Tag Archives: Travel Blog For The Fallen Laurence Binyon, Cornwall, 1915 With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flash of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres. […]  What do you think of when someone says: “the beach”? I think of tanning lotion and skin being bathed in sunlight… of gentle winds whispering through the casuarinas… of swaying palms and golden sands… I guess my first thought is tropical: not at all like the beaches we visited on the Sunshine Coast of British […]  One of the (many) delights of sailing is the characters you meet; there is something special about people who sail boats or fly planes. Often eccentric; always independent – what they seem to have in common is the diversity of their life experiences, the breadth of their interests, and the scope of their practical abilities. They […]  The weather in the Georgia Strait region of BC, Canada has been interesting the last two weeks: too cold for most flowers (and me!) but not cold enough to bring out all the oranges and scarlets that autumn is famous for. There have been some sunny spells which don’t actually warm, some icy winds that […]  The top end of West Virginia is about as far north as you can get and still be in the south. You needn’t drive many miles to get from wooded, mountainous areas inhabited by tough mountain folk to genteel old towns of stone and brick buildings with iron lattice railings and faux wooden shutters. People […] |
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