Our Story

After twelve years of ‘swanning around the world doing nowt’ we finally bought a lovely old house in a sleepy seaside town in Devon. Our blog is all about capturing highlights from our lives so when we’re older and wrinklier we have some memories to look back on.

Cheryl & Neil

Chapter 18 – We’re not dead yet

It’s been a bit sad lately with a lot of illness and deaths around us and our circle of friends and family. It’s that reminder to make the most of each and every day we have a lot more that we want to do…..so what are we waiting for, let’s get on with it.

We are sure you are all bored with reports of daily life in our lovely town so there will be a lot less of that and a renewed focus on the travels and experiences. Enjoy!

Recent posts

Deja Vu – Part 1

Another catch up post to update you on the start of the year. It’s cold, grey and drizzly in January and February so like migrating birds we took off for warmer climates. Loyal readers will remember we started our travelling adventure back on 2008 with the classic backpacker route through South East Asia. It was…

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Muddy Waters

We have been very busy, or is it lazy? We haven’t written a blog entry since November last year and it’s about time we put that right. Here’s part 1, which features our big trip in November which took us to another one of Cheryl’s bucket list destinations. We flew into Miami to pick up…

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Ship Wrecker

October brings the start of winter which for us means travel time…….yay! Our first trip of the season was to Portugal.  Starting with a few days in Lisbon before taking a train to Porto to then board a Douro River cruise.  Lisbon was a port stop on the cruise last year and we decided that…

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In The Summertime

It’s been one of the hottest, driest and sunniest summers but all good things must come to an end.  As we post this entry normal service has been resumed as it’s grey, raining and storm Amy has just blown through. Breaking up is hard to do Relax, it’s not us! The old stone on the…

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French connections

More of the usual ramblings on the good life in a seaside town. After a long closure our wonderful local Theatre was back open for business, and the best bar team were out in force for the opening fundraiser. We’ve settled into the usual summer routine of eating, drinking and having fun with family and…

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On The Road Again

After the extended travels we needed a quiet March and April. Well, we wish!  Multiple family visits around the country, a surprise not to be missed event in London and a visit to foreign parts meant we were busier than ever. Family values Back home for four days for Neil and one night for Cheryl…

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