Vacations

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

Welcome Home – Vacation Day 1, Pork Pie

Tonight I must sleep, for tomorrow may bring … Pork Pies !!!!!

Photograph of Gary and Ginger Allman on board an American Airways 'plane bound for London Heathrow.

We’re On Our Way to England – And we’ll be staying a month. It’s going to be busy as Ginger has a lot of work lined up. We’ll be traveling a lot, and I plan to get in some hiking, we’ll see how that goes. 2

Photograph of Gary Allman wearing a Steam Punk outfit featuring a kilt and leather vest

Steam Punk Wedding Outfit – I decided to go all-out on a costume for my sister’s wedding.

Photograph of a steam punk weapon / side arm.

Steam Punk Sidearm — My sister is having a steam punk themed wedding, so I’ve made myself this steam punk gun. After the wedding I’ll give it to them mounted in a frame. +1

Eastney gas Engine House Composite image

Can you see what I did there? – Eastney Gas Engine House C1978 & 2014. In June 2014 we visited Eastney Beam Engine House,and I was surprised to find the Gas Engine House Open. I’ve not been in there in thirty years.

Lanie goes Crabbing – Vacation Days 27 & 28 – Our last couple of days in the UK and Lanie catches a crab. 6

Family Curry Night – Vacation Day 26 – Family Curry, winding down and getting ready to head back home.

A photograph of a Krispy Kreme donut and a cup of coffee

Krispy Kreme — Vacation day 26 – We travel 5,000 miles to find Krispy Kreme donuts at Gunwharf.

Some Crafting and a Barbecue – Vacation Day 25 – I think the correct order was a Barbecue then some crafting.

Photograph of a Gas Engine at the Eastney Gas Engine House, Eastney, Portsmouth

Eastney Gas Engine House – Vacation day 25 – Eastney Gas Engine House and a reminder of the past. 5 ,b>

Eastney Beam Engine House, Portsmouth – I’ve no idea how many times I’ve visited this place over the years. It was a regular favorite to bring the boys to when they were younger, and my dad worked here as a volunteer. One-minute read, 9 pictures

Lanie at the Eastney Lifeboat Station – Vacation Day 25 – Waiting for the Beam Engine House to Open. 1 3

Fishbourne Roman Palace — Vacation Day 24 – Our final stop for the day.

Holy Trinity Church, Bosham – Vacation Day 24 – Visit to Bosham.

Lanie and Ginger – Bosham — Vacation Day 24 – Visit to Bosham. -2

Lanie crossing the river — Lanie couldn’t turn down the challenge to cross the river on a log. -5

Pouty Girls — I have no idea…

Our Cornish hosts, Ann and Bob plus Lanie & Ginger

Cairn – St. Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall — The River Trevillet and particularly the area near the falls is chock-a-block with dozens of little stone cairns, just like this one.

Charms hanging on a bush at St. Nectan's Glen

Charms at St. Nectan’s Glen – Charms hanging on a bush at St. Nectan’s Glen, an example of the things left by visitors to St. Nectan’s Glen & Keive.

Lanie in front of the 60ft waterfall at St. Nectan's Klieve - St. Necan's Glen, Cornwall UK

Lanie and St. Nectan’s Kieve, St. Nectan’s Glen, Cornwall – Vaction Day 21 – After a chance to dry out and warm up we visited St. Nectan’s Glen. 4 pictures

Picture showing the Rock strata at Widemouth Bay, Cornwall

Widemouth Bay Geology – I took Geology at school. That’s probably why I couldn’t resist taking this picture of the rock strata on the beach at Widemouth Bay.

Lanie and her (borrowed) board at Widemouth Bay Cornwall

Lanie Goes Bodyboarding – Vacation Day 21 – Not put off by the dreary weather and a complete lack of surf, Lanie managed to persuade Ann to not only lend her a wet suit top and body board, but, also to take her bodyboarding. 8 pictures

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