Wednesday 25 December 2019

Bendigo Altona Xmas 2019

Federation Square Xmas tree

Bendigo xmas hot and lovely

Xmas Eve dinner

Xmas day at the Buddhist temple

Maldon gold dredge

Xmas decorations near Maldon

Altona race horse

Smoke from bush fires at Altona. Horrible

Altona ford

Altona pier. The fish was thrown back after this.

Friday 6 December 2019

Brisbane,Gold Coast and Canberra 2019

Brisbane beach on the river

Brisbane boab

Near the Brisbane Beach



Surfers Paradise Gold Coast

Lizard visiting our room

Chevron Island

View from our room on top floor of Chateau Beachside

Port Macquarie beach

Taree after the recent bush fire

Good to see Bernard in Canberra. 

A day without smoke. The next day was hot and smoky and luckily we could get out

Holbrook submarine

Very hot driving Canberra to Melbourne. Too much smoke from bush fires

Thursday 5 December 2019

UK 2019

Met family and friends in the UK

Near Old Trafford Manchester United's home

The heroes of my youth 

Ray by the canal in Manchester

Keith and Ray near Penyghent Yorkshire Dales

Pub at Stainforth with my brothers  Keith and Ray

Accrington Town Hall

Accrington mosque

Keith in his tuk tuk with my cousin Terence and his wife Sandra

Leeds centre

Lynne and Phil at the Owl pub in Epping forest. There is a kettle in the tank.

Visiting Chartered Accountants Hall as chair of ICAEW members group Victoria

Frasier as Don Quiote. A great night out. To dream the impossible dream

Dinner with my UEA mates from 45 years ago. All looking well ( in the subdued light)

Zennon my cousin Stef's son enjoying dessert at Weatherspoons Accrington

Keith Noah and Jacob by the canal near Hebden Bridge. A magic day


2nd world war rail weekend at East Lancs railway. Rawtenstall was in France. Allo allo

What a suberb loco. An A4 like the Mallard.

Darwin music festival. Nice one Darwin

Old India mill at Darwin. That is a chimney.

Norfolk with my old Wayfarer walking mates Steve, Lynda and Sarah

Lindsay at Sheringham station

The Unthank Arms which is not on Unthank Road

Elm Hill selfie

The boy scouts in their Aussie t shirts with wives


Family gathering in Weatherspoons Accrington beer garden

The food arrives

Accrington museum has a Fell and Mountain shop advert

Phil enjoying spring water near Stoodley Pike

The Flying Scotsman runs through Blackburn

Ray and Amelia at the Trafford Centre

Gordale Scar at Malham before we climbed the waterfall. Great walk

On top of Malham Cove

Sylvia Plath grave at Heptonstall near Hebden Bridge

Celebration dinner for Rays retirement. The Park Inn Manchester Road Accrington

With Ian in Keswick at Derwentwater

I was lucky to meet Tom Haworth while enjoying breakast at Weatherspoons

Stef and Zennon enjoy ice cream at the RedCap near Accrington

Thanks to Hayley and Mark for inviting me to a barbie at their lively home

The Grand lads of Accy go walking on a rail trail in the Peak District


Edwina and Kenth near Hebden Bridge

Weatherspoons again.Andy Hill  a welcome guest