What Built Cameron’s Blockhouse?
After a pleasant night in Whanganui it was time to once more head south, this time along State Highway Three....
Tag: Fortifications
The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth
We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...
A Pilgrimage Continued! From Calais to Wissant
With a week to kill before I left Dover for my great British road trip, I thought it might be...
On Foot To Folkestone
I’d done the two English sections of the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route that runs from Canterbury to Rome....
Under Fire at Dover’s Drop Redoubt
Keen to see all of Dover’s most recommended attractions while staying in town, I was pleased to discover that the...
A Ball of a Time in Deal
It’s another unusually warm autumn day in the South East of England, so my hosts decided to get the young...
A Kiwi Bird Over the White Cliffs of Dover
Having settled in to Dover and had a crash course on its history, my next move was naturally to take...
Calamity in Calais
Staggering off the train into Europe’s busiest port and the last stop of my week-long French sojourn, I was in...
From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth to Le Quesnoy
Once again I found myself aboard a train cruising through the French countryside, destined for the village of Le Quesnoy...
Ready for the Invasion that Never Came: Harington Point Gun Emplacements
Another beautiful sunny Monday, and we decided to check out the gun emplacements at Harington Point, one of the most...