Richard took the day off today so everyone piled into the Range Rover and drove off to Church Stretton and Carding Mills in the Shropshire area. We were blessed with beautiful weather today and the added bonus of snow lying on the ground! We left Barnaby for a few minutes in the car (with towels all over the leather seats to keep them from getting scratched up) so we could get a hot drink and something delicious to eat at the National Trust cafe. We came back to ...

Kate and Calvin spent the morning doing some chores as it was the second last day in Heswall before heading onwards with their travels. A lovely FaceTime session with Kate's family in Perth filled the rest of the morning and Auntie Fiona enjoyed catching up with Catherine over the screen. As it was a nice sunny day outside (quite rare in this season), Fiona suggested a walk around the walls of Chester. Of course, Barnaby came along as well. And of course, by the ...

Fiona, Calvin and Kate headed into Liverpool today. Barnaby had the day off today though - he got to stay home with Val. It was fairly late by the time we got into Liverpool - around noon. It was very cold today - there was snow forecasted. We stepped out onto the streets of Liverpool to rain and hail while we walked (quickly) to the Albert Dock to the Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum.  We spent a couple of hours in these museums which we...

Fiona was off today so we got to have a lovely day with her and Barnaby. We drove to Beeston Castle but, unfortunately, the castle was closed (until March!) so we weren't able to climb to the top to see the view but we ended up going for a walk around the countryside and through the woods to Peckferton Castle. The castle has now turned into a very impressive hotel – don’t think we could afford to stay there! The walk was very pleasant, even though it ...

Ric*************a were at work today so it was a relaxing day for Calvin and Kate (what day hasn't been relaxing…?). Kate decided to get up and out early to look around the shops for some socks for her new hiking shoes – potentially some thicker socks might be the winner? We had a bit of a late start after doing some washing and organising ourselves after Northern Ireland. The plan was to do a long walk from Hoylake to Wallasey with Barnaby, however, ...