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I am pleased to announce that my new book, Two and a Half Weeks in July is now on the shelves at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg. It is also available online through Amazon as either an eBook or paperback.

Monday in Gravesend broke clear again and I found myself used to it. So used to it I will now argue with anyone who says it always rains in England. We’re off to the south coast today and will be picking up my cousin Gillian’s daughter Claire and baby son Alex as we pass through … Continue reading »

I am pleased to advise that my three travel books; A Tramp in England, A Tramp on the Line and A Garrulous Tramp as well as my two mysteries; White Rhino and The Tanqueray Crew and Two and a Half Weeks in July are available online at Amazon as either paperback or eBooks. Carl

On Saturday morning at 10:30 it was really chucking down rain but there were reasonable hopes of clearing by mid afternoon. I couldn’t really complain, it had been between 12 and 16 since my arrival in England and this was only the second day when it’d been truly wet. Mind you Hull was usually overcast … Continue reading »

I am pleased to announce that as with my previous four works my new book, Two And A Half Weeks In July has been released for sale by Amazon. The story is set in the early 1960’s and those who grew up in my part of town might recognize a number of the locales. The … Continue reading »

Leeds Castle and Rochester Today’s adventure was a tour of Leeds Castle and a walk around the city of Rochester and its ruined castle. The two castle visits in one day would hopefully satisfy my brother Graham’s “had to do” for his trip. Like everything in England whatever you want to see or do is … Continue reading »

 It was my idea to visit Portsmouth. I’d wanted to see the Mary Rose, Henry Vlll’s flag ship for thirty years. We headed off at 7:30 on a lovely sunny Thursday morning. Before leaving Gravesend we swung by to pick up my cousin Gillian’s son Stephen. Having foolishly retuned the spacious rental van we’d had … Continue reading »

York, England October 2017 It rained on and off for most of the day but that didn’t prevent me, my brothers, cousin and her husband from enjoying a day out. York is an ancient walled city at the junction of the rivers Ouse and Foss, just fifty-four kilometers to the west of Hull. People were … Continue reading »

A Wander Round Hull,  Monday dawned clear and bright and by 9am I’d already been across to the Tesco to get the paper, and as usual I made the mistake I make at least once every visit. I bought the London Daily Mail instead of the Hull Daily Mail. The front pages looked the same … Continue reading »

I have been approached by some who have been unable to locate some of my articles on the Making the Point web site. I’m sorry about this but can say that the publishers of the site are presently undertaking some changes. But in the meantime, once at the www.makingthepoint.ca Home Page you will see a … Continue reading »