St. Mary's Island

David and Valda at their starting point in Whitley Bay

April 3rd 2012
Before setting off on our travels down under, we thought it appropriate to post a picture of us in front of St. Mary’s Island, which is the Icon for Whitley Bay.<span><span>It will give us something to look forward to returning to after our travels. St Mary’s is a part time Island reached by a causeway at low tide.<span> It has an intriguing history that includes the earl ... read more

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David Blewitt

WhitleyBayDownUnder

David is a former lecturer in Electronic Engineering who decided to take early retirement and escape the madness of working in a Further Education College. Valda is his wife, who also recently retired. Both of us decided to try out something a bit more adventurous than taking a package holiday, and set out to see a bit of the world "down under" before popping our clogs. Family living there say it is great, so we are off to see if anything there could replace Whitley Bay as the Centre of the Universe. (Not really possible, but we should look).... full info

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