Monday 11th September 2017.
I haven’t posted for a while. After a meal with friends, I awoke in the early hours to a bout of indigestion and decided I must write this. Continue reading “The F Word”
Southwest Coastpath Adventure-Braunton to Westward Ho!
Did you know that the final destination of our trip, Westward Ho! is the only place name in the country with an exclamation mark? – a good one for all you pub quizzers. Continue reading “Southwest Coastpath Adventure-Braunton to Westward Ho!”
Southwest Coastpath-Woolacombe to Braunton
After dismantling and packing the tent for the final time, we said our goodbyes to our friends, ‘the Bolton wanderers.’ Continue reading “Southwest Coastpath-Woolacombe to Braunton”
Southwest Coastpath- Coombe Martin to Woolacombe
After a very comfortable stay at ‘La Gallerie’ bed and breakfast in Coombe Martin it was time to move on. Continue reading “Southwest Coastpath- Coombe Martin to Woolacombe”
Southwest Coastpath- Lynmouth to Coombe Martin
Monday 3rd July 2017
Two villages on the coast, Lynton and Lynmouth nestle next to one another like Michael and I in our two man tent. Continue reading “Southwest Coastpath- Lynmouth to Coombe Martin”
Southwest Coastpath – Porlock Weir to Lynmouth
Sunday 2nd July 2017
I awoke after a fitful and rainy night to bright sunshine. The tent was damp from the early morning rain. Continue reading “Southwest Coastpath – Porlock Weir to Lynmouth”
South West Coastpath- MInehead to Porlock Weir
Saturday 1st July
Our Journey along the South West Coastpath begins in the town of Minehead in Somerset. Continue reading “South West Coastpath- MInehead to Porlock Weir”
D-day dreaming
To avoid the sun we decided on a five-day holiday to Normandy. I hadn’t been there since the age of thirteen on a school trip, so I was intrigued to see what my older self would make of it. Continue reading “D-day dreaming”
A Time To Heal
Sunday 11th June 2017
On Monday, I took the train from Newton Abbot in Devon to the Police Rehabilitation Centre in Oxfordshire, known as Flint House. Unfortunately the squally and persistent showers obliterated the usually picturesque land and seascapes. Continue reading “A Time To Heal”
A story of love and kindness
1st June 2017
Today I’m going to tell you a story; a love story that has inspired me, and I hope, will inspire you:
It changed the world then and it is going to change the world again now-
A tale of fifty-seven cents (or pennies) Continue reading “A story of love and kindness”