People

Pictures of people, friends, and family.

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

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

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

Our Cornish hosts, Ann and Bob plus Lanie & Ginger

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

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

Lanie and the sunset – A last look at the sunset before we head back. 2

Lanie on the Mote of Mark (Hike: Kippford to Rockcliffe) – Vacation Day 18 – Our last day with Uncle Keith and another hike… 5

Lanie Meets Some Scottish Donkeys – Lanie never bothered to ask Uncle Keith why he’d brought carrots on a hike. 7 pictures

An evening visit to Caerlaverock Castle – Vacation Day 16 – Scotland, and some time with my uncle. One-minute read, 7 pictures

My first ‘real’ pint in three years — Vacation Day 13 – We went to the Nelson Head for dinner.

It was too windy to try sailing with an inexperienced crew, so we went to the beach instead. 9 pictures

Back at the boat.

Vacation Day 12 – We hired a sailboat in the vain hope of getting in some sailing. x4

Lanie: Afternoon Tea at Bury St Edmunds — Lanie, she is who she is (We say the same thing about Getzger…). 2

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

The Tower of London.

Lanie, Ginger, and Tower Bridge (The one that goes up and down…) — Vacation Day 8 – Tower of London & Tate Modern.

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

Lanie on HMS Warrior — Vacation Day 6 – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

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

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.

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

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