We had a lady bird on for the first two days. Got fed up with it when it kept asking us to play the beatles.
It is Sunday the 11th, we are on a site at Caceres,Spain. 443 k or 276 miles, ish to go. The ferry was late but a good crossing , enjoyed a full English breakfast. Long journey, aimed for 300 miles per day, managed that. Had difficulty finding an overnight stop on Saturday, a long day. [...]
Hello to you all. We are heading for Portugal, early ferry, DFDS, on Thursday the 8th, due on site the 12th. Our journey plan is a little different this year, we have decided to use the toll roads. Avoiding them has monetory benefits, but progress is slow, as little as 189 miles in a day, and driving can be demanding. [...]
This is an impressive structure on many fronts. At Batemans, the National trust is trying to create flower rich hay meadow, the hotel is part of the plan. Its structure is both clever and simple. The builders have used material that you can find any where and is generally considered to be rubbish. Four pallets [...]
As some of you will know we are active members of the Dover transport museum. On the weekend of the 17/18 Sept We were visited by 1,400 cubs and their leaders, pre-arranged. It was all hands to the pumps. 700 per day using the museum as a place to visit and a base they were transported on a [...]
Today the above, we both enjoyed it. Started at 09-30, we left at 16-45. The main events take place in the arena, several events at the same time. Tug of war, track events, throwing the hammer, highland dancing, a pipe band. And so it go’es on. Difficult to know what to watch, that is part of [...]
We Sailed from Lerwick on Thursday evening for the return to the mainland. The crossing was not as smooth as the outward journey but, not uncomfortable. The ferry arrives in Aberdeen at 07-00 and you are allowed to stay on-board until 09-30, so long as your vehicle is driven off, (parking provided on the dock). This [...]
The main road runs south east to north west on Shetland mainland. This is the route used by bus services to and from Lerwick, including an inter island service. Several stops along the route have what amounts to a park and ride. Vehicles driven by people from outlying settlements park in areas close to the bus [...]
It is Sunday evening and windy. Yesterday the weather was poor, wet and windy. Today started well but the wind increased the rain moved in as the day progressed. Forecast for the next couple of days not good. Nothing we can do, just make the best of it. Visited the Shetland museum today, very interesting.
The ferry leaves from Aberdeen and is operated by Northlink ferries. We boarded about 5- 30 for the 7- 00 sailing. We were shown to our cabin and got settled. Later we had a meal of roast beef with the usual trimmings, good quality food. Having seen the size of the portions we decided not have [...]
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