Friday the 23rd of September 2020 The Scilly isles (St Mary’s, to be precise) is a bunch of islands out the sea from Cornwall. You can get there by boat, or by helicopter / plane. The main island is St Mary’s, which is the one that we stayed on. Walking round the whole island is…
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Bat spotting at the Grand Union Canal
We went bat spotting at the Union canal because we couldn’t go where we planned.
10 Things to do near Mousehole (near Penzance), Cornwall.
It has been a while since I have done a top 10 post, so lets go again! From 10th down to the best (1st), here we go! 10. Visit a small historic site. Around the area of Mousehole, there are many nice yet small ancient sites from the Stone Age onwards. For an example, we…
Allendale Tar Barrels
Tar Barrels in Allendale (Special Happy New Year post) New Years Eve / New Years Day 2019/2020 At 22:00, you arrive in the town of Allendale in Northumberland. You walk into the town square, and you find out that there is a giant bonfire in it. When the time is near to midnight, some people…
‘Live’ silastravels
Apparently we can’t get back to the mainland from Lundy because there’s no water there. The M.S Oldenburg from Lundy Island is currently bobbing about in the lee of the mainland because there’s no water in Bideford (tides out). The boat will stay there for 2 hours. Before, the boat was sailing through the stormy…
Hanmers, Lundy
Hamners is my favourite cottage on Lundy Island!
Herm, Channel Islands
Herm, Channel Islands 15 August 2019 Herm is a lovely island in the Channel Islands, just off the coast of Guernsey. It has sandy beaches, which are great for swimming in the summer, and nice walks through and around the island. You have to get there by taking a boat/flying to Guernsey Airport and then…
Thezan, France
Read this post for a short review of Thezan and the surrounding area.
Hastings
Hastings is a great place to go for a short break.
Watery Memories 2018
All Things Watery!