Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that. Bill Shankly We had no internet and no TV reception. Last night, we had driven thirty fruitless miles in two directions to try to find a bar showing the France / Belgium World Cup SemiContinue reading “Trying to Watch the England Match – World Cup Semifinals, Auvergne, France”

From Wage Slaves to Living the Dream – Our First Book in Print!

We are delighted to announce that our first book is now available on Amazon, just  in time for Christmas!

Beacon 6 & Black Magic in Brittany – And All Because the Lady Loves… Poole to Penthièvre, France

6am and our ferry ‘Barfleur’ slid across a Poole harbour so smooth that it seemed almost solid. The water glistened like a jewelled mirror, just as it had on so many wonderful days when we had flown across its surface on our windsurfers. Poole Harbour is a very special place. The light is exquisite andContinue reading “Beacon 6 & Black Magic in Brittany – And All Because the Lady Loves… Poole to Penthièvre, France”

A Brief Bark Around Britain – The Thames Path, The National Watersports Festival & ‘A Bit of a ‘Do”!

We had to go to a ‘Do’. My schoolfriend’s mum – my “Other Mother” – Mrs H – had invited me to celebrate her 80th Birthday. It threw me into apoplexy. My entire wardrobe reflected a lifestyle which, for the last two years, had consisted of living in a catering-size Corned Beef tin with theContinue reading “A Brief Bark Around Britain – The Thames Path, The National Watersports Festival & ‘A Bit of a ‘Do”!”