The Internet

John and I were talking about the doorway to the Internet. So he drew it for me.

In which we’re almost never heard from again

Every morning on the boat, Suzy and I would wake at 6.30am to stumble around getting dressed in our cabin before the bell rang for breakfast at 7am. Quite often I would be awake a few moments before the alarm on my mobile started beeping on the mattress beside me. On our last morning, I [...]

5.02pm

For medicinal purposes.

Siblings

Channelling the Queen Mother

At 3.12pm I found myself looking at my bottle of chocolate liqueur, wondering if it was socially acceptable to start drinking yet.

Throw down with a rock

When we awoke on the seventh day (this is all sounding rather Biblical), the island of Rabida was outside our cabin, with red rock, sea lions and pelicans. We set off in the panga at 8am as usual and sailed around the coast. All our usual animal, vegetable and mineral friends were there, ready to [...]

Things you should know about Brugge

* it’s an anagram of bugger
what, you want more?
* there are many, many cobbles
* it’s quite possible to walk around enjoying the pointy spires and big important-looking buildings without knowing what they are
* I should know
* the Belle Epoque restaurant has wonderful decor
* you must take a boat trip to see the city in a [...]