Fri 8th Aug St Ives Apartment: Porthminster Apartment One: here and here. It was a lovely and mild, albeit cloudy, morning for our journey from Dartmouth to St Ives but we were glad for anything other than rain throughout this whole trip and, thus far, we’d been fairly lucky. There was some time to fill… More
Wed 6th Aug Our Dartmouth Apartment: here It was a 3 hour drive from Poole to Dartmouth and this took us just outside the western limit of the Jurassic Coast. We had left the County of Dorset and were now in the county of Devon, an area still renown for having a stunning coastline but… More
Sat 2nd Aug Our Poole Apartment: Here It was a beautiful sunny day for our drive down to Poole and we made it to our next accommodation by 1 pm. It was a nice, albeit compact, apartment however not overlooking Poole Harbour as we had initially thought, rather it overlooked a car park. It was… More
Wed 30th July It was an early start for us as we woke at 5:30 am but that wasn’t too bad given we had gone to bed at 7:30 pm the night before. It was overcast but, thankfully, not raining so we decided to head out for an early morning walk up to Hyde Park.… More
London arrival: Tue 29th July: Our London Apartment Link: here and here The journey from Sydney to London went smoothly and I would highly recommend Singapore Airlines for those of you considering any travel. Primarily due to their staff as they are so welcoming, helpful and considerate. The other noteworthy issue is how frequently the… More
Tuesday 20th May It was another mild and partly cloudy morning but great walking weather. We both ventured out for a walk to Dolphin Point and on for a coffee at Providore on Hastings. Mark then took Dagwood and the car out in search of a fast charging port; you have to think and plan… More
Noosa 2025 Sunday 18th May This was a short break away for Mark and myself and we were staying at On The Beach in Noosa for 5 nights in a one bedroom apartment. We flew to Brisbane where we picked up a car and then drove on to Noosa. It was 4 pm by the… More
Saturday 12th April 2025 It was another spectacularly beautiful morning. We couldn’t believe how lucky we had been with the weather. Last year we had fine weather but it was cold, windy and occasionally overcast. This year, we’ve had nothing but blue sky, sunshine hot weather and no wind. The boys again went for a… More
Glenelg: Fri 10th April – Sat 11th April Accommodation: AirBnB link here Thurs 9th April The purpose of this trip was to attend the AFL Gather Round for 2025. We attended this event last year, with my sister Colleen and her husband David, and we all loved it so much we that we ventured back… More
Wellington Accommodation: Tue 18th Feb – Fri 21st Feb Tue 18th Feb The direct route for driving from Martinborough to Wellington was 90 minutes but we took a detour via Cape Palliser and the Cape Palliser Lighthouse. We had initially planned to walk the Pinnacle’s Ridge track at Cape Palliser but this was temporarily closed due… More