Blog 1

Barbara asked me to join this group and blog about my experiences but I have never blogged before.” Perhaps I should take it in bite sized chunks” I thought to myself when I wandered what I had agreed to do. Maybe I should start at the beginning when I was widowed in 1998, my world fell apart, I had two amazing daughters who were too young to lose their dad and I was only just 50 .
I threw myself into my work ( I was a Headteacher at the time) and became totally consumed and buried myself in work. Friends were amazing and my daughters were a great support but then it came to holidays…how could I go away without him? Helen was very positive, “look mum now is your chance to go to all the places dad refused to visit” So she offered to come with me on the first trip away ( possibly because I would pay for both of us as her ulterior motive) So Egypt it was , a cruise down the Nile and a visit to Cairo….lots of fantastic history and I really had a great time .There began a taste for travel that still goes on to this day ……that is possibly enough for number 1 blog …..more to follow.