Brisbane airport
27 czerwca 2023, Australia
🌙 17 °C
The only part of the journey that lies ahead, that I had any part of organising, was the Uber to the airport. My job was successfully undertaken.
Dubai International Airport
28 czerwca 2023, Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie
☁️ 33 °C
Dubai to London
28 czerwca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 21 °C
First full day UK. Caversham Marina
29 czerwca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 14 °C
Jet-lag, what jet-lag?
30 czerwca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 16 °C
Not much happening today. Rain expected, and we're readying the boat to head off on the Thames tomorrow. Did a bit of local shopping in Reading and catching up with relatives tonight.
Spotted a Czytaj więcej
On To The Thames Proper
1 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 20 °C
Ok. What a day! After being waved off by Rascal on a neighbouring boat, and Jenny feeding the wildlife one last time, we left the marina and hit the Thames proper.
Five locks and unbelievable Czytaj więcej
The Thames is getting narrow
2 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 16 °C
Up early today (Sunday) to make sure we got through the 1st of 4 locks before the other weekend boaties. Turned out we had the river mostly to ourselves for the 5 hour trip to Abingdon, Czytaj więcej
Nothing but rain and driving
5 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 15 °C
Our last 2 days have seen rain and M6 traffic. Nothing of interest and zero photo opportunities.
For the next 7 days, we're in the Cotswold village of Andoversford, Glostershire, so watch this space.
Shakespeare' Birthplace
5 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 19 °C
Today, we spent time wandering the streets of Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire having a gander at the Bard's house (outside only as Jenny and I went through it in 2009); and then onto the Czytaj więcej
It's an Oxford thing...
6 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 19 °C
Fantastic day. We meandered, tramped and traipsed around Oxford for a full day.
The history of this place was everywhere we looked. The buildings, footpaths and alleys just oozed old and the languages Czytaj więcej
Bourton-on-the Water, Cotswolds
7 lipca 2023, Anglia
☀️ 22 °C
There has been a human settlement at Bourton for over 6,000 years! The word 'Bourton' is of Saxon origin, derived from 'burgh' meaning fortification or camp and 'ton' meaning estate, enclosure or Czytaj więcej
Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds
7 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 23 °C
Jenny and I last visited Stow-on-the-Wold in early 2019. We went back today primarily to go inside St. Edward's Church, which was closed on the day of our last visit. Unfortunately, we arrived today Czytaj więcej
Andoversford, Cotswold
8 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 19 °C
I've managed to catch a cold, so I haven't been anywhere today. Our B&B is in Andoversford, so here's a few photos of this small village.
Bath, Somerset
10 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 18 °C
Again, a pleasant, though coolish day. We'd been to Bath on previous trips though each time in the cold of winter.
Today, we had crowds and tour groups by the coach load.
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
11 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 17 °C
Another little market town steeped in history. Very narrow streets, but unfortunately, there were work crews digging up the main street to lay fibre optic cable for high-speed Internet. Seems Czytaj więcej
Cotswold to London
12 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 21 °C
Said goodbye to our friends from Denver and Brisbane. They journeyed to Heathrow and home; we journeyed to London via Didcot, where we returned our hire car.
Boarded the high-speed train to Paddington Czytaj więcej
Greenwich, London
13 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 19 °C
Met up with two friends from the Sunshine Coast whose travel plans crossed our perfectly today.
We boarded a boat bound for Greenwich and had a day of laughs and exploration.
Didn't take many photos
Rain, rain, go away
14 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 17 °C
It's raining. Caught a bus and stayed on it for an hour to Hampstead. Located the house where Jenny's Aunty Ruth lived back in the 70s.
Caught another bus for an hour's ride and wound up at the Czytaj więcej
Much ado about nothing...
15 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 18 °C
Took the 'Tube' to Tower Hill. 9am and it was standing room only! Got to the entrance to Tower Bridge to be advised we can't get up to the viewing platform walks until 11:30am.
Went walking the back Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikAll the walking is good. You can eat and drink more knowing you will be exercising later.
London, our last day (thanks be to God)
16 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 17 °C
I'm over London. Nice. But no thanks. It's a Mecca for a lot of people but for me...too much, and too crowded!
Walked for miles and saw a lot but give me the rural surroundings and market villages Czytaj więcej
Some nice knockers!
19 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 18 °C
Walking the streets of villages, you find that the brits love a nice knocker!
English village of Clun.
19 lipca 2023, Anglia
☁️ 21 °C
Travelling from Wigan to Cheltenham we zigzagged our way in and out of Wales. We had lunch in the English village of Clun. What a find!
Tintagel, Cornwall
20 lipca 2023, Anglia
☀️ 16 °C
According to ledgend, King Arthur (round table and sword from a stone) was born here, in a cave, inhabited by Merlin his number 1 wizard, BFF, and bodyguard!
As these photos are self-explanatory Czytaj więcej
Port Issac, Cornwall
21 lipca 2023, Anglia
⛅ 16 °C
Port Issac, or Port Wen, in the Doc Martin series, was everything we expected it to be...quaint with very steep streets.
It's also where they filmed Fishermen's Friends.
PodróżnikWell done Ec!