He was a keen traveller visiting Tenerife every year for the last twenty years and many other countries visiting relatives and friends in Australia, New Zealand, China, South Africa to name but a few.
John enjoyed with Cynthia and Helen annual visits to Keswick where he would enjoy it's teaching, particularly Charles Price, Alistair Begg and John Stott and the Christian Hymn writer Stuart Townend. It was John's joy and delight to be able to introduce his grandson Luke to the Keswick Convention.
After celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary both John and Cynthia enjoyed cruising the Carribean and North Cape.