Grasmere in the Lake District – Vacation Day 16 – Having taken our leave of Penny we headed North. By fitting in a couple of days in Wales we’d lost some time we’d planned to spend in the Lake District / Scotland. 7 pictures
2014
Vacation Day 16 – We set off to Scotland via the Lake District Another long driving day today. We aim to be staying with my Uncle Keith in Scotland tonight.
June 20, 2014 21:12
‘Clay Day’ in Wales — Penny was very kind. She’d never met us, and hadn’t heard of Ginger, but she agreed to put us up for a couple of nights after one of her customers persuaded her to invite Ginger to a ‘Clay Day’ so they could all meet up. +5
June 19, 2014 20:05
My first ‘real’ pint in three years — Vacation Day 13 – We went to the Nelson Head for dinner.
June 17, 2014 22:06
Gary and Ginger on the beach near Horsey, Norfolk – Lanie borrowed my camera and took these pictures. I really like them. 3
June 17, 2014 21:14
It was too windy to try sailing with an inexperienced crew, so we went to the beach instead. 9 pictures
June 17, 2014 20:54
Back at the boat.
June 17, 2014 19:00
Watching The Weather – Vacation Day 12 – Tied up for the night. 2
June 16, 2014 17:59
Vacation Day 12 – We hired a sailboat in the vain hope of getting in some sailing. x4
June 16, 2014 17:34
St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Vacation Day 11 – St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds. -4
June 15, 2014 17:10
Lanie: Afternoon Tea at Bury St Edmunds — Lanie, she is who she is (We say the same thing about Getzger…). 2
June 15, 2014 15:37
Lanie’s First Knickerbocker Glory – Vacation Day 10 – Lunch & Tea
My son’s friend joined us for lunch. We’ve not seen him since August 2009, when they popped into Springfield on a surprise second visit during their 3 month tour of the US. 2 pictures
June 14, 2014 23:23
Some Nostalgia for Lanie – Vacation Day 9 – Saint Nicholas’ Church, Great Hormead. 5 pictures
June 13, 2014 20:49
The River Thames from Tower Bridge.
June 12, 2014 14:20
The Tower of London.
June 12, 2014 13:24
HMS Belfast.
June 12, 2014 13:24
The Shard, River Thames and HMS Belfast — After visiting the Tower, we took a stroll around St. Catherine’s Docks – mainly because I wanted to see the barges.
June 12, 2014 13:22
Lanie, Ginger, and Tower Bridge (The one that goes up and down…) — Vacation Day 8 – Tower of London & Tate Modern.
June 12, 2014 13:20
A Short Stay in London – Vacation Day 7. Our plan was to visit the National Gallery, Tate Modern and the Tower of London. Album: 13
June 11, 2014 17:46
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838. Artist: J.M.W. Turner (1775- 1851).
June 11, 2014 11:00
Lanie on HMS Warrior — Vacation Day 6 – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
June 9, 2014 16:27
Vacation Day 5 – D-Day Celebrations and an Evening Meal – Gail organized a trip to the common to take part in some of the weekend’s D-Day celebrations. We enjoyed an afternoon of forties music, British food, sunshine and people watching. 8
June 8, 2014 15:50
A day out with friends of the family – Vacation Day 4 – Off to Dorset with Mick. Leaving people behind is one of the hard things to live with when you emigrate. Which makes it all so much the better when we get a chance to meet up.
June 7, 2014 21:07
Lanie gets to ride in a double-decker bus… – Vacation Day 3 – A walk along the seafront, and the D-Day 75th Anniversary. One-minute read, 3 pictures