http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/limelorna/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from limelorna en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:12:20 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:12:20 +0000 Apologies for the long gap in messages it's been a rollercoaster couple of weeks not to mention the lack of decent internet facilities in NT....Having spent a lovely couple of days around Coolangatta I moved on to Brisbane up early I caught a bus and a train up to Brisbane was very pleased how smoothly it all went checked into the Hostel by 12pm and went walking round as I just had the one d http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-349518.html Well that's the hard work over and done with My last work was indeed a hard slog not so much the work... although the week was varied including planting mulching and watering at Cape Schank near the lighthouse on Monday Afternoon. Tuesday was spent pulling out huge quantities of ivy from a wonderful national reserve park in Rosebud and we went to Arthurs seat at Lunchtime giving fabulous vi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Mornington-Peninsula/blog-348102.html Well hello After a week and a half trying to find an internet cafe in Geelong or Warrnabool I have finally managed it Good business plan for anyone looking to move to Auz.. they don't have internet cafes It was an interesting first week my work was based in Warrnabool so we stayed in the Beach Backpackers just on the coast which was an experience in itself... it would be nice to have a r http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-343910.html I wish I knew for sure what day of the week it is... I think its Sunday but the jet lag has been pretty horrid this week since I last messaged I have traveled 15 hours from Peru to Heathrow had a 15 hour layover which was fantastic o and then 24 hours of traveling to Melbourne. By the time all this was done I was shattered... but I did get to fly on one of the new A380 double decker plan http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Geelong/blog-340681.html Hello everyoneApologies for the delay its been a very busy couple of weeks on the tour and so its been difficult to get anywhere near a computer for more than 12 hour at a time and then impossible to find one thats capable of downloading photos So this message is an amalgamation of the Peru trip... I hope I explain it all OKSo its been a busy couple of weeksSo from Nazca we continued Sout http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Madre-de-Dios/Puerto-Maldonado/Amazon-Rainforest/blog-335774.html Well What an action packed few days it has beenI arrived fine but tired in Lima on Monday and got a taxi from the airport to the hotel without a hitch and without being overly ripped off...which was a suprise it must have been my fantastic spanish that suprised the Taxi Driver so much he charged me the normal rateSlept well and met my new roomie for the next three weeks Frankie from Van http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Arequipa/Arequipa/blog-333042.html Hi GuysWell here we are my final blog from Ecuador I finished at the reserve on Friday so I have spent the weekend wandering around the Market in Otavalo and in about an hour I shall be making my way back to Quito before my flight tomorrow to PeruI am very excited about Peru although a little worried as my rucksack is really heavy I cant figure out what it is I would nt mind but after l http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Otavalo/blog-331100.html Hi everyoneApologies for the lack of messages over the last week unfortunately I had my first brush with dodgy food and was very poorly over the weekend However you will be pleased to know that I am back on form and ready to update you all on my activities of the last two weeks so sit back with a cuppa as I think this will be a long emailSo I got back from a good weekend at the beach excep http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Otavalo/blog-328234.html Hey guys Hope you are all well thanks for all the messages it is lovely to recieve themI had a lovely weekend at the beach in Mompiche it was nice to see a bit of sunshine but the mossies were a nightmare and I now look like I have the plague.. hence only the one photo of me this week We were taken on a boat tour of the bay around Mompiche which was absolutely wonderful. I drank coconut http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Atacames/blog-322936.html Hi everyoneWell I have got through my first week without too much trouble So Wednesday I went to the Equator which was a smidge commercial but I expected it to be Yes they did do the water turning different ways but my Lonely Planet book spoilt it a bit as they recon its a bit of a gimmic still I have the film to show it worked So from the ecuator onto my project on Wednesday luckily I ha http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Otavalo/blog-320499.html HelloGreetings from Quito I hope everyone is wellWell my first couple of days have been spent in the City of Quito with a population of 2 million it is the largest in Ecuador. I have been staying with an ecuadorian family who have been brilliant even thought their english is as good as my spanish we have been getting on fine. Food is different but lots of chicken and rice so I have had n http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/North/Quito/blog-318656.html Hi EveryoneJust a quick note before I leave to say thanks to everyone who has sent me best wishes for my trip. Everyone has been wonderful and very supportive. Darren and I are sat having a beer at the Airport Hotel and I am getting more nervous by the minute...although the Becks is helping oSo Au revoir for now and the next time you hear from me I shall be in EcuadorByeeee Lorna xxxxxx http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Heathrow-Airport/blog-317696.html Hello all So the aim was to do a few blogs first so that you all have some idea of how I am feeling before I go...the days are slipping away fast and I think I have about 3 weeks left until I go It also gets me used to writing whatever comes into my head... should not be difficult I hear you mutter.. and then deleting the rubbish to try to make it all seem like something worthwhile reading. I tho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/blog-313654.html