Venice 20/5/14 – 24/5/14

Other than short trips to London to take care of personal business, we had always planned a few side trips to take advantage of our close proximity to Europe and the rest of the UK. Our first of these had been planned since well before we left Australia. A trip to Venice, Italy to celebrate…

Newbury – still!! 28/4/14

Doesn’t time fly when you are busy/relaxed/retired/on a narrowboat!!!!! We did make it to Newbury on Wednesday 16th April – and we are still here. However we have achieved a number of things. Visited GP and got medications. Started to understand the positives and negatives of the NHS system!!! Awaiting a specialist referral for Bob.…

Beautiful Bath

We arrived in beautiful Bath Thursday 20th March. This breathtaking city is perched on the sides of the valley through which the Avon river – and the western end of the Kennet and Avon – flows. But first – the journey to here!!! We left our mooring at Whaddon Lane Bridge in good time and…