He who makes plans without consulting me has decided to stay in Henley on Thames for a few days. Fine by me. Bunnies a plenty, a pretty town to explore and I’m always happiest either […]

He who makes plans without consulting me has decided to stay in Henley on Thames for a few days. Fine by me. Bunnies a plenty, a pretty town to explore and I’m always happiest either […]
Well it’s finally beginning to feel like we’re on the road. Rain has suspended activity and the sun is out splitting the stones, as the Irish say. Time for our obligatory group shot, which is […]
Summer time…and the livin’ is easy… Ella Fitzgerald nailed it, and it’s bliss. We’ve landed in England’s weather glory days. Thoughts of winter are banished in the morning’s bright light, summer berries and fields of […]
I think today is officially the halfway mark. I think we are way for about 92 days, but with flights I think it’s half way, or thereabouts. Today is a bit of a non event. […]
We are near the town of Whitehaven, which was once a major port, then a mining town until the the Thatcher years, and now…well now it looks a little sad. It’s clear that the town […]
On the move again, further north again to the Western Lakes District in Cumbria. We have to fix a slow leak in one of the tyres along the way – not a puncture but a […]
In an unexpected turn of events, today we explore the intricacies of the National Health System (NHS). Chris’s leg has become worse and even the shortest walk aggravates it and makes it swell. So, to […]
We are still in Coniston, in the Lakes District, as I call it “Beatrix Potter Land”, or as the Japanese call it “Peter Rabbit Land”. Today we plan on seeing the Beatrix Potter Gallery and […]