It was 1972, and yesterday.
14. Mai 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
It's only happened twice. The first time was 1972. I'm in the back yard at home in Greensborough. A thunderous roar breaks and rolls across the sky. I look up to see and wonder, for Concorde has comeWeiterlesen
Lost and found.
15. Mai 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This week we are in Northern France. I have three great uncles buried here from WW1. One I can't find. The other two were brothers (my dad's uncles Albert and Edgar Galloway). There's also the deepWeiterlesen
Honour and Resentment
16. Mai 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Such a tangled three days for us visiting WW1 sites. We stopped by ten gravesides or memorials and three museums. Two visits were to honour family members, others were to honour Canterbury BaptistWeiterlesen
Brilliant Belgium.
17. Mai 2017 in Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
It is said the French think they've got life worked out. Well the Belgians actually have : they are just totally cool about it. *
Brugge is a dine out feast for the eyes and tummy. MedievalWeiterlesen
Belguim's sunshine coast
18. Mai 2017 in Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Here's a surprise. We start meandering to the edge of Europe, and behold: beach, classy shops, and apartments on the shoreline. A very familiar formula. The pic with four wheeler pushy is not our mainWeiterlesen
Welcome to Britain. Keep left.
19. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
... And I do try to keep left in most ways. Ferry load and ride to get here from Calais is just like doing the Spirit of Tassie , just nine hours shorter. It took only a few hundred yards and someWeiterlesen
So good, I bought the t-shirt. Again.
19. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It was a wonderful end to a long day. Yesterday started on Belgium, then through France to the ferry. (Total Europe RHS driving distance = 3466 kms) . Though back in the UK, it was the end of the dayWeiterlesen
Waking in Windsor. Didn't expect that...
20. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It was already well after 10 pm as we set off in the camper from the Jon Gomm concert. Only the voice of Ms GPS to lead us to one of only two camper parking sites this side of Greater London. FortyWeiterlesen
In family footsteps...
23. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
All my days I've heard of these people. Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Iris... Now we share meal, lounge, heart.
All my days I've heard of these place names: Bradford, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, the Moors. Now theyWeiterlesen
Haworth, where Gordon learns something.
24. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
It seems my government school education may not have been complete. Around the 1800s Patrick and Alice Bronte had six kids while he also pumped out sermons to deliver as vicar of the church nextWeiterlesen
York. (Its in Yorkshire, funny that.)
25. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
How to cover 3000 years of history in a ten minute walk: visit York. Ancient Britains, Romans, Vikings, and any other shaped head you care to name, they've all called York home. The first 'Christian'Weiterlesen
Making Yorkshire + Yorkshire making me
27. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
How to make a Yorkshire city. Take Melbourne's Hawthorn with all its narrow wriggly streets and dense housing. Put it on top of Mt Dandenong. Add all 'Footascrays' factories down below. Leave it allWeiterlesen
Winning the war, one byte at a time.
28. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
It was early in World War 2.
The problem : break the code that communicates Hitler's strategic plans to his generals. These messages were coded AND encrypted by an unknown machine. This code was soWeiterlesen
Leaving our home away from home.
30. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It had to happen. After almost forty days we handed back our camper van. We (mostly) enjoyed 4000kms and almost 80 hours of driving. We've been quite comfy with soft beds, hot water, shower, kitchen,Weiterlesen
Back where we began. London.
30. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Lots to love in London. Up high and down low, inside and out.
We stayed in Citadines in Holborn for three nights, then at an Air BNB in Pimlico for four nights. Oyster cards meant travelling on theWeiterlesen
Creative beauty - God's, and St-Martin's
31. Mai 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We saw PLENTY of churches. St Martin-in-the-Fields could have been easily overlooked amidst busy Trafalgar Square. So glad I was encouraged to look harder. Transformation lives here - creativeWeiterlesen
I wasn't planning to dance, but...
1. Juni 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
That's exactly what happens when special moments come around, like my absolute favourite singer songwriter does an impromptu acoustic concert. Jon Foreman of Switchfoot. In London. Ten minutes awayWeiterlesen
Praying for peace and people
4. Juni 2017 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Hi. Just a moment to say we are ok but praying with, for, and in this city again. We happen to have been to all three eventful places within this city in recent days.
G+H xx
P.S. A terrorist attackWeiterlesen
Still enjoying London...
4. Juni 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Sunday. Hours after, the terror ripples on through the city. But it does not stop us. We all go quietly, gently, respectful of the pain felt across this community.
For us it meant worship and lunchWeiterlesen
Uncle Fred
5. Juni 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I reckon many people have an uncle Fred, but you don't have mine. A character all his days, he now lives quietly on the edge of London. This was our first chance ever to see him in his own home, town,Weiterlesen
Goodbye Europe, Hello Australia
6. Juni 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Even Heathrow seems quiet today,
And so are we.
Glad for a lifetimes worth of experiences
Ready for the lifetime of loving and serving that lay ahead (well, after a few more mini holidays in theWeiterlesen



















































































































































































