first stop, ice cream

travelling the old fashioned way

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September 3rd 2018
An Australian friend of ours called in for a couple of days at the weekend, after visiting her cousin and before flying back home. and the thing she most wanted to do was ride in a horse drawn narrow boat. So we drove up to Llangollen where they do such a thing, and had a very busy day drinking tea, eating cake and riding on a narrow boat! Sadly Alex was working, so it was only Mervena and me. . ... read more

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