Longtime readers will remember Nigel the Charity Pig, my sometimes traveling companion. He and I — and my human friend Shirley — are on a little road trip for a couple of days… COVID-safe, of course! It’s his first time out since the pandemic began. And my first real escape from looking at the same four walls for the past 18 months. Follow along on Twitter!
Road trip! In Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. Charming as hell. pic.twitter.com/2AoYgIUICr
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 7, 2021
With #NigelTheCharityPig at the model village! pic.twitter.com/zvSiM6UORq
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 7, 2021
One of the best places in the world: the outside patio at the Dirty Duck, Stratford-upon-Avon. #NigelTheCharityPig pic.twitter.com/VLva1iui2L
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 7, 2021
#NigelTheCharityPig at #PowisCastle, Welshpool, Wales. pic.twitter.com/yGbwqCwk82
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 8, 2021
ADDED Oct 09:
#NigelTheCharityPig in Wales… pic.twitter.com/CrHV90muvD
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 9, 2021
#NigelTheCharityPig at #BeaumarisCastle, Anglesey, Wales. pic.twitter.com/ROitJpzYQy
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 9, 2021
A proper cream tea with #NigelTheCharityPig. pic.twitter.com/U2RK0cnsej
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 9, 2021
ADDED Oct 10:
Greetings from The Village! Please report to #NigelTheCharityPig — who is almost probably not No 1 — upon arrival! pic.twitter.com/jHpDhDCJDQ
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 10, 2021
#NigelTheCharityPig imagines himself a great Welsh king at #HarlechCastle… pic.twitter.com/fJhuTGwNwD
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 10, 2021
ADDED Oct 11:
Stopped in famously bookish #HayOnWye. #NigelTheCharityPig insisted on buying a book, of course. pic.twitter.com/0tlUdjH0Jr
— MaryAnn Johanson (@maryannjohanson) October 11, 2021
More to come…



















How lovely! Hope you’re having a good trip.
I did, thank you!
Powis Castle and its gardens are so manicured they look surreal. If I’m ever in Birmingham, I’ll definitely head over and check it out someday. Many thanks to you and Shirley for the pics!