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…

Hello from Eeklo

I had a lovely time in London and enjoyed gorgeous weather! Enjoyed a bbq at Silvia and Wayne´s on Thursday evening and spent a fun evening catching up with Heleen on Friday. During the day I went for a walk…

Back in Reykjavik

Well, my tour of Iceland finished earlier today – I´m off to London tomorrow morning. It was a great trip in good company – our guide, Margret, was wonderful! The last 2 days we saw some more waterfalls, geisers and…

Hello from Akureyri – Northern Iceland

My 6th day in Iceland; the 5th day of my tour.Everything is going wonderful here in Iceland – it’s an amazing country; I’ve seen some spectacular scenery. I’m in a group of 12 (which is very nice – a small…

Greetings from Reykjavik

Boarded a plane at 11.15am in San Francisco and got to Boston 5.5 hours later. Spent 5 hours on the next plane , after a 90 min lay-over, to arrive at Keflavik airport at 6.30 in the morning. Got to…

Caroline off to Iceland

There was no way I was going to let Stephen have all the fun so I’m off to Iceland today!! With the time difference I arrive on May 31st and the next day I embark on a 7-day tour of…

Stephen off to Base Camp

Stephen called this morning to say that he and Team VI were off to Base Camp, so the expedition is truly on its way now. They were supposed to fly yesterday but the weather on the mountain was not favorable.…

Stephen’s off to Talkeetna, AK

I just dropped Stephen off at SFO airport from where he will fly to Anchorage, AK today. From Anchorage he will take a bus to Talkeetna, AK – the starting point for his Denali/Mt McKinley adventure. You can follow the…

Shasta Climb with Fil

Fil and I went to Shasta for the weekend. Drove up on Friday, got up early on Saturday to hike from the carpark to camp. Up at 2:00am on Sunday for our summit attempt. Check-out the photos to see if…