Off to Tokyo
My turn to leave today: first stop Tokyo for 4 days. I look forward to getting a taste of this city and it will give me another ‘tick’ on my ‘countries visited’ list – can’t let Stephen get ahead of…
Caroline Diericx
Caroline’s ‘planned’ Trek itineraries
Here’s an idea of the planned itineraries for both my treks; it’s give or take a day. **Annapurna Circuit( approx 300km/187m): Start date April 19: I would like to do this in a day less (mainly to have an extra rest day…
Stephen got out of Kathmandu!
Finally!!!! They were able to fly to Lukla on April 5th and hike to Phakding the same day. So now the Expedition is truly on its way!
Mt Diablo Hike with the BCNC.
On Saturday April 4th I organized a hike on Mt Diablo for the BCNC. We hiked the Summit Trail from the Rock City car park. We set off at 9.20am and made it to the summit just before noon. After…
Nederlands: Wat zijn cybercasts?
Eventjes wat uitleg in het Nederlands voor familie en vrienden in Belgie: Cybercasts: nieuwsberichten speciaal voor familie en vrienden van de Expeditie leden. Op deze manier kun je de Expeditie op de voet volgen. Let wel: Alpine Ascents (het team,…
Nepal / Everest / Annapurna Adventure
Only 2 weeks and a day before Stephen boards a plane to start his Everest Expedition! On March 31st he will join the Alpine Ascents team in Kathmandu, Nepal. This whole expedition will take 2 months, give or take 10 days.…
Yosemite in Winter
We went to Yosemite for the President’s Day long weekend and stayed at the Ahwahnee Hotel, which is rapidly becoming my favorite place to stay there. The whole Valley looked magical in the snow. Yosemite was inscribed on the Unesco…
Nepal / Everest / Annapurna Adventure
Our next trip/adventure is rapidly approaching and now that Stephen and his company have come to an agreement about his time off (it will be ‘leave without pay’), we can post a first info update. Stephen will board a flight…
Fil & Nat’s Wedding.
Our dear friend Fil and his love Nathalie got married on Jan 6th, in City Hall in San Francisco. It was an intimate and lovely affair. Afterwards we threw them a small reception at our place. Here are lots of…
New Zealand Dec 2008 – Jan 2009
On Dec 19th we went to New Zealand for the Christmas Holidays; we came back home on Jan 4th. Here are some photo albums from our trip to New Zealand; this one was all about friends and family and was…
Ohlone Hike Oct 18-19, 2008
We did a 2-day hike in the Ohlone Wilderness with our friends Tory and Adrian. Here are some impressions of the hike.
BBQ with friends
On my last trip to Belgium I again was fortunate to be able to catch up with my friends. Stefaan offered to organize a bbq at his place and invite them. Brilliant idea! We had lovely weather and could sit…
Oyster Fest September 2008
We went to the BCNC Oyster Fest on Limantour Beach, Point Reyes. Yummy and good fun!!! photos.
Magda op bezoek – augustus 2008
Caroline’s ma was op bezoek van 14 tot 25 augustus. De weekends deden we uitstapjes in en rond San Francisco. Van maandag tot vrijdag bezochten Caroline en Magda Yosemite National Park en de wijnstreek van Napa Valley. Yosemite was inscribed…
Europe July 2008
My summer trip to see family and friends in Belgium and London was this year enriched with a few sidetrips: Rome and Uppsala. On July 10th I boarded a plane in SFO straight to Rome. I arrived there on July…