The National Maritime Aquarium in Plymouth is based around 3 large tanks. The first depicts the coastal region off the … More
Month: July 2019
Around the Sound
The harbour trip around Plymouth’s harbours leaves from Sutton Harbour near to the place from where the Pilgrim Fathers sailed … More
Statue and monuments: RA Commando memorial, Plymouth
Just outside the entrance to the Royal Citadel at Plymouth Hoo stands the memorial to 29 Commando Royal Artillery, who … More
Baseball comes to London
A couple of weekends ago Sue and I went to see the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox … More
Striped Dolphin
Picos de Europa
Some amazing scenery on our two days in the Picos On the second day the cloud was low on the … More
Birding the Picos
Keith and I spent two days recently birdwatching in the Picos de Europa, a range of mountains in the north … More
Views of Bristol
Bristol Aquarium
A visit to Bristol for a meeting allows the chance to take a couple of hours off to visit the … More
Bristol Zoo
I remember Bristol zoo from my childhood in its association with early wildlife programmes on the TV involving Jonny Morris, … More