Corfu in Autumn
Stormy squalls raged as our plane took off from Exeter Airport. Surprisingly, we only had to keep our seatbelts fastened for a short while, and the further we flew, the more the weather calmed. From...
Celebrating Leisure Time Pursuits
I’m delighted to have a poem published in the latest People’s Friend Special. Picking up a copy at the supermarket was a great start to the day.
Nature and the Road
That’s the last for this year. I refer to overnight stays in our campervan, Ivy. Most campsites are closed from now until spring, which makes sense with the chillier days and nights. We’ll still go...
City by the Sea – Le Havre
From the ship’s balcony, I saw the terminal, warehouses and shipping containers. Not the most inspirational aspect. Then, over the rooftops, I noticed scenery and a multi-coloured arch. A shuttle bus was laid on to...
Snippets of Edinburgh and South Queensferry
Some of the best views of our cruise greeted us as the ship sailed into South Queensferry. Illuminated at dawn, two of the bridges spanning the Firth of the Forth shone resplendently, and onshore, the...
Good All-Rounder
Inspired by the summer when my grandson and I grew pumpkins in a teeny patch in our garden, and in the autumn reaped a minute but joyful harvest. I was also thrilled to see the...
Beyond Invergordon
A church spire, craggy peaks and a gossamer of purple mist. All to be expected when sailing toward a town in the Scottish Highlands on the 9th day of our British Isles cruise. It was...
Tenement, Tearoom and Batman
Beautiful views of the River Clyde set the mood for the day as we disembarked from our cruise ship at Greenock and wended our way from the dock to the train station. Only a short...
Liverpool’s Beatles Trail
Yeah, yeah, yeah! The words shouted in my head as soon as I opened the curtains and saw Liverpool’s skyline and an extraordinary ferry crossing the Mersey on day six of our British Isles cruise....
The Port of Cork – Cobh
The weather was overcast, but that didn’t dull the Irish town’s charisma or our optimism. After disembarking from the Majestic Princess on the fourth day of our British Isles cruise, we arrived at the Titanic...