Pete, Chris and I decided it would be nice to spend a night on Dartmoor so we headed to Yelverton, a typical quaint devonshire village on Dartmoor. Pete had planned for us to do the Sheeps Tor and Maever Loop walk which partly involved a walk around Burritor Reservoir. Yelverton is a quaint village nestled…
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Devon again!! Kingston to Ringmore along the South West Coast Path
South West Coast Path – Kingston to Ringmore and back with a stop for lunch at the beautiful old worldly pub, the Journeys End. A hugely rewarding coast and estuary walk with peerless views from some of the most dramatic cliffs in the area. It starts with a huge vista of South Devon, and the…
Norfolk with my step sister, Lesley
Norfolk is a beautiful county that I haven’t really explored before. Lesley and I took ourselves off to the lovey town of Holt. The historic Georgian town of Holt is a charming rural north Norfolk town surrounded by parks. Close to the coast and with shops and places to stay, Holt is an ideal holiday…
Little Venice and Camden Lock, London
My friend Judy came up to London from Southampton and I came down from Harpenden to London, and we decided to take a canal boat from Little Venice to Camden Lock. The journey took us alongside some of the beautiful old mansions around the Regent Park area. We also went past London Zoo. Such a…
The Vietnam family in London!
Hello again. I’ve returned after a significant absence!! I was lucky enough to have my stepson, his wife Aimee and their little boy, Theo, come to the UK. We had a lovely party at Aimee’s family house in Barnet, North London for Theo’s first birthday. He’s a real character and a big boy for his…
Fongrave and St Emilion, Dordogne, France
Welcome to the Dordogne area of France and what a wonderful week I’ve had. Our chateau named Chateau Caillac is situated in Fongrave, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The garden of the chateau runs down to the River Lot where we spent time canoeing and paddle boarding, having great fun. As…
Innishnee, Connemara, Ireland
Beautiful scenes down by the water in Roundstone after dinner. Just needed a quick walk after a beautiful dinner!! And after a downpour in front of the hotel, there was one of the best rainbows I have ever seen!!! The following morning! A walk to Innishnee. Innishnee is a small island off the coast of…
Connemara, Ireland
We arrived in to Roundstone after a wet and windy ride from Dublin. We stopped at Athenry in County Galway for lunch on the way. This is the town that Joe grew up in and is a very quaint little Irish village. By the way I had the tastiest tomato soup with Irish soda bread…
Dublin. Ireland
Back to Dublin with good friends Joe and Margaret! And exercise was required after a train trip from Limerick so Margaret and I walked to Poolbeg lighthouse via Sandymount and back, a distance of about 14 kilometres. The following day Margaret and I walked into the city and stopped for a coffee in a tiny…
Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland
Killaloe is a small town in east County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the River Shannon on the western bank of Lough Derg and is connected by Killaloe Bridge to the “twin town” of Ballina on the eastern bank of the lake. It’s about 20 minutes from Castleconnell and Jeanne and I went there to…