Author Archives: Barry

This morning we arrived in Skagen, Denmark (the “g” is silent, so Skaen). Technically not our first time in Demark as we stopped off at Copenhagan Airport once for a couple of hours! We arrived at 9AM, so after a … Continue reading →

No, we didn’t have a flood, we’re just out of sight of land!. Currently we are somewhere between Newcastle (UK) and the German – Danish border. The weather is still fine at 14C, going up to 18C tomorrow for our … Continue reading →

Well, this time we not only made it to the country of departure, we made it onto the boat/ship/vessel, whatever the correct name is. Last nights hotel didn’t provide breakfast, so our only option was MacDonalds. We were picked up … Continue reading →

After Christening our brand new UK passports, which gave us some cause for concern a couple of months ago (most of you know the story behind that, if you don’t and want to leave a message!) we emerged from terminal … Continue reading →

This is a multi purpose trip, 50 years ago in June I graduated from Air the Traffic Control College , so we decided a reunion was in order, it seemed a waste of an opportunity just to visit the UK, … Continue reading →

Just making sure I remember how to post!!

Well I guess the title was a little premature! The plan was to leave Ottawa Sunday evening to fly to Toronto, then catch a flight to Hong Kong at 2AM the next morning. We’d arrive in Hong Kong around 4AM … Continue reading →

This is a combined couple of days as I managed to fall behind with all the hectic social engagements. Yesterday we headed off (in the rain, again) to an area that neither Lyn nor I had been before. The destination … Continue reading →

Today we just stayed local, and went to a few of the local sites. After yesterday we didn’t want to stray too far from home! Again, mainly photos rather than words. Our first stop was a store to stock up … Continue reading →

We decided to take a trip to the coastal town of Oban, although we had been there many years ago, we figured it was time for another visit. The Day started off fine (for this part of the world, I … Continue reading →