Dublin again, Day 1
While Paula has visited Dublin in the last few years (courtesy of the Sisters of Charity), I haven’t been back since 2006. My memories were of a rather grey and gritty town, and I...
Author: Chris Bounds
Another stint on the South West Coast Path
I haven’t posted on this site for two years, for all sorts of reasons, Twitter being a candidate. It’s become harder to think in lengthier terms, when public discourse seems to be reduced to...
France and England, October 2022: Part 4 — Derbyshire, Wales and home
We had not been to Derbyshire before, but we should have known better than to go anywhere near Birmingham because it always seems to have a perpetual traffic jam. However, we visited Tewkesbury on...
France and England, October 2022: Part 3 — Somerset
Somerset, when we eventually got there, was completely at odds with our expectations. Accustomed as we were to the rolling hills of the Westcountry in Dorset and Devon, we didn’t quite expect the flat...
France and England, October 2022: Part 2 — Normandy
Our last visit to Normandy was a very quick visit in January of 2009. We had a day of touring the D-Day beaches, a drive down to Mont-St-Michel, and not much else— well, we...
October 2022: France and England (Bordeaux, Normandy, Somerset, Derbyshire)
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France and England, October 2022: Part 1 — Bordeaux
I didn’t keep a blog for this trip, but below is the itinerary and a slideshow of the best bits. The first part of the trip took us to Bordeaux, a long trip that...
The Great Ocean Walk
The Great Ocean Walk is only 110 km from Apollo Bay to near Port Campbell and we would never think the fabled road route was special after completing this path. The coastline and the...
Port Campbell and home
Day 6 Took us from the Gable Car Park to Port Campbell, initially along the beach. This is a risky part of the trip as we had to beat the tide along Wreck Beach....
Great Ocean Walk: along the beaches.
Our third day of walking (April 15) took us from the lighthouse and along Station Beach, before cutting inland to cross the Airds River, then walking through the dunes and along the scarp to...