england

Arriving in Portsmouth was apt – the birthplace of my grandfather whose lifelong career in the Royal Navy and working stints in Adelaide had inspired my original interest in travelling to Australia. Dashing to a recommended breakfast place we tucked into a Full English to see us through the day before heading to the Mary Rose and HMS Victory. A quick trip to London got our US visa application underway and the majority of time was spent resting up at my parent’s place near Bristol, Somerset and catching up with family and old friends here and in London. We embarked on a quick trip of the UK countryside taking in Derbyshire and the Peak District, the Scottish borders and Hadrian’s Wall, as well as Edinburgh and Glencoe in Scotland. Our route home took us through Snowdonia in North Wales before returning to Somerset.

Visited January 2020.