Dark and early, I joined the queue at Vobster to see a few vehicles ahead, waiting in line, mercifully not too many, I was just around the corner from the gate. At about 07:45 the gate opened and the cars entered. I was assigned a spot by the classrooms, not too far from the water and not close enough to…
As we made our way up in the sunshine towards the wonderful Northumberland coastline and over the Scottish border to the stunning little seaside village of St Abbs, my excitement was rising as I knew how rich in marine life this area was, mainly due to it being a mostly protected area. Having charted the boat for the first three…
In Kiel on the 18th March 1920, a new baby boy was brought into the world, that baby was given the name Erwin. As the years progressed the child grew to become a man and joined the German Navy in 1938, not starting in the U Boat arm until March 1943, continuing to the Commanders course between February and May…
Heading down with the family to Plymouth on the 14th, it was a very slow drive. What should have taken 4 hours took a grand total of 6:30. Not fun. What really put the icing on the cake was one hour to leave Exeter Service’s..we therefore arrived at our Airbnb a little later than desired so put little the one…