17 December 2025 Poole
Van washed carpets cleaned toilet cleaned just washing to do then ready to go to the ship.
This flag has its own guard.
This flag needs a few more than above!
Love these.
Coffee in town then just chilling 2 degrees overnight in the van. Up to the docks again forgot how many pubs here and noticed a good place to keep your bike to avoid theft.
16 December 2025 Poole
Bus into town this morning for a walk about and down to see if the boat company Sunseeker is still as it was sold last year to China.
Lovely shoe shop
When you are in a hurry to catch a bus here you should always bear in mind a train will appear.
In the afternoon a walk about in Upton up to Costa.
15 December 2025 Poole
2 1/2 hour drive down to Poole today stopping for coffee at a Roadchef I forgot how bad these are but was reminded when I tried to use my free drink due to the high prices could not use costa card reader does not work (heard this one before)! no bags for tiffin had to go get some no brown sugar.
Bus into town was held up in a que so missed my bus back (only one an hour. Noticed the same Polar bears as last year must come back every Christmas. Hope I have a better day tomorrow. XX
14 December 2025 Cirencester
Walk into town got the last of the snowmen I think a good idea to get tourists to walk around all the shops.
2 walks into town for a look around before I leave tomorrow for the campsite.
13 December 2025 Cirencester
Walk into town for coffee and to try and find the snowmen great searching for them.
Even saw a rabbit.
and a lovely decorated car.
Back into town in the afternoon getting very busy this hedge size always amazes me.
I see these ever year at this time at the kennels.
Decided to catch the bus into Cheltenham before leaving for Cirencester they didn’t let me down hit the kerb with back wheels 3 times on a 10 mins. drive cool eh!
Good drive down some shopping then the sun came out lovely so a walk into Cirencester for an hour walk about love this pubs name SOME WHERE ELSE.
This was a bank earlier its now a Corning Bakery shop.
There is a snowman trail in town so will try to find some tomorrow.
Had a bit of trouble booking in took a printout of a voucher for a free night and they said a printout is not acceptable ???? Decided to do some washing one of the driers here has been out of order for 2 years ???? The good thing I bumped into some friends from Stratford that I haven’t seen for a year (lovely)
11 December 2025 Cheltenham
Managed to get to Gloucester on the bus this morning I will be glad to get away from these buses they need some massive help 3 incidents today????
These trees at the keys look so good in summer when I was here I can see why now with the supports in the tree.
An open air ice rink Brrr bet its cold.
the keys
In the afternoon into Cheltenham by bus Argh #### next 3 days no buses WOW FAB.
10 December 2025 Cheltenham
Checked the bus time on the internet left the site to catch the bus into Gloucester the time table was different at the bus stop so decided to go to Cheltenham again crossed the road and the bus arrived at the stop Ugh! missed it ! had another look around in town passing the ice rink.
Some new graffiti on the way back.
After lunch caught the bus to Gloucester and it broke down just outside town so went back to the site for lunch and shower. Noticed the services area has turned into a tool shed as well ?
Caught the bus into Cheltenham again lots of works near the bus stop adding a bigger walk to the stop and on the way back the information board on the bus displayed the below not having much fun with buses this week if the weather is good tomorrow may get the bike out.
Walk up into Warwick this morning up to the castle and Coffee #1 spotted some wet knitting an awful rainy day again.
The fish on yesterdays blog did not like money but this one loves plastic ?
Wet drive down to Cheltenham some awful drivers causing chaos on the M5 on their mobile phones in wet weather and a large cone trying to avoid drivers UGH! On arrival caught the bus into Cheltenham having bus problems this week a new bus number has appeared and the regular bus has a different route first change in 18 years of coming here.
8 December 2025 Warwick
A good drive to Warwick race course had a walk into Warwick for a coffee and look around not much changed here. In the evening watched Warwick Castle gets ready for Christmas on I player interesting.
This morning bus to Stratford on Avon 20 mins travel had a good look around.
Another friend !
This was a very busy cafe last time I was here they have now moved to Lord Street in town.
These are to friendly I wish the public would stop feeding them?
Into Starbucks for coffee and did my Shakespeare act when ordering so got a cup with my name on XX
Raindeer but a lovely day
In the afternoon bus up to Royal Leamington Spa only 2 miles had a good walk about.
Posh here the ducks have their own shower.
The only problem today was the bus driver drove straight past the bus stop and kept going so had to wait another 1/2 hour ?