Vacations

Times when we spend more than five days away from home and not working.

Lounge — Netherwood Hotel & Spa. I liked the light, colors, and ambiance in this room.

Heysham Nuclear Power Station. Quite blurry, but it is eleven miles away. I’ve spent a lot of time there. +1

Morning run at Grange-over-Sands — the return leg, with the railway station caught in a shaft of sunlight.

Morning run at Grange-over-Sands — From the Netherwood Hotel along the entire length of the promenade and back was just over two and-a-half miles. Just right for my morning run. 2

Netherwood Hotel & Spa, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. We are here for a couple of well-earned rest days before heading to Glasgow, and our final business event.

Another hotel sea view, this time of Morecambe Bay. Netherwood Hotel & Spa, Grange-over-Sands.

Fort Purbrook from Farlington — or to be more accurate, Fort Purbrook (on the top of Portsdown Hill) seen from our bedroom in Farlington. +1

Farlington, Farlington Marshes, Langstone Harbour and Hayling Island from Portsdown Hill.

Langstone Harbour and Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill.

Langstone Harbour and Portsmouth from Portsdown Hill.

Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate.

Entrance & wallpaper detail. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Even the owners found this too dark, and it was lightened up — but has now been restored to the original color. +1

Bedroom. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Bathroom. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The mosaic tiles aren’t. It’s custom wallpaper.

Clock — Mackintosh style. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Light fitting detail. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Bedroom details. 78 Derngate, Northampton — Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Lizzi, knowing we have an interest in architecture and art took us to Northampton to visit 78 Derngate. +2

Towcester council offices and town square. Towcester is thought to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the UK.

Flickr meet-up — We first met Jacqi in person in 2008 at Bletchley Park in the UK. Then again in Springfield, Missouri as she traveled to her new home in New Zealand in 2011.

Brighton Pavilion, not the usual view — We walked along the seafront and around the pavilion while we waited to meet up with Jacqi, who was coming down by train for the day.

Brighton Pavillion, not the usual view — We walked along the seafront and around the pavilion while we waited to meet up with Jacqi, who was coming down by train for the day.

Dover Harbour and Ferry Port — Seen from the White Cliffs of Dover.

Dover Harbour and Ferry Port — Seen from the White Cliffs of Dover.

The White Cliffs of Dover — That’s not Brighton … Upon leaving Folkestone to go to Brighton we decided to head off in the opposite direction instead and visit the White Cliffs of Dover.

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