Having arranged to meet Hannah to go marching, march we did, although it was probably the teensiest march other of us had been on after our representatives did what we would have wanted them to […]
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Last day – the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede. Very very high, originally with a hand-rope on one side only for shepherds to take their sheep across to (yes) Sheep Island. Fine if you don’t look […]
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Rain threatened so we took the car to the Republic on the ferry and drove round the Inishowen coast and for a short moment were the most northerly two people in Ireland. Then on to […]
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Sorted bus times, left the car at Portballintrae and walked the coast path to the Causeway. New award-wining visitor centre smaller than I’d imagined, but rather good. The causeway itself not surprisingly full of visitors […]
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Off to Ireland with Daniel to walk the Causeway cliff path and catch up with each other and ourselves. After driving the coast route from Belfast International we arrived at the road leading to our […]
dangerous things for boys
… or not. Took Ricky early to queue for the Dalston House.
snowshill
Hannah proposed a visit to Snowshill – a National Trust arts-and-crafts manor house and gardens near Evesham. It’s a house after my own heart – Charles Paget Wade clearly never threw anything away. He was […]
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Another essential thing to do – take the van across on the transporter bridge at Newport. It’s now a carefully restored tourist attraction, but lovely nonetheless.
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A walk we had never done before, a circuit round he coast to Llangenith, over the downs and back via Llanmadoch. A perfect walk with a bit of everything – a swim… … and spectacular […]
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Campervan weekend on the spur of the moment to Gower, one of Robin’s and my favourite places. The campsite behind the dunes had space, and the weather was stunning, although the nights were freezing. On […]