Since the weather is being a little cantankerous today I decided to document all the different words we are learning in comparison to the American English and British English language. Most of them make sense but may make some of us chuckle at the differences. While Spanish and French are a whole new language that … More Blustery day, British language

Mono hulls and Catamarans getting ready to race Before we left the U.S. we visited our bank, Bank of America, on multiple occasions in Virginia and in Florida. We have never had issues with this bank and other than this type of incident, we love the bank. We think these brown boats (3 of them) … More Credit card headaches, fun day watching the Regatta

Hamptonne Country Life 16th Century farmhouse The last few days we have been a little busy but also trying to take a break from the heat. Believe it or not, we do not have aircon (air conditioning) in the apartment. However, its nice and cool because we are on the bottom floor. There is a … More Elvis! Nice Dinner and a day in the 16th Century

Chapel of Notre Dame de la Clarte Yesterday we decided to walk to a place called La Hougue Bie. The walk to the location wasn’t bad. About one and 1/2 miles from where we are staying but a lot of uphill climbing. Round trip that would have been 3 miles. Forced Workers Memorial We figured … More Walk in the park? Not so much, La Hougue Bie Museum

Queen Victoria park We took the bus downtown today to walk through the Maritime museum and the Occupation tapestry. It cost us 6.60 pounds ($8.21 USD) round trip for both of us to ride the bus. And I didn’t have to be worried about Chuck’s driving!  The bird talks and the wind blows creating a hurricane … More Maritime Museum, Holocaust Memorial