A few more pics

A view at 35,000feet












An old relative







The creek going out to the sea by our beach















I had to pay this man £2 for this pic, I think I should change jobs to the
Fishing Village making boats

our terrace just outside our room

Dr Livingstone I presume?











he says, its ok just grab its tail,, then turns to talk to somebody????????

My Mum

Betty Aubrey 18th August 1920-------24th March 2007 RIP

Betty was born in Handsworth Sheffield and spent her childhood there with her father Herbert and mother Emma and older brother Clifford, at the outbreak of the 2nd world war she joined the Land Army, then later the A.T.S. and drove ambulances and staff cars.

At the end of the war she met my Father Wilf, He had been shot and wounded near Amien France before Dunkirk and spent the rest of the war as a POW.

They were married in 1947. our family had 4 children, Bob, me Steve, Pat and Betty.

We lived in Bradford My mother worked at the local Post office and later at the inland revenue untill she retired at the age of 60.

My father died in 1973 from cancer aged 55.

We had a happy childhood and were always clean, well fed and clothed, these traits have stayed with me all my life.

Mum had a good sense of justice and a very good humour and was always up for a laugh.

It was only in later months that my Mum suffering from dementia, omited to give me a clip round the back of the head saying you will have done something to deserve it.

Knowing now that I will never see her again fills my life with a void that seems unfillable.

I will always love you Mum

A few pics

somebody pass the matches

these kids are adoreable

we loved walking the beach in the morning

ok there pilgrim let go of the reins

I will do some more over the weekend

good news bad news

Well I don't know what bit to do first,
OK the good news
We had a great holiday the weather was great and the place was fantastic.
In time I will show the pics Gambia is a wonderful smiling country with a lot of poverty, but everyone is helpful and lets face it they are out to make a buck out of you if they can.
I did go to Senegal but that was 40 years ago and it has now changed so much I would not remember.
So this post I will be quick.
We had a really good holiday.
We got married.
My Mum died 15 minutes before we landed at Manchester Airport.
So for the minute this is as I said,,,,, is quick.






we got married









these coconuts were above our door



There will be much more later, but for the minute I am busy, with my own thoughts.

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Take a look at our family when my Mum was young that is how I like to think of her, the small children beneath the adults are me and my brother and sisters,I am on the right.

It's just like a bloody pet shop

They never shut up

Our camera battery died a death so the last video I did was on the mobile phone which really is OK but not sharp enough, so having got a new battery and we needed it as we are going to Africa soon here is a new vid.

The battery came from Hong Kong and came quicker than post does from Bradford to Birmingham, good old Royal mail eh.

Winding down a lot now looking forward to 2 weeks in the sun.

I finally sold my old car, so that is the end of an era for me.

I have done over 100,000 miles in it and has really served me well.

This time next week I will be in the air so look out for the pics when I get back.

We are taking the Laptop so it may just be possible to post some while we are there, we will see.