I have previously written about the Talisker TransAtlantic Rowing Challenge. Well this Monday made me think about that in more detail. I was doing my usual 2 strenuous rows of 5km to reach the total of 10km. It was the changing room conversation that really got me thinking. […]
The weather is occasionally warm enough to eat outside. Here is a collection of photographs to document the event. We had chosen to try and enjoy a sunny day at our home- in some instances we would have gone abroad to get the sunshine for our holidays. This […]
It was the dispute over safety that did it and so disrupted train services. So by 7am was transported back to the gym and the world of work that I followed until I retired Gosh isn’t 7 o clock early to be at the gym. Then I remember […]
A cycle of nature. Interesting to see how the badgers learn to adapt.
Reblogg. You may wonder why I show a picture of the clock at Waterloo for this piece. Some of you may know about Brookwood-its a specific station just beyond Woking and not that far from Guildford. More of that later. I had a painful call to review things […]
It was that voucher from McDonalds that did it. I needed to give a lift to the station for the commuter train. Before I knew it, I was back following a repeat if newer version of what had been so familiar when I was at work. So the […]
Did you look at the Thames the last time you crossed it. Its ever changing yet strangely unchanged. We crossed by Lambeth Bridge, nearby is Lambeth palace, the 800 year old palace of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The bridge has recent changes with defensive barriers following of the […]
Here are a few photographs from a recent holiday. We thoroughly enjoyed and were very well cared for by the hotel staff. Looking around however made me consider Hopes and Dreams The hotel had recently been refurbished having been in existence for 50 years. Indeed when we arrived […]
I have previously written about the Talisker Whisky Atlantic rowing challenge. I was impressed when I saw the Ocean5 rowing boat and wanted to know more. Looking at the challenge website I saw some interesting statistics. https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/ One of these was that the teams will each have rowed […]