Bundy is the truck... a 2008 Ford Ranger 4 wheel drive diesel with 128,000 kms (79,000 miles) on the clock.
Joyce is the camper that sits on Bundy's chassis. She was "home made", but very well made.
Today, we started getting Bundy and Joyce ready to hit the road!
Beautiful day at Wareham, Dorset, England.
Where are Kevin and Ruth now? Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, England.
Where are Kevin and Ruth going next? Birmingham, England on May 19th!
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
First full day in Australia... running around!
We made a sort of a rough list of things to do, and our host Louise had taken the day off work to run us around. We'll say it again... it has been so great having them look after us on our first couple of days in the country! Thank you so much Louise and Pat!
So we went out to get some things done. We were gone about five hours and I've already forgotten the order in which we did things, but here it goes...
So we went out to get some things done. We were gone about five hours and I've already forgotten the order in which we did things, but here it goes...
Monday, May 27, 2019
Finally... arrived in Australia!
Bali airport has got to be the busiest airport we have ever been in. The problem of course is that it's simply too busy for the size of the airport. So they've got all of these flights arriving and departing at all hours of the day and night.
Our flight from Bali to Adelaide, Australia was scheduled for 12:05am... at a gate that had three other flights scheduled to depart within a hour or so time frame. There were people sprawled everywhere.
Our flight from Bali to Adelaide, Australia was scheduled for 12:05am... at a gate that had three other flights scheduled to depart within a hour or so time frame. There were people sprawled everywhere.
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Our one day in Indonesia
Slept like a rock Saturday night, and up Sunday morning to write an interesting blog post about Singapore. If you missed it, you can read it here...
https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2019/05/singapore-to-bali-indonesia.html
Then, we went out to get some breakfast.
https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2019/05/singapore-to-bali-indonesia.html
Then, we went out to get some breakfast.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Singapore to Bali, Indonesia
Saturday morning, we checked out of our AirBnb apartment at 8:30am because Singaporean blog readers Han and Michelle were coming to show us some parts of Singapore that tourists wouldn't normally see.
And besides the tour, they gave us some interesting insight into how Singapore survives and thrives.
And besides the tour, they gave us some interesting insight into how Singapore survives and thrives.
Friday, May 24, 2019
Singapore at night
This is the second blog post of the day! If you missed the first one, you can read it here...
https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2019/05/the-more-natural-singapore-and-we-are.html
Friday evening, we went to the light shows at Marina Bay. There are two of them... one behind the Sands hotel at the "Supertrees", and one in front of the Sands hotel in the bay itself.
https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/2019/05/the-more-natural-singapore-and-we-are.html
Friday evening, we went to the light shows at Marina Bay. There are two of them... one behind the Sands hotel at the "Supertrees", and one in front of the Sands hotel in the bay itself.
The more natural Singapore, and we are going to Hawaii!
This morning, we didn't leave the apartment until after 10:00am... because I was busy booking our return to Canada in August. I had no plans to book it today, I was just doing a random check of the prices and I spotted something.
Normally, one way from Australia to Canada is about $1,000 CAD per person. And I would have been happy to get it for $700 each. But I saw a deal from Sydney, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii for $274 CAD each. Then, I saw a deal for three days later from Honolulu to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for $312 each one way. So, $586 per person and we get to spend 3 days in Hawaii to break up the distance!
Normally, one way from Australia to Canada is about $1,000 CAD per person. And I would have been happy to get it for $700 each. But I saw a deal from Sydney, Australia to Honolulu, Hawaii for $274 CAD each. Then, I saw a deal for three days later from Honolulu to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for $312 each one way. So, $586 per person and we get to spend 3 days in Hawaii to break up the distance!
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Singapore - Our feet were done, but it was still a good day.
Singapore is the 20th smallest country in the world, with a population of about 5.6 million. It's located only 112 kms (70 miles) north of the equator.
It's a clean, modern, and very safe city.
It's also a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Almost all of the signage is in English, despite the fact that 75% of the population have a Chinese background. And there are four official languages... Malay, English, Mandarin, and Tamil.
It's a clean, modern, and very safe city.
It's also a global financial center with a tropical climate and multicultural population. Almost all of the signage is in English, despite the fact that 75% of the population have a Chinese background. And there are four official languages... Malay, English, Mandarin, and Tamil.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Arrived in Singapore!
Singapore is country #35 for us!
It's the first new country since we were in Barbados is October of 2017.
Let me tell you about the last 24 hours or so...
It's the first new country since we were in Barbados is October of 2017.
Let me tell you about the last 24 hours or so...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Next stop, San Francisco, and then Singapore!
We called our Uber driver from our AirBnb in Calgary at 3:30am yesterday morning. Yes, silly o'clock!
I was a little worried that there wouldn't be many Uber drivers around at that hour of the day (or night!), but it turned out that we only had to wait about 8 minutes and there he was, ready to bring us to Calgary airport for our 6:05am flight to Los Angeles.
I was a little worried that there wouldn't be many Uber drivers around at that hour of the day (or night!), but it turned out that we only had to wait about 8 minutes and there he was, ready to bring us to Calgary airport for our 6:05am flight to Los Angeles.
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