baby It took a fair while to drive here from Savannah not least because we wanted to take scenic routes down the coast but ended up getting nowhere fast and to boot it was hot and sticky in the car so in the end we opted for the fastest way south down the interstate. We've le http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Florida/Miami-Beach/blog-357368.html Hi ya'll thought I'd write a quickie whilst we've got free and easy access to the internet here on the Christian farm we leave tomorrow to get to Miami for the 22nd via Savannah on the Georgian coast. All I can do is reiterate M's comments on the last blog it's fantastic here and we've had such a good time. It really reminds me of my younger carefree days when I travelled to live and work w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Georgia/blog-355434.html Hello Sinners Yes I'm talking to you. You know you need to cleanse your soul of your sins. That is why we are here in Koinonia which is on the outskirts of Americus in Georgia. We are in an intentional Christian community and we are honestly enjoying every minute here. The rain was hammering down as we arrived on Wed and it didn't stop until the middle of Thurs. But people here were happy not http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Georgia/blog-354865.html Dear all you guessed it we are still farming our way down the east coast of the US and life is still good and everyone is happy. I wish I could say something drastic or dramatic has happened but I'm afraid we are still playing the part of country bumpkins and living a wholesome relaxing life perhaps even finding some inspiration for The FutureWe have been at the current farm for just over a w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/North-Carolina/Asheville/blog-352845.html Hi y'all it's Thanksgiving Day today which means a national holiday and a preChristmas gathering of friends and family with lots of food and drink followed by a snooze on the sofa by the fire. We have had a very yummy meal today of roast turkey and all the trimmings the stuffing was especially delicious as was the sweet potato cranberry sauce I could go on... and the pecan pie is still to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/blog-349198.html Hi AllJust finished another hard day's work on the farm. So far we have torn down an old Greenhouse picked carrots and radishes to go to market and eaten some good homegrown food. The farm is nice and the owners are very friendly. There is even another Brit staying here and helping out. It is cold particularly since we are staying in an outhouse which means we spend a lot of time in the main h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/blog-346011.html Hi AllJust a quick note to say that we are now back in the countryside amongst the forests and the mountains. Since the last blog in New York we have been to Philadelphia and Washington DC. We have learnt how the US kicked our backsides in the 18th century or at least Fiona has and how it tore itself in two a few generations later.We have just arrived on a small organic farm near Lexington Vir http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/blog-345447.html Hi AllSorry It has been a while since our last blog but things are a bit crazy in NY and you only get short times on computers. Well we have made it to New York and survived our first week here. It certainly is a city of contrasts. Both Fiona and I were a bit drained when we first arrived so it took us a few days to adjust to the city after spending so long in the countryside.New York is everyth http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Brooklyn/blog-342953.html Hi all I'm writing this having just had a relaxing swim and jacuzzi session in our luxury hotel just south of Boston well deserved me thinks after our mini tour of New England this past week After we left Manchester in Vermont last Saturday we headed northeast to New Hampshire and the White Mountains for more hikingtreesbeautiful countryside. On Monday we then drove south all the way to Rhode http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-340156.html As I sit here writing this there is glorious sunshine streaming through the window. But that wasn't the case the other day when we had our first taste of snow.It was great to drive through the white mountains and see some of the great views. We have been trying to walk places but America really isn't designed for such things. For example Fiona had the idea the other day to walk to a 'local' inform http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Vermont/blog-338025.html