Holyrood

October 27, 2022

I have an unusual habit when in Edinburgh, I go to First Minister’s Question Time.  This was my sixth time attending.  I find it fascinating and nearly panto level entertaining at times. Those time are when Wee Dougie 3Jobs or Murdo tries to be clever and then fails spectacularly. As I headed down the Mile […]

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Back in Auld Reekie!

October 26, 2022

  Bought a new iPhone 13 Pro Max before the trip. Great camera & 256Gb! but I wasn’t aware that the new iPhones don’t capture photos in jpeg but rather a more ‘efficient’ manner that is not compatible with WordPress. That meant until I figured out ho to convert, I could not post this trip, […]

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Mystic to Portland

October 22, 2022

Last October my brother Geoff, his wife Judy & their eldest son, James took the boat from the mooring in Mystic, CT to th winder home in Portland.  I tagged along I think that barge is for mussel farming Not a bad lighthouse New London is the American east coast equivalent of Faslane in Scotland […]

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Beaver Hunting in Norwich CT

April 19, 2021

  I had noticed these lodges from the highway (I 395) so today I went stomping! The were definite signs that beaver HAD been here but I have no proof they still ARE here. Nice to be in the woods again.  Too far away I think there were a pair of Red Mergansers and a […]

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2019/2020 Great Britain Winter Pub Crawl

February 10, 2020

I didn’t start out thinking “I wonder how many pubs I can hit?”, the trip just evolved that way. Here are photos of as many as I could recall.  The posts from each location give more information but here’s the overview.  Sadly there are at least a half dozen pubs with no photo Bath Pembrokeshire […]

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Skegness

February 6, 2020

I’ve been to so many British resort towns they’ve begun to blend. Here there’s a miles long sandy, not pebble beach , short pier, promenade and the mandatory few blocks of rides and entertainment shops, and chippys. The High Street is usually perpendicular to the beachfront. The beach road is nothing but Guest Houses. Always. […]

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Boston Pt 1

February 5, 2020

I had hit the proverbial wall in Skegness, England.  Not surprising after 85 days in divers beds, so I woke up and checked out with a day to go on my booking. Train to Gatwick for the night, missing I later found out, one of the oldest pubs in England less than a mile from […]

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The land of Robin Hood and Caves

January 31, 2020

Nottingham Castle is right around the corner from my GH but sadly closed.  Has been for awhile and will be for awhile more.  Major renovations going on.  Luck for me, Nottingham is a city I’d have no bother returning to.  Lots to see, relaxed atmosphere, good pubs and people. Outside the castle are these bronzes […]

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Specsavers Pub Crawl

January 30, 2020

For some reason Specsavers sent my glasses to Bingham, not Nottingham so I got a day ticket on the bus and went for a trip. Market day in town. Heading back to the bus stop I stopped, naturally, for a 1/2. Castle Rock makes some fine brews.   The town marker was cut from a […]

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First night in Nottingham

January 29, 2020

Dropped my kit and headed out to see a new city.  Not huge but growing. Old canal system and some old pubs. I was staying near Nottingham  Castle but it’s been closed for a couple years for a major overhaul so I’ll have to return some time. Interesting buildings in this business park Apparently Princess […]

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