September 2025 The last few days in the UK saw much needed rain. It’s been supposedly, the driest summer ever. An early morning pick up from home in the UK on September 4th, for an 11 hour flight to San Francisco, . The flight at 10.30am from London Heathrow in…
We had been looking forward to the tour that friend, Alex, had planned for us, with much excitement. After what, at times, has been a very hot summer in the U.K., the day dawned rather dull, but still pleasantly warm as we set off for our London adventure. London Bridge…
We have been following a young Canadian couple who set up an old Toyota 4×4 for overland travel several years ago. They have been exploring many remote locations of the world, recording their experiences on YouTube, under ‘Toyota World Runners’. We were particularly interested in their South American experiences. Heartfelt…
Sunday 20th to Thursday 24th July. Ok, so we are back home in Wineham now, and it’s a very tolerable 19 degrees. It was a SENSATIONAL journey, to Rome. Am I overdoing it?…:) I hope the following does it justice. Where to begin? For my 80th birthday, Jen said she…
It is turning out to be a warm and dry summer here. We have already experienced three heatwaves. A heatwave seems to be defined as being when temperatures hit 30 degrees. Many sunny afternoons were spent watching Wimbledon tennis. Playing on the Centre Court in such high temperatures must have…
Some enjoyable interludes in the last month or so. Arriving back in the UK on the 23rd of June, to prepare for brother Ash flying in from New Zealand on 27th, we were at Gatwick’s #2 terminal in perfect time to see him emerge amongst hundreds of others. Taking Poki,…
Calais We were up early. From our bedroom window we could see the ferries coming in. My son, Tim, and his four friends were leaving Dover on the 06.45 ferry. We anticipated this would arrive around 08.30 French time. Watching a P and O ferry slowing coming into port, we…
All day we have been driving north west through towns that played a significant part in the struggles of WW1 that ended 107 years ago. Towns with memorials to French, British and Commonwealth, fallen. Trying to find the grave sites has been fraught. Signs pointing in a specific direction but…
Leaving Saint Hilaire-sous-Romilly It was a disturbed night with a persistent thunder storm. The day, however, dawned much cooler. We set off for Chalons-en-Champagne, leaving the rather disappointing, expensive campsite. It was really more of a holiday park. Enormous and surrounding several lakes for fishing and water activities. Most sites…
The forecast for the next week is looking brilliant. Our camp is idyllic so we decided a rest day was in order. The only downside to the camp is that we are way down at the far end, away from facilities, wifi, particularly. The upside, there is nobody around us.…