John Burke's a-Musings

24 May 2012. Thomson Celebration arrives off Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos. The anchor is dropped in the sea outside the harbour ...

You know, that rain that started last night kept it up all night and into this afternoon. So it was with some relief that we knew there was...

Yesterday we met up with David and Jeannie for breakfast at Quilligan's in town and I took the camera down with me to get some shots of ...

Last night saw us at the Heskin Hall Steam Fair once more - we've been playing this event every year since 2006 and it is always a brill...

A quick look at some of the areas on the ship. Note that this article shows the ship as it was in 2012. I'm hoping this will stay onli...

Wednesday 23 May 2012. We have crossed the Golden Horn into the old part of Istanbul where we board - by means of some ricketty steps - a r...

We're back now, did you miss us? It's been a rare old busy time of late. I've been approaching the deadline for the book on Bl...

Last Sunday saw us back in the courtyard at Witton Park in Blackburn for their annual fun day in conjunction with Myerscough College. The e...

In town yesterday to take a few more photos for the forthcoming Blackpool book. It was a bit of a mixed day with ten minutes bright sunshin...