Canberra
20 września 2017, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °CWe left Canberra at 8am on the Murray's bus to Sydney; not looking forward to the flight!
We left Canberra at 8am on the Murray's bus to Sydney; not looking forward to the flight!
After nearly 40 hours on the road we arrived in Lower Heyford, the starting point for our canal boat trip. We stopped off in Singapore, then to London where we caught the bus to Oxford. We had a quick Czytaj więcej
This morning Mark and I walked to Rousham House and Gardens before we met Mark, Debra and Laura for our canal boat trip. We were given a brief tutorial and then we were on our way! We moored at Aynho Czytaj więcej
We headed off this morning; Mark D steering and the rest of the crew mastering the locks and raising bridges. Beautiful countryside and moving at a very leisurely pace. We moored the boat and ventured Czytaj więcej
A beautiful day to be on the canal. Making our way home, so moored at Upper Heyford and enjoyed our last night on the boat with dinner at the Barley Mow. (Just realised there aren't many photos if Czytaj więcej
Just a short trip on the boat from Upper to Lower Heyford; we were due back at the wharf by 9am. The weather was miserable, so we were glad we were no longer on the boat. We all left by train for Czytaj więcej
We are staying in Chelsea for the first time and enjoying the shops, houses etc. Shopped at Waitrose including for dinner. Lovely to climb into a big bed after 3 nights on the boat!
Feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep, we walked to Kensington Palace. I went to the Diana exhibition and Mark had a wander around the gardens. No sign of the royals; however, I do believe we Czytaj więcej
Today we headed off to The Oval for the ODI between England and the West Indies. The Brits sure know how to cater at sporting events. We once again enjoyed Pimms, fish and chips, ales and more! Czytaj więcej
Once again we had lovely weather for our last day in London. We decided to take a walk around Chelsea and chanced upon the home of Thomas and Jane Carlyle. The house is set up as it was in the mid Czytaj więcej