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Our VW T5 campervan conversion was completed earlier this year. Rosemary and I decided we wanted to travel more, and not be tied to hotels or tents. We decided on a small campervan which is as easy to drive as … Continue reading
Category Archives: holiday
I have published my complete set of pictures from our trip to Botswana and Zambia. Any spelling mistakes, please refer to Rosemary, she sense read the diary, correcting, unbelievably, stalks to storks (it spellchecked, so must have been ok, I thought). We … Continue reading
Rosemary and I travelled to Portmeirion for two nights to stay in one of their village rooms. We had booked a cheap non-refundable bed, breakfast and dinner deal for a pretty reasonable rate. There was a little worry a few … Continue reading
Rosemary and I have been back from our holiday in the Orkney and Shetland Islands where we were immersed in Archeology for over a week. Following this week, we spent another week in Edinburgh sampling the Edinburgh fringe. If you … Continue reading
We have had hectic days looking at tombs, stone circles and brochs, mixed in with eating and drinking. The weather has been reasonable, no rain and lots of sunshine, even getting passably warm. The hotel we stayed at was on … Continue reading
Today was a walking tour of Kirkwall. Day was lovely sunny and warm with a light breeze. We started off by Saint Olaf’s gate. Then walked to The Cathedral built by the Vikings. The Cathedral run by the council is … Continue reading
Before I went to bed on Sunday, noticed the weather was clearing a little bit, so was able to wander down to the quay and take some pictures of the setting sun. I have some super pictures, this sample taken … Continue reading
The day started promisingly. Not for long, we were soon in the rain and cloud with the visibility down to 100 metres. We were heading to John O’Groats. We went by Thurso. Not a lot to see there, so headed … Continue reading
Drove up to near Perth today. Staying in a pub called Bankfoot in the village of Bankfoot Inn a few miles North of Perth on the A9. The drive up was horrible. Very heavy rain North of Birmingham, which cleared … Continue reading
It has been a few weeks since our holiday to Italy, and our next holiday is just around the corner. I have though managed to process and reduce the number of photographs. Well some might not agree and they are … Continue reading
Up early before Mike and Linda arrived to claim their home back, breakfast and farewells and of we set to good old blighty. We were going to take it easy and stopped off at a campsite in the village of … Continue reading
Today we were evicted from the Eaton’s gite. They had some proper clients arriving, a couple who played musical instruments. The proper clients lived in London and Aldburgh, he played the cello for the London Philharmonic, while she played the … Continue reading
Stayed in Arcais all day. First a short walk around the town, discovering the items in the second hand shop and the various pottery and local produce shops. The second hand shop had a large box marked fragile. Steve look … Continue reading
Set off to Rochefort to see the reconstruction of 3 mast galleon. This is a long project and using mainly traditional techniques. The boat is now on the water, launched in the last year. It is now waiting for the … Continue reading
Another lovely dry and hot day idling in the Marais region of France. Went for a cycle ride with Mikie on a circuit route to Damvix and back. Spotted a few Dragons flying around. Rosemary and Linda headed off to … Continue reading