Go to Frome for a “70th” Celebration

I received the invitation to the ” 70th celebration” in the summer and replied saying that I would go. This was from friends I made more than 40 years ago in Kenya. I decided that I wouldn’t want to drive back in the dark in November so at some stage in the autumn got round…

The last (I hope) reunion.

Yes, yet another university reunion, this one back at Warwick. It was supposed to happen 3 years ago – 50 years since we went up – but the pandemic got in the way so it became this year, (just over) 50 years since we graduated. A friend (well, I assume we are friends) gave me…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing IV

The evening after seeing Cromford Mill was the night of the HF Quiz! This takes place after dinner and all the HF houses do the same quiz – shown on a screen. Those who took part were in groups of no more than 6 and as there were quite a lot of “Walking and Sightseers”…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing III

We got the minibus at 9.15 the next day, after another substantial breakfast! This dropped us at a carpark (with one loo – we queued!) on the edge of moorland and we followed tracks across the moor. It was sunny and breezy and very enjoyable and even more so when we saw curlews, then a…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing II

The next day we left a bit earlier (9.15) and drove to the nearby village of Ilam. We started by going past a memorial pillar erected by the then landowner to his wife. We then moved on to the church to see a memorial where the children were supposed to be piously praying for their…

Peak District – Walking and Sightseeing I

Yup – yet another hf holiday! I took the train to Derby – but it was about 50 mins late arriving as we had to wait at Bristol for a driver who was apparently on another late arriving train! I then had to wait about another 20 to 30 mins for the taxi driver who…

Go to a wedding in Ely

Having received an invitation to my niece’s wedding, I accepted and decided that having never been to Ely before, I would spend 2 nights there so I could look round the city a bit. I chose to stay at the hotel where the wedding was being held as that would enable me to slip away…

Last Time at Lulworth?

This was (probably) my last trip to Lulworth Cove as hf is selling/has sold their house there and it is closing in October. I was there for 4 nights – self-guided walking. I didn’t arrive until 5pm on the Monday, so had the scone with jam and cream and 2 cups of tea but didn’t…

Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” V

The last day – guess what – there was a problem with my packed lunch! The bag holding it collapsed and there were no blueberry bars so they replaced it with a peanut bar (which I wouldn’t accept – I hate peanuts). The manager was there for once and he got a new bag but…

Exmoor – “Walking and Sightseeing” IV

No problems with the lunch on Wednesday, when we got the minibus to Dunster. Our walk started by going through the deer park and along a river past the Gallox Bridge in the castle grounds. As we moved further away from the car park we had views of the castle from the back. After climbing…