I'm eating a Tim Tam, it's pretty good. I've been back in Darwin about 4 days now, slowly getting back into the rhythm of the tropical lifestyle and changed time zone. Mostly recovered but still getting up insanely early. But that's also partly because around the equator the sun has pretty much only 2 states - set and up. The intermediate dawn business lasts about 10 minutes. ... Read the Post...
over the borderline
One minute it’s café au lait…and the next you’re in Belgium. One thing I find startlingly difficult to get the hang of, is not so much the sudden changing of countries (and the fact that all the signs suddenly switch language during a momentary lapse of concentration), but the total absence of fanfare when crossing a border in these parts. ... Read the Post...
a break in the clouds
The rain let up for a couple of hours yesterday - long enough to grab my bike and explore some of Lille's suburbs and marvel once again at the abundance of cycle paths (many of which leave the road system entirely and take you through green groves with wild flowering forget-me-nots). Golden sunlight filtering through the freshly rainwashed green leaves in the eternally gorgeous citadelle park/forest prompted me to think for the 680th time that I ... Read the Post...
a rainy sunday in cassel
The pretty town of Cassel is about 50 km west of Lille - perched on a small hill surrounded by the flat countryside that characterizes this region. I've been wanting to visit and explore for a while after several drive-bys - so finally loaded up the car with our bikes and took a Sunday drive. ... Read the Post...
