Brisbane International
26 августа 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The day has finally arrived bag is packed and all is ready to depart for first part of my holiday.
First stop is Manchester where Yvette will meet me then a couple of hours to her home in PatelyЧитать далее
Arrive in UK
27 августа 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After 24 hours of flying finally landed at Manchester airport where Yvette was waiting for me 💕💕💕💕
Now safely at her new home and having a Power Nap before the Yvette’s kids arrive forЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo glad you’re there! Well done 👏 That view 🥰 is spectacular. Enjoy your lovely family. Love to Yvette
ПутешественникOh, how special, love Yvette’s view with the Canola in bloom, love to all. Enjoy the quality time 💖🌺🌼🎉
Shopping trips, IKEA projects & catchups
30 августа 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
The last 2 days have been full of shopping for all sorts of things to get Yvette’s home functional. We have a huge list of things that need either fixing or replacing.
Michelle’s boyfriend’sЧитать далее
Memorial meeting Harrogate
31 августа 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
It was so special meeting with the small group of brethren and sisters at Harrogate again after 2 years. They wrapped their arms around Yvette when she desperately needed their love and support.
WeЧитать далее
ПутешественникIs Aunty Nora related to you Deb? Is she a relative of your dad? Looks like a high tea.
Deborah WardYes aunty Nora is my dad’s cousin. Always known to us as Aunty🥰
Day trip to Northallerton
3 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Yvette and I had a great day exploring the area around Northallerton. It has beautiful buildings lining the mile long streets - just beautiful architecture. In the summer the flowers in hangingЧитать далее
ПутешественникLove all those beautiful English flowers, thanks for sharing 💕
Lunch with Harrogate brethren n sisters
4 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Yvette invited the small Harrogate meeting to her home for lunch. It was truely delightful getting to know them all. Was a very long day 🤣
Memorial meeting Harrogate
7 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Second Sunday at Harrogate.
Was so lovely meeting Bro and Sister. Dan and Lynda Short from Canada. They were visiting their daughter Jessica and her husband Luke Brown. Little Malachi was super cuteЧитать далее
Studley Park
9 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We had a beautiful day out and about. Firstly we were invited to an elderly brothers home for lunch. What a great lunch he had prepared. Geoff is 82 years old and is so active and still entertains aЧитать далее
Tates Garden Centre
10 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Steven and Michelle took the day off work to spend the day with me 💜
We went to a garden centre in Ripon which has a magnificent restaurant within the garden centre.
Displayed at the entrance wasЧитать далее
Pately Bridge
12 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Some of the photos I’ve taken in Pateley. Hidden little alcoves and beautiful scenery across the moors
ПутешественникIt’s just so beautiful there, very jealous, would love to go back there. 💕
Deborah WardThe weather has turned really bad the last day or so. Driving rain high winds and just plain freezing.
Путешественник
Oh great, thanks for sharing, love these scenes. So glad you could visit now 🤩🎉
Knaresborough
12 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Four days ago my right eye started to hurt- painful to touch. It felt like I’d poked my eye with something. Anyway 24 hours later my eye became bloodshot and then the pain started. So yesterdayЧитать далее
Sunday afternoon family time
14 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Attended my last memorial meeting at Harrogate- was very sad saying goodbye to these beautiful brethren and sisters.
Yvette and I then had an afternoon with Yvette’s kids.
Final days in Pateley Bridge
16 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Time is definitely running out now with only a couple of days left. One final project to be completed- getting a log burner installed in Yvette’s home. It’s been a bit of a process but we’reЧитать далее
Church bells Tuesday night
16 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
This is an amazing sound - the bell ringing just echoes up the valley.
Onto Manchester then Athens
19 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Arrived safely to Manchester and have a very comfortable room at the Holiday Inn. It is literally a walk across the road.
Yvette had a very stressful day - found out that her flight purchase had beenЧитать далее
Goodbye Pateley Bridge
19 сентября 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Very sad to leave Yvette’s home today - but so excited to be seeing Andrew again tomorrow in Athens.
Athens first night
20 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Arrived in Athens and got a cab to meet up with Andrew 💕
Lee and Sandy Wilson were also staying in the same building as us.
Our bathroom was so tiny it made us laugh. We had a beautiful beachsideЧитать далее
Earthquake and fire
22 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We are sitting outside in the dark 5am after evacuating our building- it’s on fire 🔥
There was an earthquake an hour earlier which we didn’t feel.
After sitting around for an hour or so we allЧитать далее
ПутешественникNot sure about pushing the like button for this one 😱 way too many precious people in one place that I’d prefer remained precious not previous 😆
1st Day in Thessaloniki
22 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After an unexpected start to our day we caught a taxi to our hotel that we’re staying in for the next few nights. Then onto the foreshore for much needed coffee and breakfast.
Then explored theЧитать далее
Bus trip to Napoli and Phillipi
23 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today was brilliant exploring the remains of the ancient city of Phillipi.
By 8:30 we were on our way to Napolis - approximately a 2 hour journey- our first stop of the day. This is where Paul firstЧитать далее
Downtime day
25 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
I’d come down the a vomiting bug and did not join the group on today’s boat cruise 🥲
Instead I kept my pillow company all day.
Any photos I post from today will be from others on the tour.
Meteora then onto Kalambaka
26 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
All luggage and fellow travellers were on the bus by 8:30am to start our day. After nearly 3 hours driving we were finally at the Nuns monastery.
We had stood in awe at the landscape at Meteora - IЧитать далее
Corinth
28 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Rose this morning very excited to be visiting Corinth. All on board the bus for another 8 am departure as we had a 3 hour bus journey in front of us.
On the way to Corinth we crossed the CorinthЧитать далее
Delphi
28 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Another early start boarded the bus by 8 am then a long three hour drive through the windy roads past cotton fields and then tackled steep roads up mountain sides.
We arrive at Mount MetamorphosisЧитать далее
Nafplio
29 сентября 2025 г., Греция ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Drizzle was the order of the day until around midday when the sun came out.
We left our hotel at 9am and drove into Nafplio. The city of Nafplio was strongly European feel. The streets were soЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo exciting Deb! Looking forward to seeing in a couple of weeks GW. ❤️🙏
Deborah WardYay it will be so good doing the tour with you Fi 👏💜