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About kenmyhre

I am a retired educator, computer professional. Now I like to travel the world by bicycle, on foot and periodically on skis

Lake District Photos

Posted on September 20, 2014 by kenmyhre

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More Lake District

Posted on September 14, 2014 by kenmyhre

Sept 9, Longhwaite My third day in this hostel, so ideally situated and so comfortable.  I wanted to see the villages of Stonethwaite and Rosthwaite, on the way I enjoyed the birds in the early morning flitting around in the … Continue reading →

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A little activity in the Lake District

Posted on September 8, 2014 by kenmyhre

Sept 5, Grasmere Leaving London for the Lake District I had a pretty full load in my Duffel bag /packsack; full because I have been unsuccessful in securing hostel type rooms for tomorrow (Saturday). And so I have my tent, … Continue reading →

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Trouble in London

Posted on September 5, 2014 by kenmyhre

Sept 1, 2014 – London The plane touched down at Heathrow about 9:30 am. I slept not a wink on the 9 hr flight, but did see two good movies that had been on my list.  The first apprehension of … Continue reading →

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In Search of Britain

Posted on August 28, 2014 by kenmyhre

It has been a bit over nine months since my last entry on this site; I guess the longest I have gone in ten years without an adventure outing of some sort.  Back in March, three days before I was … Continue reading →

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Drakensberg

Posted on November 13, 2013 by kenmyhre

Nov 7,8 Giants Castle, Drakensberg We continued on the N2, now a divided toll road, through Durban onto the N3, another divided highway that runs all the way to Johannesburg.  We were going about 1/3 the way and then we … Continue reading →

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Addo Elephant Park

Posted on November 13, 2013 by kenmyhre

Nov 3, 4 Addo Elephant Park We stopped on the way out of JeffreyBay for some birding and then meandered slowly north and east, by-passing Port Elizabeth.  Addo was not far and so we could take it easy and still … Continue reading →

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The Garden Coast

Posted on November 2, 2013 by kenmyhre

Oct 27 Langebaan We had a leisurely breakfast at the old Mill guesthouse in Springbok and then headed down the road.  It was quite a change for us after weeks of desert.  Not exactly the Garden Coast yet, but still … Continue reading →

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Through Namibia

Posted on October 26, 2013 by kenmyhre

Oct 21 Swakopmund Our visit to the NWR didn’t yield much.  No camping reservation for Sossusvlei and a questionable park permit.  We did enjoy our quiet visit to Swakopmund and the very nice guesthouse we are in, so that was … Continue reading →

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Etosha

Posted on October 20, 2013 by kenmyhre

Oct 14 Waterberg Plateau Monday, after the weekend in Windhoek, Rich dropped me off in front of the Namibian Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Office in the hope of getting camping reservations for Etosha Pan.  He carried on to a supermarket in … Continue reading →

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