It was a beautiful summer, gorgeous in lots of ways! We didn’t have a holiday as such but we did lots of nice things and visited lots of places we’d never been to before.
One of the most interesting and a city I would love to revisit, was Plymouth. Once again I was in the company of dear friends, from the Netherlands. we travelled down to south Devon in glorious weather, and had a lovely stroll round the city, and a great lunch too! It is a city with a long and interesting history, and was the gateway to many people travelling across oceans to new lands, to the Americas, and to Australia; not all of these travellers went willingly, but they had a terrific impact on the formation of new nations
We went to Plymouth for a reason… yes a Maverick related reason!
Later in the summer we went over to Ireland to visit our daughter… and we spent a couple of days in Belfast…
… But also had time to be silly on the beach… this is where my daughter spent her first birthday, look how she’s grown!
We also enjoyed a visit from our cousins… a great excuse to go out, a couple of cocktails, and then a nice meal!![Photo0530[1]](https://loiselsden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo05301.jpg)
We also managed to spot a few Gromits in Bristol… By the way, Raul Malo sang at this fine venue, St George’s Hall!
Lois Elsden 