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December 29th 2017
It was a far cry from my usual Christmas haunt. I sat in the pub on the edge of Bembridge. The sea was yards away. The beer garden tables comes with stunning views out to sea, but not today. The sea fret was rolling in towards the cliff. Portsmouth had been visible as I walked up, but not now. The concrete fort from the days of the Napoleonic wars stranded out in the bay was coming in and out of v ... read more

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John & Miranda

John Miranda

The original purpose of the blog was the 20th wedding anniversary trip in 2006 / 2007 - Ashes cricket in Oz, setting off early in April and going the long way round! The trip came to an end in February 2007 and for a while retrospective blogging was the only option (for reasons that you can find in the Road to Freedom). There are still two to travel and the passport is now back in use in 2009. We get distracted in more than the odd football ground along the way, but it is all part of the journey.... full info