Having a break from travel for a few weeks and planning our summer trip 2016 keep watching this space as we leave soon.
Keswick Jazz festival
Had a great time with the mountain festival the week after. Bought a New car for when we are in Keswick
Hired a twizy car friend Geoff and I drove to Grassmere then Maureen and I drove around Keswick and Derwentwater.
This is a map of our travels on our table cover.
5 May 2016 Southport
Arrived Southport late afternoon after stopping at Manchester at good friends for lunch in a farm shop restaurant. Southport is looking a bit tired and what about there never being any sea there?
6 May 2016 Keswick
Arrived Keswick to lovely weather lovely to be back in The Lake district.
Drove up from Paignton 3 hours a good route placing us in a good position for leaving to go to Manchester via the M6 toll.
The site runs a lovely small river ferry into Stratford for £2.00 per person one way.
The staff here are extremely pleasant an asset to the company and refreshing for us. Stratford on Avon is a lovely clean town small and easy to navigate in.
A super Bar restaurant facility. A site worth returning to in the future.
29 April Beverley Park Paignton
Spending 10 days down at Torquay catching up on running and walking. Bike Mad on this weekend we love the Wall of Death you don’t get chance to see these often.
Pirate weekend at Brixham will run through from Paignton (Hope we make it with no Pirate attacks).
Had a drive to Kingsbridge for some new shorts then on to Plymouth.
Went to see Chicago the musical in Torquay. Been up to the chocolate factory at Cockington (yummy got chocolate fish n chips).
Contrary to belief at the end of the rainbow there is a Laika
A good stay here the entertainment has been an odd experience the new staff and group are certainly not up to running speed yet. The maintenance of the toilet block has dropped its standards along with warm showers. We still enjoy this campsite due to its location and will be back.
21 April 2016
Lots of beach walking looking for dinosaurs the picture below is either a dinosaur or an over stretched imagination on behalf of Darian!
The Queens 90th Birthday celebration at the Thorncombe Beacon on Coneygar Hill Bridport walked up this evening ran up this morning.
18 -20th April
Arrived for a few nights here after having our Van Alarm fixed at Southdown Motorhomes and picking up van washing material.
Usual running on the coastline path they are welding on the Beacon above West bay probably for the Queens 90th Birthday. Lots of beach walking looking for Dinosaurs sea very calm for a change.
If you see one of these on a beach try building one (Good Luck)
12th April -17th April 2016
Every Picture tells a story the above says (no I am not too close and will not step back 2 paces)
While in Brighton we have just done our usual running and walking on the downs and visiting Brighton to look at the shops at least every day.
Brighton Marathon on Sunday a lovely day but cold good for the 10000 runners. Leave the site in the Morning to travel south to the Bridport area.
9 -12th April Neufchatel en Bray – Brighton
9th April Neufchatel en Bray
Moved to Neufchatel en Bray – 3 hour drive. Camping St Claire well kept and pleasant owner. Topped up shopping and due to rain took the opportunity to get washing up to date.
10th April Neufchatel en Bray – Folkestone
Travel to Calais – 1.5 hour drive. Arrived early so able to get earlier train. Arrived Folkestone 10.45 and drove down to Brighton campsite. Bus into town after lunch and then a Cornish pasty for tea. Back to Marina to see a film – Superman v Batman.
11th April Brighton
A completely chill out day to recover from lots of travelling over the last few weeks.
12th April Brighton
Woke to a lovely sunny day so decided to run from the Seven Sisters Country Park to Eastbourne along the South Downs Way. Have a look at this link, Belle Tout Lighthouse a great B & B that we ran past, a must if you can afford it. A fabulous run – 2.5 hours. Coffee and cake in town and then bus back to campsite.
8th April 2016 Le Mont St Michel
Drove up to here 1 Hour rain all the way but the weather has changed to sun slight wind and cold about 6 C. caught the campsite Navette to the main Parking area then walked the last 40 mins to Le Mont St Michel.
It was good to approach on foot but you can get another shuttle or a horse drawn carriage. What a fabulous place to finish our tour round Europe. Lunch on the rock expensive!
Shuttle to Parking area then walked 40 mins. back to site. If you pass here you should stop and visit.
7th April 2016 Rennes
Moved up to Rennes 2 hour 44 mins Bus into town a cute place.
