Middlewich and Red Bull 28/5/15

Leaving the Llangollen behind, via the Hurleston Locks, we turned left up the Shropshire Union Canal the short distance to Barbridge Junction and then onto the Middlewich Branch. This stretch of canal to Middlewich is mainly rural allowing peaceful travelling with only 4 locks to navigate. The weather was kind to us and we immersed…

Surgery and Maldon

A significant and somewhat challenging component of our adventure has been dealing with the ramifications of Bob contracting the shingles virus in his right eye some 3 months before our scheduled departure from Australia in November 2013. Despite having a diagnosis and treatment started in Australia, and being warned that this was likely to be…

Llangollen 12/4/15

Several of our life ambitions have been achieved over the last few weeks. We visited Cornwall and celebrated our friends’ birthdays with their family and friends, met new/old friends, and travelled along the Llangollen Canal and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. And we finally have a date for the first operation on Bob’s eye to control the pressure on…