It was too windy to try sailing with an inexperienced crew, so we went to the beach instead. 9 pictures
Vacations
Times when we spend more than five days away from home and not working.
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
June 6, 2014 20:13
Fratton – Portsmouth UK.
June 6, 2014 17:46
Fratton – Portsmouth UK – I cannot resist an architectural shot every now and then, and this was one of those times.
June 6, 2014 17:40
First leg complete, now to hop across ‘the pond’ — Vacation Days 1 & 2 – Springfield to Havant. Our trans-Atlantic transport at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. 2 4
June 4, 2014 20:06
Gary and Ginger — Photo Film Strip. This is a series of pictures we took in my car during Ginger’s first visit to the UK in June 2008.
May 22, 2013 13:44
Spring Break 2013. Sam and Kat’s wedding, St. Augustine, Florida. 190 pictures