STEBO'S BLOG

Breakfast We had lovely poached eggs for breakfast with avocado and toast. The smell of fresh coffee wafted through the house. The entrance to the old city Today's plan was to do a walking tour of Chester. It was the afternoon as we walked back towards the city centre. Just as we came to the ancient city entrance, Neil's parents called as they were on their way by bus and were almost there. City walls We all walked the perimeter of the city on top of the old Roman walls, pass

Canal walk Saint Stephen's Day is always a bit of an anticlimax. After breakfast, Sara brought Ivy down south, and I stayed behind with Neil in an eerily quiet house. Later, we took a long walk around Chester with the dogs, Cyril and Rosy, taking in some nice canal scenes. Neil and his Guinness In the evening, we walked to the city center to find an old-style "Ye Olde" English pub. Our first choice was closed, but Neil found us another pub, which was also very old judging by

Breakfast Table I woke up to lots of activity, dogs barking and excited kids running around in pajamas, kitchen activities and Alexa's voice interjecting in all the chaos. Presents were shared and opened, and Sara served breakfast in the conservatory. Opening presents The living room was full of brightly wrapped gifts as the first guests arrived, Mike and Glynnis, Neil's parents. Cyril was sent to his cage as one of the guests was a dog. Cyril, complete with the cage, was put

Port of Hull I had slept on-and-off all night, feeling the waves and the boat rocking every which way. As I couldn't sleep in, I got up before 06:00 and started showering before the wake-up call, which was broadcast to every cabin. I just had a simple cappuccino and croissant, grabbed my bags, and waited to disembark. The Pride of Rotterdam I bumped into Andy and his wife again, but they decided to pull me aside and check my suitcases and seemed disappointed at only finding l