Monthly Archives: February 2026

Fine weather means the campervan’s flexing its muscles. We ended up in Monmouth for lunch, home via Ross on Wye and Gloucester.

There are usually a few nice days in England in February, and this was one of them. We hadn’t been to Sidmouth, in East Devon, for ages and had forgotten what an interesting and lively place it is. Most photos … Continue reading →

A sunny, warm, day walking from Brockweir to the Abbey at Tintern, on the river Wye.

Something one notices with the advancing years is the time one spends in pubs with old men. OK, other old men.

Like most art exhibitions, this, Cosmos, at the Royal West-of-England Academy, covers the bases from thought-provoking to bonkers.