I like to joke that little boys who tell fibs grow up to be marketeers or weathermen.*** In this case though, the English weatherman said Saturday would be lousy, and he was right. It teemed down. It was just as well we had gone on our jaunt down the Thames the day before! So we … Continue reading Rambling around Richmond
An Aussie Abroad – Travel Stories
Back in 2013 this blog started its life as 55 Days with Gwen – the story of two months travelling the Balkans with our good friends Jay and Waddy.
Since then, it has grown to include much more.
Click on the drop-down boxes for stories of our travel adventures in a specific country or use the search box at right.
A Day on the Thames
"Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: `messing--about--in--boats; messing----" (Water Rat to Mole, Wind in the Willows, Chapter 1, Kenneth Grahame). So it is for Bill and I, as we make our way down to Richmond pier … Continue reading A Day on the Thames
A Journey to the North of England: Cartmel and surrounding areas
We have made our way to a north-western corner of England, to stop for a couple of nights with friends at their home in Burton-in-Lonsdale. It is a quiet village of around 600 persons. Their postal address is Lancashire, but the signpost not far out of town says they are in Yorkshire, and I always think of it as … Continue reading A Journey to the North of England: Cartmel and surrounding areas
The Reluctant Retiree 