Category:Travel
Pretty much every year, usually around July 4th, I head with my family back to the home country. As my children grow, each trip gets a little easier, the luggage a little less bulky. On the first full day in England, my wife set off to visit with a friend in London. Having waved her off on the train, my father and his wife took myself and my kids to Coate Water in Swindon. After a game of crazy golf, […]
Grand Rapids A few weeks back, my wife, son and I traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our trip did not get off to the greatest of starts since our connecting flight was cancelled as we waited at the gate. With a line a mile long at United’s Customer (dis)Service counter and already having been told by gate staff that the next flight was in the morning, we switched to Plan B. We rented a car, bought some clothes and toiletries […]
Steam Engines My recent trip back to England seems to have been dominated by steam engines. I saw the steam engines that used to raise and lower the bascules (the road sections that open to allow tall ships to pass through) and the steam engines Crofton that used to pump water to the highest point on the Kennet and Avon Canal. On returning from the visit to Crofton, passing through my former home village of Aldbourne, I noticed a traction […]
To those who have served, are serving, and will serve to protect my way of life and defend the freedoms I enjoy (and take for granted) I can never thank you enough.
My first book, ‘The Lady Be Good, Images from 1990 – 1991’ has been revised and the Second Edition is now available through Blurb by clicking on the widget in the right hand column. The second edition came into being thanks to Mr. Larry Warren, a long time friend of the ‘Lady’ and friend of the late Mr. James W. Walker, author of “The Liberandos – A WWII History of the 376th Bomb Group and its Founding Units”. Larry was […]