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Walking on the coast of Northumbria
Based in Bamburgh, our group of 10-plus-guide Walking Women were introduced to the region by learning about the local heroine, Grace Darling. In 1838, at age 22, she and her father rowed out from their lighthouse and rescued several survivors from a shipwreck. In the museum dedicated to her we saw the actual coble they rowed, and it's big and heavy – how she did it in stormy seas, I don’t know. Unfortunately, she died four years later. ...
I can see Scotland from here
It was a hurried and a bit anxious journey across London. I did not budget enough time between the plane's landing at Heathrow and the train departing from Kings Cross. The plane was late landing (had to circle around a while waiting for our turn to land); Immigration went quickly; collecting baggage entailed a bit of a wait; I'd bought online a ticket for the Heathrow Express train to Paddington, which came within about 10 mintues; I ...
Out of the darkness and Into the light
... shouted at me and stormed off.
This error was to open up the floodgates for the staff then began to explain to my simple mind how to do incredibly difficult things like hoover, or wipe a table. Perhaps the worst person for this kind of behaviour was our erratic manager, who would do almost anything to avoid working and then come in when everybody had left and start telling me how to pour tonic into a glass of gin. The manager would then proceed ...
Alnwick - Lions, Cellars, and Dukes!
... to the public for the rest of the year. Like the dining hall, the library and the study. Everything was extravagent, but there was also a personal touch as well with pictures of the duke's family. The Duke and Duchess have two sons and two daughters and seven dogs! This castle has been in their family for over 700 years. Last year one of the duke's daughters got married, and she was escorted to the castle in a stunning black and ...
Holy Island
... and two white adults. We named the four young swans Chloe, Chara, Mikayla, and Nora. Nora was up between mommy Tina and daddy Lee, and the other three were lagging behind by themselves. They were all single file on the grassy path, and would stop every couple of steps to sit and rest. They were all out in front of us so Jess and I matched their speed. We had no idea where they were going because they were heading away from the only pond on ...