We hopped on a bus south towards Chester-le-Street (bus 21), straight down Durham Road. It was about a 25 minute bus ride from our current home, so, yes, it's a bit far from the center of Newcastle.
We thought we'd post about the large park in our town: Saltwell Park. It's about a 30-minute walk from our house. A beautiful park…..with a cafe in the ‘towers’ and an excellent coffee shop on the other…
This one gets a 'no'. We had read online that it was ‘up and coming’. It may be, but it still has a ways to go. They do have a big Aldis, and the Latin in the…
After disembarking the Queen Mary 2, we took a shuttle to London and had a bit of a wait at Kings Cross train station. We found a corner at one of the station pubs…
Carvana made selling our Nissan Leaf sound so easy, but when the time came to do it they were no longer offering to pick it up, and their nearest place to drive it to was well over…
Welcome back! So we are currently on our final full day at sea. We arrive in Southampton, England tomorrow morning, early. We may not be able to post another blog post until after we arrive…perhaps in…
We're over halfway there!! Only a few more days left on this ship. Unfortunately Scott has gotten sick with some sort of cold (NOT Covid…we tested). That's what happens when you're on a ship with a few thousand people.
Yesterday was the first day I really felt swaying and heard creaking of the ship. Makes it harder to walk the deck and climb stairs. I only started feeling it while we…
Good morning! I am writing this as I have a mid-morning coffee in a nice quiet corner of the buffet. We've got pictures and videos from yesterday, including our first afternoon tea (they will be more…