I recently returned from a short break away with family, something I think the three of us needed after the months of lockdown. We decided to stay within the UK, not quite ready to tackle airports and planes and the rapidly changing quarantine laws, instead driving down south to the coast of Devon. And itContinue reading “A Short Break and A Holy Well”
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Wednesday Wander Revisited (on a Thursday) – Surfing Santa Cruz
How has another week passed already? Time is very strange of late; it stretches and shrinks, some days feeling endless, others over almost as soon as they begin. When I get asked what day it is, I often have to take a moment to think, the sameness of lockdown life making it hard to rememberContinue reading “Wednesday Wander Revisited (on a Thursday) – Surfing Santa Cruz”
Wednesday Wander – Le Musee De La Mar, Biarritz
It’s Wednesday, and time to wander again. I recently visited the French coastal town of Biarritz, and this week I’m going to wander to Le Musee De La Mer – the Biarritz Aquarium. Opened to the public in 1933, the building is a stylish example of Art Deco architecture, much like the nearby Casino. However,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Le Musee De La Mar, Biarritz”
A Wednesday Wander for Roald Dahl Day
Today is Roald Dahl day, a celebration to mark what would have been the 101st birthday of the author, so I decided to do a Wednesday Wander with a Roald Dahl connection. I’ve visited Dahl’s grave, seen the footsteps of the BFG leading to it, and spent time in the excellent museum nearby (though tookContinue reading “A Wednesday Wander for Roald Dahl Day”
Wednesday Wander – Manyana Beach
My wander this week is to Manyana Beach, on the NSW coast south of Sydney, Australia. I visited Manyana many years ago with my now-husband. I think I’ve mentioned before that he’s Australian, and likes to surf. On this particular trip we were driving north from Melbourne to Sydney, a drive that takes seven hoursContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Manyana Beach”
Wednesday Wander – Surfing Santa Cruz, California
I’ve been away for a few days visiting family, so have been a little bit absent on the blog front. However, it’s Wednesday, and I couldn’t let it pass without taking my usual Wednesday Wander. I am married to a man who loves to surf so, when we visited California last year, we spent aContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Surfing Santa Cruz, California”
Wednesday Wander – Twelve Apostles, Australia
This is the Twelve Apostles, a rock formation located on the southern coast of Australia, and probably one of the country’s most recognisable tourist icons. I only visited the Apostles twice when I lived in Australia – even though we also lived on the coast, we were to the east of Melbourne, whereas these areContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Twelve Apostles, Australia”
Mountains and Surf
I took a couple of days off over the weekend. There were a couple of reasons for doing so: the first was that I’d finally pressed ‘Publish‘ on No Quarter, the second book in my Ambeth Series. The second was that my husband had booked himself and our daughter in for sessions at Snowdonia Surf,Continue reading “Mountains and Surf”
Helen Glynn Jones 