Tenerife 2016 – Day 2

So it gets daylight later here than at home, but then I  realise that we’re significantly further west. Anyway woke up feeling that I’d had a good night’s sleep but still a bit travel weary. We both agreed that the day would be best spent discovering Puerto de la Cruz, and as this required little…

365 Project – Day 343

Kelston Tump. Suddenly I find that I only have twenty three more days of this project to run. Something that had started out as a burden, turned into an exciting challenge and is now nearly over. I shall miss it but am already thinking about other projects for next year. One thing I will be…

365 Project – Day 284

Clevedon Pier. Sir John Betjeman described Clevedon Pier as “the most perfect pier in England” and who am I to argue with him. Unlike many piers which stand on forests of rusty ironwork, Clevedon Pier stands on a series of rather elegant iron arches. It is a small pier devoid of slot machines, arcades and…

365 Project – Day 206

I’ve been in Wales for a wonderful friend’s eightieth birthday, this is a view from near where we were staying. It looks out over a field of wheat, across the Wye Valley to the hills beyond. 25 July 2014