Author Archives: lydia
9/11/16 So many places, so little time in Paris
We arrived in Paris by Eurostar uneventfully. We are staying on the left bank in a converted school, the annex of the Cercle des Armies Club, a reciprocal club to the Marines Memorial. With our high ceilings and full Windows … Continue reading
9/10 A Taste of London
The disadvantage of writing at the end of the day is that I’m tired. But I’ll do my best to give you a bit of our day. It was a good one. How do you decide what to do with … Continue reading
9/9 Off to London by Way of the Moors; not those Moors
We’re at the Exeter St. David’s station waiting for our train to London. Packed last night, up early, breakfast at 8, and we still can’t get going until 9:30. I wanted to see the moors if possible on our way … Continue reading
9/8 Farewell Tour of Corwall; Peek at Devon
I promised Joe an easy day today. After all we were only going to two places, Clovelly and Tintagel. The former is a scenic village on the edge of Devon and the latter is the legendary location of King Arthur’s … Continue reading
9/7 Visiting the Guys
This photo should look familiar to fans of the first “guy” we visited today. Port Isaac, more famously known as Port Wenn of Doc Martin fame. It’s a charming village in the middle of nowhere. We didn’t mean to go … Continue reading
9/6 Off to Cornwall with a Few Stops
After a good breakfast we bade farewell to our hosts and left by taxi to pick up our rental car. I’ve never experienced such friendly, helpful staff as at this Enterprise place. In very short order, we were on the … Continue reading
9/5 Whirlwind Tour of Bath Spa
Before I go any further, Joe wants it made clear that he is fine, his heart is fine, and he didn’t like it that I said anything about his health. Furthermore, what ever he has or doesn’t have, his father … Continue reading
Sept. 3/4 – As Promised but Under Protest
I have never been so exhausted in my life! But I’m still glad we did it! Almost 24 hours of traveling! Andrew was at our house at 4:30 to take us to LAX Thank you, son. For some unknown reason, … Continue reading
Almost!
Just testing the system to be sure you subscribers are getting posts. I’ve tested my iPad and wireless keyboard and they seem to be ok. We’re almost ready to launch! Please keep us in your prayers as you will be … Continue reading
A Little Preview
At breakfast today a friend advised me to try to add a photo to the blog to make it more interesting. In the process of that I managed to lock myself out of the site entirely! But son Daniel came … Continue reading