I had been living in Europe for four years before I met Bill, and I was anxious to catch up with long lost friends. So for our honeymoon, I came up with the idea of driving from Sydney to Adelaide return, via the Australian coastline - a very roundabout choice. We covered many thousands of … Continue reading Exploring our Little Corner of Australia: New South Wales Road Trip
Travel and Tourism
Rambling around Richmond
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
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
The Reluctant Retiree 