Lion And Pheasant Hotel Shrewsbury

So there we have it - the ferry is booked! I will be taking the 'King of Scandanavia' out of the country at 1700 on the 5th December. It's another one of those milestone events that forces one to reflect on the reality of the situation; however fear has given way to anticipation on that score.<br><br>For a few hours yesterday I considered "copping out" with the Dover to Calais crossing - being cheaper ...

An early start from London and back in Crewe by 9.15, shortly thereafter I had the slightly surreal experience of helping someone move into my flat. Many hands made light work and we had all of the stuff moved into the flat within 30 minutes.<br><br>After a fantastic lunch I went back and removed the very last of the stuff, including the bike and the backpack; and now I am staying at Steve's ...

Well I am happy to report that despite postal strikes I have my passport back and a multiple entry visa stamp inside.<br>I was so relieved to have the passport back.I really do not like to be parted from it.<br>All I have to do now is get through the next 4 weeks at work.Oh well I am sure I will manage.<br>Bye for now.

... when we on vacation.<br>Last time I went back to Thailand the flight had arrived in Chiang Mai and taxied to the stand.<br>An elderly gentleman who was getting some luggage from the overhead lockers looked down at me and asked if I was as excited as I looked.<br>When I told him how I was not just visiting CM but that this is the place I call home he stepped to one side and said that I should get off the plane as quickly as possible ...

Hi out there in ether land.<br>Just a bit of an update on what is happening.<br>At the moment I am still working away,getting my money together for my next break.<br>I am due to fly out of england on 6/12/09 and will arrive in bangkok the next day.<br>This brings me to the matter of banking.<br>About 2 weeks ago I went online to start the search for a reasonably cheap flight to Thailand.<br>Normally I would leave england at the end of october or ...

Afte a lazy start to the day we headed out to go see some locals of the New Forest starting first with the donkeys then the ponies, cows, pigs, squirrels, ducks and geese - oh and manybe some sheep too! <br><br>We headed up around Frogham, over the High Corner Inn to the pub at Fritham, the Walter Tyrrel and the Rufus stone, thru Beaulieu and back up ornamental drive before heading home to have dinner at the George! Great day not too rainy and very entertaining!<br>

... by the canal. Further up the canal we watched narrow baots coming through the Wharton lock and picked blackberries while we waited.<br>We visited Tattenhall market for some homemade goodies and stopped on the way home for creak tea at Tarporley! Great day.

... After that we headed west to Shrewsbury and Telford. Getting towards 6 pm we got a bit worried about where we would sleep but found a great pub at Wellington on the outskirts of Telford.<br><br>Computer time is a bit difficult this week but there may be more news in a few days.<br><br>Sorry no pictures this time.

... call from Nick Wall of Canalboat Magazine who said he had not received my email sent a few days earlier. We sent it again to a new email address. Tue 15th September It was only an hour and a half cruise into Stone, and Days of Elijah left before us. When we arrived, all the moorings were taken as they often are, and we tried to moor further back from the line. There was piling there, but the wrong sort, and we couldn't tie to it. We put mooring spikes in, but the ground was ...

... she said it was not her and she thought it was me ha me breathing heavy I am stuffed so how can i breath hey, so we looked around and nearly did breath heavy as there was the dragon and wow was he red he introduced him self as David so i called him dave and he said hey you are the only one that has called me that since old St george pretended to slay me. well we then said our good byes to the castle and said to dave come and join us ...