Welsh Castles and a Stately Home
Continuing tales and images of our recent travels in Wales and beyond, and catching up to date as to our current whereabouts on board NBAreandare. The post Welsh Castles and a Stately Home appeared...
View ArticleIn The National News Twice In One Week!
We've loved our extended stay in the Peak District. This past week has been rather dramatic in a number of ways in the national news ... The post In The National News Twice In One Week! appeared first...
View ArticleBarry and Dickie let loose!
This is a rare post by Barry ... Once I'd finally given up hope that I was going to make it to France with Sandra, Kerry and Tony it was time to consider other options. One of them was to attend the...
View ArticleBarry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April
A little late, but some of Barry's images from our travels earlier in the year from Stoke on Trent to where to Norbury Junction. The post Barry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April...
View ArticleFrom Middlewich to Marple
Our next festival was at Bugsworth Basin so from Middlewich it was back up the Trent and Mersey to join the Macclesfield Canal at Kidsgrove then up to Marple. The post From Middlewich to Marple...
View ArticleThe Peak Forest Canal – Marple to Bugsworth Basin
This is another of Barry's random and retro blog posts of photos from our various journeys. This one from Marple to Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal back in June. Stopping in Marple we took a...
View ArticleLittle Moreton Hall
"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, and they all lived together in a little...
View ArticleWightwick Manor
Sorry to bore any non-history loving fans but here's another house we recently visited. Again it's near a canal though further south than Little Moreton Hall. Wightwick Manor (pronounced "Wittick") is...
View ArticleA Journey To Magnifique Mountains in Les Deux Alpes
Living lives less ordinary we're frequently impetuous! A photograph of 'notre montagne', in Les Deux Alpes, materliased a magnifque "one day I'll" journey. The post A Journey To Magnifique Mountains in...
View ArticleFinding Fulfilment NOT Skiing In Les Deux Alpes
Part two of our six day trip to Les Deux Alpes. Visiting a Glacier, an undergrond funicular, and ice cave, and a history-filled village in the valley The post Finding Fulfilment NOT Skiing In Les Deux...
View ArticleDay 15 – Hoping For A Brighter Future
I'm slowly watching all the 'top 100 documentaries we can use to change the world'. The first one shocked me to the core. But surprised me not at all ... The post Day 15 – Hoping For A Brighter Future...
View ArticleDay 35 – Enjoying A Change of Scenery on World Earth Day
Our planned overnight stay in Nantwich has evolved into a two-night change of scenery due to a couple of delays. It feels rather 'busy' on the embankment ... The post Day 35 – Enjoying A Change of...
View ArticleDay 36 – We’ve Gotta Get Outta This Place!
We've gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do! That song was in our heads this morning; so much footfall on the Nantwich towpath ... The post Day 36 – We’ve Gotta Get Outta This...
View ArticleDay 39 – Kindred Spirits and Generosity
It's almost six weeks since we started to isolate due to COVID-19. Although it's a worrying time, we're mostly doing okay in our bubble its surroundings ... The post Day 39 – Kindred Spirits and...
View ArticleDay 65 – Blowing The Cobwebs Away
Our three miles or so walk into Nantwich yesterday was idyllic in many ways. Along the way, white fluffy stuff snowed down on us. The post Day 65 – Blowing The Cobwebs Away appeared first on Barry...
View ArticleDay 69 – News From Air New Zealand
Not the news we'd like to have received, but unsurprising. It's also a relief to know one way or the other to be honest. Long-term it may be good news ... The post Day 69 – News From Air New Zealand...
View ArticleDay 72 – Barry’s Picturesque Walk
Another gloriously warm and sunny day here at Hurleston Junction. And for me another day sat at my laptop working! Damn. But hey, we have to earn an income. The post Day 72 – Barry’s Picturesque Walk...
View ArticleCruising The Llangollen Canal
We’d been dreading moving from our lockdown bubble mooring near Hurleston Junction. It had become our ‘new normal’ after over ten weeks of remaining in the same location. Surprisingly it’s actually...
View ArticleMoving To The Meres and Mosses
Having exhausted our 14-day stay near Whitchurch, on Monday evening we moved just past Whixall Moss. That journey entailed a working few Lift Bridges The post Moving To The Meres and Mosses appeared...
View ArticleLiving On The Edge At Times
We relished the quietness of a few of night's mooring near Bettisfield, watching the spectacular sunsets once again, right on the edge of the Welsh border. The post Living On The Edge At Times appeared...
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