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- Sep 9, 2023
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 219 m
- England Shaw and Crompton Royton 53.5534, -2.111953°33’12” N 2°6’43” W
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Day 27
Last day on the Grand Union Canal
September 9, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Left Paddington at 6am to try and avoid the heat. Smooth sailing down the Paddington Arm to Bulls Bridge. Turn left towards Brentford to go on the Thames tomorrow. 9 locks on the Hanwell flight in plus 30 degrees.
Bit of excitement at Northall when we saw the Wandsworth Prison terrorist escapee being arrested by 3 police. Were driving past as arrest happened. Also went past Blair Peach School in Southall- he was a NZer who was killed by police in the late 70s while protesting against racism. No one was held responsibleRead more
Traveler Enjoying your photos Vicki 😊
9/9/23Reply
Traveler 30o...who would have thought, with so many locks, a challenge..! Seeing the bits nobody sees, you never know whats ahead..especially the arrest of a terrorist.! Its so good to be onboard.! Poised for rain here, but...?? 2 mm of rain in 3 weeks, watering already, is strange.. Enjoy every minute.!
9/9/23Reply
Traveler Is that where they grabbed him?
9/13/23Reply
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Peter Dane Peter & Mary’s 2017 Holiday
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- Aug 15, 2017, 11:36 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 105 m
- England Oldham Hollinwood 53.521919, -2.15623553°31’19” N 2°9’22” W
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Day 23
The Danes of Manchester
August 15, 2017 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
While my Grandfather, his second wife, his brother [Uncle Puff], two sons and his nephew left India in 1947 [at the partition of India] and moved to Australia, another brother [Charles Edgar] eventually went to England and in his later years settled in Manchester. My grandfather and his family were probably more British than the British, and India at that time was not the place to be.

Carl Dane, his two daughters, Lorraine and Amanda and son Carl are now the Danes of Manchester and I couldn't come to England and not visit them - a beautiful and loving family.

We started the day with a trip to the City of Manchester. Not a long drive from our hotel in Oldham - around 25 minutes. Manchester is a real mix of buildings and spaces, some very old, some very new, some run down and some very smart. On our quick visit to the city we didn't get a good feel for the place - but you can't do everything.

In the afternoon we visited the grave site of Marie Dane [2011] as well Charles [1970] and Jane Dane [1971].

Time for a farewell to the Danes and of course we all got together in a Curry Restaurant thanks to Carl Dane. A great night and fond memories.

Tomorrow we are off to Birmingham - only a 2 hour drive down the road.

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Traveler I hope you've been to see 'Viceroy's House' at the movies Peter. A fascinating insight into the India at the time of the partition. I'm sure you probably have. Great movie.
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Traveler SOTR-Europe bound
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- Oct 1, 2018
- 10 °C
- Altitude: 173 m
- England Saddleworth Delph 53.551691, -2.00827753°33’6” N 2°0’30” W
Day 32
'in' with the country crowd
October 1, 2018 in England ⋅ 10 °C
Day 29
'In’ with the country crowd at the pony club watching Hayley compete in her first show jumping comp with Cola, and they came 3rd 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Attempted Dovestones but the car park was full of tourists going for a Sunday stroll 😳 - will have to try to give it another go before we leave.

Walked into Uppermill with Johnny to spend the afternoon with my school friends Joanne and Rachel chatting over coffee and cake, whilst Johnny pub crawled it back home - found him a few hours later just a little tipsy still walking back up the lane 😜

Spent the evening at The Diggle - dinner and drinks with Hayley and Simon and their friends.Read more
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- Sep 28, 2018
- 11 °C
- Altitude: 181 m
- England Oldham Shaw 53.580129, -2.09142153°34’48” N 2°5’29” W
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Tata ash and dumplings
September 28, 2018 in England ⋅ 11 °C
Day 26
Johnny and Kalebh tried out the local barbers, then took Grandad to Etihad Stadium for the City Tour, and Nana went out with me for a lovely lunch at Albion Farm.

Introduced Jordyn to ‘tata ash and dumplings - which must be eaten with a spoon, HP sauce, red cabbage and beetroot and the obligatory dumpling butty-dumpling squished on half slice of buttered white bread with HP sauce -don’t think she was overly impressed and less so with Kalebhs favourite Soreen malt loaf.Read more
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- Oct 2, 2018
- 13 °C
- Altitude: 227 m
- England Saddleworth Diggle 53.571857, -1.99229553°34’19” N 1°59’32” W
Day 33
Those skies!!
October 2, 2018 in England ⋅ 13 °C
Day 30
Breakfast with the family then a pamper sesh with pedicure whilst Johnny went on ANOTHER run - a final skidaddle up to the Rams Head- cut a little short due to the weather 😢

Couldn’t leave without a curry so caught up with Chris, Sally and Ellie for dinner and a lovely meal at their favourite Indian.Read more
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- Sep 24, 2018
- 11 °C
- Altitude: 271 m
- England Saddleworth Delph 53.560912, -2.01419953°33’39” N 2°0’51” W
Day 25
Saddleworth
September 24, 2018 in England ⋅ 11 °C
Day 22
So our new home for our UK stay is THE MOST beautiful stone cottage in THE MOST beautiful location set amongst rolling hills with babbling brooks and sheep and cows leaning over the fence line and a resident pooch called Spike. And best of all, this luxury 5* accomodation hasn’t cost a penny - thanks Hayley and Simon for your hospitality and Summer for your bed 😘. Oh and our car - a MASSIVE Landrover Freelander which I am NOT looking forward to driving down the narrow lanes - and if I come across a car coming in the other direction I am just going to look petrified in the hope they will do the reversing.

After a meaner down the country lanes I headed into Manchester for a catch up with my school friends and Johnny went for a much anticipated run on the Pennine Way which was “bloody fantastic” and then caught up with his family for Sunday Lunch.

Tonight’s gin tasting session was home made sloe gin with apple and cinnamon.Read more
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- Sep 26, 2018
- 16 °C
- Altitude: 157 m
- England Shaw and Crompton Royton Boundary Park 53.555147, -2.12845653°33’19” N 2°7’42” W
Day 27
OAFC
September 26, 2018 in England ⋅ 16 °C
Day 24
Off to Wales today but with a quick stop at Boundary Park- home of Oldham Athletic and highest football ground in the league.

Memories of Anglesea came flooding back as we crossed the Menai bridge. A quick stop to unload at the Honey Cottage, our home for the night, before heading to Nebo near Penysarn to collect Mervyn and then off for a pub lunch at the Pilot Boat- passed on many occasions whilst visiting but never previously gone in.Read more
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- Oct 4, 2018
- 13 °C
- Altitude: 173 m
- England Saddleworth Delph 53.551691, -2.00827753°33’6” N 2°0’30” W
Day 35
Final Goodbyes
October 4, 2018 in England ⋅ 13 °C
Day 32
Last full day
Morning walk around Dovestones reservoir- where has all the water gone? 😳 Found Indians Head and then Celebration Wood which overlooks the water and where Johnny has decided his final resting place will be.

Lunch with Mum, Dad and Pippa, and sad goodbyes until next time 😢

After trying to squish everything back in the cases ready for our flights back to Australia in the morning, we decided to head to the Cross Keys Inn for dinner by the fire -we started the UK part of our trip at the Cross Keys so it seemed fitting to end our trip there.

Ended the day feeling more than a little crappy with sinusitis and cold symptoms, so dosed myself up and headed to bed hoping to wake up feeling a bit better😷Read more
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- Sep 29, 2018
- 11 °C
- Altitude: 173 m
- England Saddleworth Delph 53.551691, -2.00827753°33’6” N 2°0’30” W
Day 30
Uppermill
September 29, 2018 in England ⋅ 11 °C
Day 27
Today Kalebh and Jordyn left us for the next part of their adventure- I am sure they will have an awesome time relaxing in the sun from their pool access room and swim up bar in Thailand.

Hayley and I took advantage of the beautiful day and walked into Uppermill via the canal for lunch and a mooch around the shops whilst Johnny went for yet another run this time on Marsden Moor.

Finished the day with a lovely meal at Dinnerstones with Hayley and Simon- thank you so much for your generosityRead more
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- Sep 23, 2018
- 11 °C
- Altitude: 173 m
- England Saddleworth Delph 53.551691, -2.00827753°33’6” N 2°0’30” W
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Family
September 23, 2018 in England ⋅ 11 °C
Day 21
Arrived at Manchester Airport and thought “wouldn’t it be funny if we saw somebody we knew” and then heard “isn’t that Johnny?” as we exited customs only to turn round to see his cousin Susan and her husband Anthony 😳.

Also by chance I learnt my cousin Julie and her husband Tony were in the country for a few days from South Africa, and so with all the planets aligned the three cousins (Julie, my sister and myself) were all in the Northern hemisphere at the same time and able to catch up for a quick drink at the evening family gathering. Fate doing its thing 😊

We had the most amazing time catching up with family we had not seen for a very long time, and one not even born when we had left, at Cross Keys in Uppermill, with Kalebh and Jordyn who had flown in the day before. Some hadn’t changed a bit and others almost unrecognisable. It was so lovely to see Kalebh getting on so well with his cousins. Johnny enjoyed a pint ( or several) and I was introduced to Gin.Read more
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