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Charing Cross Road and more

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  Boy am I pooped!  We went off  “out and about”  today and must have walked miles and miles and miles…. We had to find a “rewind shop” in Loughbough which was a tube and train ride away.  Then we got back onto…

Parliamnet

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  Today our good pals from Roanoke, Jane and Peter Field came to visit us.  They are here in the UK for a conference and had some time to spare.  We were so glad they could come.  Funny that we rarely have visitors and in th…

Royal Air Force Museum : the people, not the planes

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  Yesterday we visited Parliament.  No photos allowed, but the tour was quite interesting as was my trying to actually get into the building with my clothing and backpack setting off the scanner.  They took everything in my alrea…

Week 19 – Guests and more time in the Broughton Islands

On Monday, August 19 we headed for Port McNeill early (to beat any afternoon wind, which is always strong there). Indeed the wind picked up, but we were secure and started to do chores, including laundry, getting the forward cabin ready. On Tuesday, …

Week 18 – A Few Days in the Broughtons

The weather reports were indicating a 2 day window for favorable conditions so Monday August 12 we headed to Fury Cove to position to do Cape Caution. On Tuesday we rounded Cape Caution and the seas were the best we had ever experienced for Cape Cauti…

Week 16 & 17- Getting out of SE Alaska

After departing on Saturday, July 27, I spent a few days in Virginia helping my sister with issues regarding my brother's estate. Kurt and the cats remained in Ketchikan doing boat chores (the cats supervise). Upon my return on August 1, we prepp…

Week 19 – Guests and more time in the Broughton Islands

On Monday, August 19 we headed for Port McNeill early (to beat any afternoon wind, which is always strong there). Indeed the wind picked up, but we were secure and started to do chores, including laundry, getting the forward cabin ready. On Tuesday, …

Week 18 – A Few Days in the Broughtons

The weather reports were indicating a 2 day window for favorable conditions so Monday August 12 we headed to Fury Cove to position to do Cape Caution. On Tuesday we rounded Cape Caution and the seas were the best we had ever experienced for Cape Cauti…

Week 16 & 17- Getting out of SE Alaska

After departing on Saturday, July 27, I spent a few days in Virginia helping my sister with issues regarding my brother's estate. Kurt and the cats remained in Ketchikan doing boat chores (the cats supervise). Upon my return on August 1, we prepp…

Lunch at St Paul’s Cathedral and a visit to Samuel Johnson’s London home

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  Nice quiet day today.  Started changing DoraMac from passage living to marina living; unpacking and cleaning.  Everything that could possibly break had been packed away…I’m not exactly sure where at this point.  I also…