Wednesday, August 10th.
Finally, a respite from the hot, sultry weather. The day dawned grey and windy with the promise of rain evident … Continue reading Wednesday, August 10th.
Finally, a respite from the hot, sultry weather. The day dawned grey and windy with the promise of rain evident … Continue reading Wednesday, August 10th.
In Warminster, we bought some groceries which we lugged up to Betty’s place, where Anne met us and took us … Continue reading Tuesday, August 9th.
Packed up again, this time for the ride down to Corton in John’s big Mercedes, full of kids, Panda, lunch, … Continue reading Monday, August 8th.
John took us sailing on the Solent in his little sailboat, the Sally Bee, but there was very little wind, … Continue reading Saturday, August 6th
The children were up early preparing their ponies for a one-day event, and the rest of us just took it … Continue reading Friday, August 5th
Up early again, I packed my bag and filled in the forms needed to apply for a Chinese visa. Once … Continue reading Thursday, August 4th.
At the Iranian consulate, I stood chatting to a businessman waiting to collect his passport. I asked if he had … Continue reading Wednesday, August 3rd
London was stifling, humid, hot, and polluted, with no respite anywhere from the sticky heat and frayed tempers. We breakfasted … Continue reading Tuesday, August 2nd
The lightning of the night before had switched the power off so after Linda and I had packed up, we … Continue reading Monday, August 1st – HITCHING SOUTH
Magnus and I stood in the middle of the tattie field, surrounded by purple flowers and hazy air, talking about … Continue reading Sunday, July 31st