The Start:       May 19th---- on the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver through Active Pass quietly fishing May 20th;just arrived home.Here's Mum our first walk a few mins from the house it's good to be here May flowers A May Tree and me a friendly calf May and buttercups what a speciman cows love to crowd around styles a pyramid orchid close up view May 30th;a new great niece called Ellie Clare,Dean and their 8 week old daughter Ellie, and me walking with Pat,Denise and Ben we're starting about 20 miles from home Colin and Ben, our nephew a pair of beauties approaching an old church Pat and Denise posing in front of the Horse Chestnut Chestnut flowers a new type of style to get over an old water mill a great landscape June 1st and sister Paula is 80 today sister Paula,son in law,Dennis and daughter Nicky We're off to Chichester Passing Lancing College en route I wouldn't mind that house Isle of Wight in the distance a good old kissing gate my turn now a Bodleia growing in the wild see link above for slide show June 7th;Mum, Colin and cousin Janet walking with Pat, our sister in law 2 roses nice house through the doggie door magnificent horse chestnuts fungus on an oak tree one of the last horse chestnuts in flower Scarlet Pimpernels lunch time in the shade split by lightening the church in Iden a thatched cottage time for a drink shandies all round see link above for slide show see link above for slide show It's June 23rd and gale force winds are blowing in Bexhill keep away from the cliff edge! I might take off no boats out today Mum needs help in this wind few people around today walking with Carol and Brian June 27th--leaving Kingston on our 10 mile walk a closer view of 2 beauties Carol,Brian and me strolling along on the South Downs Colin looks back on the path through the barley Carol and Brian ahead amidst the poppies my turn with the camera me and my friend "3 asses in a row?????"says Colin not long ago we were up on that ridge June 28th;running from Merrimens hope that we don't meet any of them!! time for tea at Merrimens he joins us for tea!! a close up of the sparrow &a teapot spout! June 29th; a family gathering at Iden June 29th around 5pm; our fox is in the back garden on the prowl we're out with Pat again today leaving Staplecross a country lane a gate on this style Bramley organic orchard what does this say? here it is; Suquamish also spelt Squamish entering Smutts Wood Bodiam Castle in the background a friendly pony Ewhurst Green lunch pre the shower a shower water lilies an overgrown path Pat wrestlng with the rape,aka canola Back at the car park in Staplecross see link above for slide show walking at Boreham Street with Yvonne off we go a big Beech owned by Canada loads of cows all ruminating we've been here before on a Hash a pretty pub in Herstsmonceux another decorative pub 3 in a row more of my friends through a ripening field of oats up to the tree house looking back at it July 12th;--a baby fox in our garden chasing a leaf July 12th;---start of our Cuckoo Trail loop checking the way a field of flax lunch in Hailsham Church wheels off for the ride home! walking with Freda and Brian July 13th; driving down the very narrow Foxglove Lane leaving Beneden with Freda and Brian a large Sweet Chestnut tree Beneden school; Princess Anne went there lunch time in the woods a warning to dogs a field of pinkish feathery grass a fledgeling says hello fir trees? the apples are a ripening help time for a shandy at the end of the 8 miler see link above for slide show off to Bruges arriving at Folkestone for the tunnel in the Tunnel at Bruges railway station amongst the bikes the horses can go everywhere good job it's a one way street a Michael Angelo sculpture one of the canals the trunk of a Katulpa tree making lace our turn on the canal back to the station to pick up the van Hastings sea front 7 today July 22nd;Gaby blowing out her 7 candles she has the first piece of cake making magic Gran,Stephy and Gabby being patriotic! Gabby adds the final touches Stephy's anger bag Sam showing his tonsils the girls and their shadows who are they? a visit from Nigel,Lianne and Mark in front of the tub belonging to Colin's great grandfather the smartest loo in town! a lot of steps to climb Fairlight did you know that Grey Owl came from Hastings? let's go for a dip it's luverly in here enough's enough July 24th; Pat's birthday Colin's youngest sister is now 50 what a cake cutting the cake up a tree Stephy posing learning a new game practising karati another move Sam learning the moves horse play Sam joins in Stephy keeps having a go July 27th;running near Tunbridge Wells July 27th;Dianne,an old schoolfriend taking Mum,Isobel and Bill to Walmer Castle there's Dover harbour ahead heading for Deal Dover Castle master of all it surveys a beautiful windmill Walmer Castle and me reclining on the beach at Walmer off for a walk the wheat is a ripening in the shade for a while out with pat and Yvonne very appropriate off through the woods lunch time already! what a sight! 4 follies! pink grass we can see the light! here it is watch that gate back at the post office in Woodscorner 2nd August; shall we or shant we?? I'm staying put! I've done my 30 mins Freda,Mum,Colin and Brian see link above for slide show from Cornwall to Wiltshire August 8th; traffic queues as we head for Salisbury We're going to Charlton -All- Saints out walking with Liz and Peter again looking back towards Charlton-All-Saints rest time another rest?? a good crop of hay this year through a field of wheat again going to Southampton;the New Forest ponies are grazing running in The New Forest a short rest on the run visiting Peggy,Tom and Jane in Southampton it's a rainy night as we head back to Hastings a night view August 10th: Mandy and Michael over from Connecticut out walking with Yvonne time to remove the bottoms! a spot of rain the 2nd hay crop of the year 3 beauties! this used to be the railway station it's dark in here back at the car August 14th: in Rye with Mum one of the many cobbled streets an old fashioned sweet shop a bottle close up it's 28 miles if one goes all way around We are starting at Frant an interesting arch through the churchyard what a contrast of colours through the dark woods through a private drive posing with a friend here's the friend more friends lunch on "Sophie's bench" obviously the pig set a bad example! more woods amongst The Himalayan Orchids Carol and I;we must be in the Prairies!! here's Brian and Carol and here we are the sunflowers sunflowers and the train a wonky Longhorn Picking Meadowsweet Groombridge House C and B we can't take Brian over this an orderly pile of dung tramping through the wheat starting to rain ripples on the pond a large downfall! blackberry picking back in Frant after 14 miles we left here at 10.45 and now it's 5.30 into The Brown Trout for supper what a trout! a good meal was had by all some nieces,nephews and great nieces 2 of my great nieces Ellie, another great niece Cerys,one of my youngest great nieces Pat with Sarah and Danny,her youngest,parents of Cerys Hashing with The East Grinstead Hash a hash check in the woods through the long grass over a style hash re-group in the woods here come the pack regrouping here comes Queenfisher it's 8.30 and dark by the time we reach the pub sweaty hashers yearning for a drink queuing up for the nectar cooling off outside August 21st----friends from the 50s see link above for slide show August 23rd----on the way to Chistlehurst tippling down at Aunt Wynn's Greenich Park The Observatory on the hill The Cutty Sark a close up view into the tunnel under the Thames it's eerie down here back at the Observatory looking over to Canary Wharf Mum tries out Aunt Wynn's stair lift a rainbow lights our way home walking with Pat,Yvonne and Bryan through the cut hay near Doleham Holt the cows want to be in the picture! the word's spread! aren't they beauties?? rounding up the sheep over the electric fence ( turned off0 we go) a young family Bryan leads the way towards Brede the churchyard at Brede it's flower festival time down the lane to find a good spot for lunch lunch is now over we're not usually forwarned! what a descent an unusual sign nowadays our first and last woods of the day September 1st:romping on the lawn good friends a family snap toothy! Sam at play see link above for slide show our last walk this year with Brian and Yvonne closing the roof pre our walk in Peasmarsh a hop arch another old church Bramleys galore Mum and babe it's misty ahead through the hay autumn colours are here along the banks of the river Rye in the distance lunch time Carol and I get on well with our equine friends strolling down a farmer's driveway these windfalls are ours still swollen from a tooth abscess time for a drink at "Peace and Plenty" opening the roof for the drive home off to Wales fo some biking 7th September: we must be in Wales a cow crossing the old castle of Neath designed to keep the motor bikes out of the trails now who have we got here? up we go on the trail in the hills a pair of beauties reminiscent of Victoria lunch time amongst solitude and good scenery a nice hairpin round I go Colin in action and again an old pit wheel running in Cymba it's bilingual here too! leaving Wales via the new Severn Bridge visiting old friends in Bristol on the way home the last week: getting rid of our first bed, bought in 1966!! our freshly decorated room and new bed! September 11th:getting together again with hubbies say cheese ready for food in " The Brown Trout" what a face still waiting for the food! the wicked trio outside the pub our last outing this year with Yvonne and Bryan King and Queen at North Seat; our last walk in close up Hastings and in the distance is Beachy Head 3 wise hashers???? my old junior school(Clve Vale) is circled almost a totem pole, on hte new cycle path in Barley Lane scrambling through the bushes on the Firehills an old quarry " I don't think that I'll go that way Bryan on his way up heading for the coastguard cottages what an award! heading back to North Seat some home! good blackberries this year Camber Sands in the distance a close up view Sept.13th: Isabel and Bill in for supper our 17 week visit is now over on the train to Gatwick Airport at 6.30am the sun is rising near Pevensey another shot over the marshes a beautiful sight the sun is creeping up bike lockers at Gatwick the air pressure must be distorting me!! leaving Gatwick more views and more coming into Vancouver into the rain we've just got on the ferry for Victoria at 6pm leaving the dock The End:      almost back in Victoria, 22 hours after leaving Hastings.

England,May 19th onwards, 2004

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