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chapter 2 in which the intrepid duo deal with hauntings and stormy seas....

It was a dark and stormy night and I'm pretty sure our cabin is haunted. How else can I account for the sudden levitations from the bed and the strange clanging in the room...... possibly the storm raging as the ship.... all however much tonnes of her is tossed around the bay of Biscay.... Yes a couple of rough days at sea - by far the worst we've had to date. Fortunately nothing much was required of us and a couple of sea sickness tablets did the trick and we just had a quiet day sorting out luggage and Dr Fred planned his future lectures.  Once medicated I didnt mind the bouncy ship but it became quite difficult to move about with any grace🤣🤣 as Dr Fred said the movement of the boat makes you feel for one moment you are on the moon almost wieghtless and then you are on Jupiter so heavy you are stuck to the floor. I went to art class and as the studio is in deck 10 right at the top - the motion of the ocean was very evident and several people had to leave. I ...

48 hours in Northumberland

Bring on summer Summer has finally hit Northumberland and as it probably wont last long Dr Fred and I decided to make the most of it so we got Beryl the yellow peril loaded up  and headed of for a weekend adventure. We started with Alnmouth Arts Festival.  As always excellent standard and all the work was looking lovely with a back ground of full sun and a positively Mediterranean looking sea.  I'm always astounded at the quality of work on show, some of it may not be to my taste but the talent cannot be denied.  There were several pieces that caught my eye - one a dramatic painting of Dunstan borough Castle from Low Newton beach, deep and moody with lovely light.    http://www.giffordfarm.com . The other pieces were some watercolours of Walkworth and boats on the Tyne by an artist called Jeff Smith http://jeffsmith1955.wixsite.com/website   Lovely detailed ink and watercolour drawings really reasonably priced but still beyond me at the moment. I...