The first part of this trip has taken us to a few of the places that my ancestors lived. I mentioned in an earlier post that two of my great-grandparents were born in Norfolk, one on each side of my family. Both were born at a time when rural labourers worked on large farms that …
We first came to Norfolk a couple of years ago because 2 of my 8 great-grandparents were born here. 25 % of my genes! Julian also remembered his father speaking fondly of sailing in an area of Norfolk called the Broads. The Broads is an area of shallow lakes and rivers. People used to believe …
We spent our first week in England in the county of Norfolk, which is on the south-east coast, bordering the North Sea. Norfolk is a predominantly rural county, and our reason for coming here was to walk. At first, the weather wasn’t auspicious for walking. When we stopped for lunch in the town of Ely …
By popular demand: the story of the snake gaiters. One of the things that I love about travel is the novelty. The taste of the food, the sounds of the language, the smells and noise of the streets, everything is different in a way that enchants me. The other side of this coin is the …
So we decided to drive south in search of warm weather. Well, it turns out that we just needed to drive east because Alberta and Saskatchewan have had glorious weather for the past two weeks. This being our first trip of this kind in a new trailer, we’ve learned a lot of useful things, including: …