The last excursion of note on this trip was into Cardiff, the capital of Wales. To this day I don’t think I (hi, it’s John this time) I could accurately…
Home of My Favorite Steak: Dursley 2023, Part 7
Look, I know it’s not actually a good steak, but I was a loyal Swanson’s customer as a child, and Boston Market as a young “adult”, and I have definitely…
Climbing Up On- Wait, That’s Not It: Dursley 2023, Part 6
When is a mound of dirt not a mound of dirt? When it’s actually a mound of chalk! Ok, not a great riddle, but hang with us. We took a…
It’s the Singular Most Popular Roman Villa in the World!: Dursley 2023, Part 5
On our previous trip into this area, many moons ago, we made the best of a rainy day and got out to a couple of interesting spots; one of these…
Bleh: Dursley 2023, Part 4
On the 13th of August, 1704, a battle took place near Blindheim (now Blenheim), Austria during the War of the Spanish Succession. I suspect most of our readers don’t really…
Sharp As a Pistol: Dursley 2023, Part 3
As we spent a couple quiet days getting to know our ward, Oberon, we laid out our plans for trips throughout the countryside. The parameters were that we couldn’t leave…
Early Days: Dursley 2023, Part 2
We began our last minute-ish excursion to southern England at 3:30AM. E-frickin-gad. This allowed us to get cleaned up and repack the few things we’d used while being in a…
An Unexpected Journey: Dursley 2023, Part 1
If you’ve been following along with us on a regular basis you’ll remember a very recent post about some changes, small ones, in one we’re putting on the Ramble and…
