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Winterwandeling in de polders

On Feb 4 I went for a lovely walk in the neighborhood of Watervliet in Belgium. Here are some photos of the walk. Voor ‘t geval sommigen zich afvragen waarom jullie deze keer niet van mij hoorden: ik was in…

O’ahu 2006-2007

We went on a little break for the New Year’s period to O’ahu, one of the main Hawaiian Islands. The weather was tropical and gorgeous; Waikiki and surf-beaches were crowded, others less so; the vegetation was lush; the whole atmosphere…

New Bathroom

For those interested, here are photos of our new bathroom. The showerrod has been ordered; it’s longer than what one can standard get in stores. We are also still waiting for an under-sink cabinet to arrive sometime in January. That…

Cho-Oyu – Getting more serious

For those of you who don’t know what Cho-Oyu is: it’s a 26,906ft/8,201m) mountain in Tibet and Stephen has just reserved a space with Alpine Ascents on their 2007 Expedition. The dates for the Expedition are August 25 till October…

Vermont in the Fall

On Sep 29th I flew to NY where I spent 4 lovely and relaxing days with Kristin. I took the Amtrak to Vermont on Oct 3rd to spend 3 days with Mary Sondergeld. Don was in Florida for a bridge-tournament.…

Kim Clijsters back in Stanford

It’s that time of year again: The Bank of the West Classic Tennis tournament at Stanford took place from July 24 till July 30th. Marc and I went to see Kim Clijsters play in her semi final and final. (Inge…

Land Rover 4WD Event

We’ve had Sterlin, our Discovery, since January 8th, 2003. We’ve done roughly some 47,000 miles in him – so far. Not too bad. We’ve taken him on the Dalton Hwy all the way to Prudhoe Bay (Arctic Ocean) in Alaska…

Stephen and team summit Denali!

I just checked the Alpine Ascents cybercasts again and Stephen and his team ‘You Enjoy Myself’ – Team VI – summitted Denali – Mt McKinley!!!!!YIHAA!!!!!! WELL DONE Stephen and team!!!!!! For the cybercast click here.

London and Eeklo

Some photos In London I did not have my camera with me when I enjoyed the company of Silvia & Wayne and Heleen. Likewise in Belgium, when catching up with friends Hilde and later Geert, I did not have my…