Hours at sea to come! Hours and hours. With an ‘interesting” rolling swell from the starboard side. Ten metre swell from somewhere out over the Eastern horizon. All the way from the Gulf of Mexico, possibly. And possibly only 10…
2. LISBON AND AWAY!
Our ship leaves Lisbon on Friday (tomorrow). But before then, our last day in the city dawns clear and sunny. But there’s a major disturbance on the roads outside the breakfast room window. 6,000 taxis have descended on Lisbon from…
1. Lisbon
Lisbon here we come! OK, I admit we set off from home a smidgeon early. But by Exeter, I was unsure where exactly my phone was. My “brain”! A brief diversion to Exeter services to check before heading back to…
9. THE FINAL TWO WEEKS.
Ingon Bank camp site is just a couple of miles north of Stratford on Avon. The ground here is excitingly moist – and, as the name suggests, a bit “un-level”. Although it doesn’t look like it in the photo, in…
8. DEER, DEER, DEER!
[pmb_print_buttons] The pitch we had been allocated at Sycamore Farm, Nether Alderley was “pretty damp” and not a little muddy – so we parked on the “carpark” area. As one does! It transpires that we parked almost exactly here last…
7. FROM SCOTLAND TO NORTHALLERTON.
[pmb_print_buttons] Having dropped Glenda off by St Abbs harbour, I parked up the hill. Glenda then discovered that the path to St Abbs Head climbed straight up the hill to where I was parked. Well, exercise is good for her! …
6. NUNNYKIRK TO THE BITTER END!
[pmb_print_buttons] In Morpeth, as well as getting ‘flu jabs, Autumn Covid boosters and heaps of tablets we also visited the hotel where we held our wedding breakfast. The Queens Hotel. Except it has now been re-purposed as a posh café…
5. A TALE OF TWO BRIDGES.
[pmb_print_buttons] On Thursday, we planned to walk on the fells behind Rothbury. The weather was forecast to be fine after a slightly dodgy start. So, Rothbury Golf Club for a bacon and egg sandwich while the morning shower passed! Which…
4. THE FIRST FROST!
[pmb_print_buttons] While at Nunnykirk, the temperatures dropped from the high 20s to frosty. Overnight!. Admittedly, only very early one morning. But ice on the grass was a bit of a shock, and highlighted our “slightly” inadequate selection of clothes packed! …
3. NORTHUMBERLAND – WHERE IT (USUALLY) NEVER RAINS!
[pmb_print_buttons] Arriving at Nunnykirk in glorious Northumbrian sunshine and temperatures that are rarely reached this far north, we parked on our favourite pitch. To be fair, there were only a handful of pitches available. So we were really lucky! Awning…