A Detour Leads to Our First French Picnic!
June 6, 2015. On a day-trip from Rouen. One habit I wish I could bring home with me was the picnics in France. While driving along a back road we […]
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The Gothic Cathedral in Rouen, France
June 5, 2015. Part of our walk about in Rouen contained a visit to the city’s spectacular Gothic Cathedral. A view of the Cathedral in Rouen through a windowless facade.The black […]
The Road to Rouen
June 5, 2015. Morning spent travelling from Amiens to Rouen via as many backroads as we could find. It took us a couple of days but we finally figured out how […]
Entering France via Lille
Morning of June 4, 2015. Tornai to Amiens via the Battlefields. After a few days in Brussels and a night in Tournai in the south of Belgium we drove across […]
The Northern Portion of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
How do you tourists find these places? Even the Irish don’t know about them.” a local asked. “Oh, there’s an app for that,” said Al. We had stopped in Portnoo and were talking […]
A Drive Through the Antrim Glens in Ireland
September 22, Tuesday morning… Exploring a few of the Nine Glens of Antrim: Dark Hedges—Glenaan with its heather bog—Glenballyemon—Glenariff with ‘Waterfall Walk’ and scones—Ballymoney and Dunlop Memorial Gardens—An archeological mound. Today we […]
A Walk Just Beyond the Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District of England
The Peak District of England is a series of rolling hills networked with tons of walking trails. We had really wanted to do the Mam Tor ‘Ridge’ walk but it was […]
