The plan today was simple, get up earlyish catch the train into SF and do the touristy things. After phoning Sylvia at 7.30 I decided to have another five minutes nap. Big mistake. Two and a half hours later I … Read More
Exploring Silicon Valley
After a decent breakfast in the hotel of cereal, toast and boiled eggs, I set off to explore the local area. Firstly I needed to find where Saturday’s concert was being held. The Shoreline Amphitheatre is situated near the Google … Read More
The Journey
My day started at 9.00am with the first queue of the day, the British Airways bag drop. Having checked in on-line and printed my boarding card, I thought that the process of dropping my bag off would be quick. However … Read More
…..Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair.
It is often said “If you can remember the Sixties,then you weren’t really there”. Ironically no-one remembers who actually first said this. My memories of this decade are a little hazy now, this being due to me reaching my 60s … Read More
The Final Port of Call – Gibraltar
A beautiful morning greeted us as we sailed into Gibraltar harbour. This is the third time we have visited here and so we decided not to do any trips but instead to just walk through town and on to the … Read More