103 Cowes B & B
103 Mill Hill Road Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, PO317EH, United Kingdom
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Pebble Beaches
... housing, eventually to a wall and a sign. So I climbed up the tower there and got this fantastic view. Turns out it's incredibly old and used a lot in the time of King Henry VIII. I came back down and hunted for the beach access and sat on the stony, yet comfortable, beach. Giving that up, I walked down a while before turning into the Cathedral there. You may have noticed I quite like churches, abbeys, and cathedrals. It's plainer than others, but just as beautiful. I ...
42 days to go
... and friends, all the while selling the clutter I have accumulated over the years. Then I am outta here! I am excited about the unknown as I have never travelled on my own before nor been to Asia. Which has been one of my many childhood dreams, along with becoming Batman. So unless a utility belt is commercially available I think I will stick to this dream for now. Whilst being excited I am also passing bricks, mostly because I am full ...
Packing begins
I need to start packing and it's going to be a challenge fitting my stuff for an 8 week trip into a case along with the things the folks I'm staying with are requesting!
The number one item to export to North America is Marmite! Then comes requests for usual brands of ...
Well hello Portsmouth, you haven't changed a bit!
... we've seen the dragons!
....and everything and everyone else we met along the way....brilliant fun all the way!
England is bathed in sunshine when we get home (although still chilly for us) and it is great to catch up with family and friends, who we have missed whilst away, but we both agree that we would happily shoot off again if someone would give us ten thousand ...
On the wrong side of the road
Today we have decided to head out to the countryside so we get an early start to Paddington where we grab the train to Bath. One thing that sucks about US credit cards is that they are not the chip and Pin type. This means you can't buy tickets at the machines and the lines are usually long where you can talk to a live person. Unfortunately/fortunately debit cards do work. I'm just not real comfortable using them but in a pinch, you do what you gotta do. An ...

