26th November 2017 – Bristol
Lovely sunny frosty day for our drive down to Aerospace, Bristol. Very interesting museum, well worth a visit.
Arrived Baltic Wharf campsite, light lunch, then caught the ferry into Bristol City Centre. Looked around the Cathedral but part closed for Students Inauguration. Familiarised ourselves with layout of city for a trip in tomorrow.
25 November 2017 Moreton in Marsh
Move today to Morton in Marsh inter-testing trip slush on the motorway. Traffic jam at Morton stopped 0.98mile away from campsite half an hour to get that distance to the site. Campsite full ½ Hr to find a pitch, dirty toilets? What a day. Walked into Morten for coffee and Cake then back in to see the lights turned on !!!!!!
The moot hall lit up and the gutters down one side of the town. Well done. A good day lovely to be back travelling we do love this.
24 November 2017 Southport
Great day for travelling after bad flooding in Cumbria yesterday. Drove down through the Lakes arriving at Southport lunchtime. Walk along the seafront to the pier then into town to see the damage done by the Jewellery robbery WOW. Got back just in time to avoid a hail storm it was so black it looked like the end of the world.
22 November 2017 Getting ready for year 10…. none stop travel.
Had a stop in Allonby to empty van and Autumn clean ready for year 10 travel. Made a treasure trail for our friend’s grandchild with a buried treasure chest on the beach full of toys and chocolate coins a great time for all four of us. Started making a glass fish and Witches house to use all the beach glass and pottery we have collected during the years travel.
and a glass Mermaid
Leaving soon Keep Watching.
25 – 26 October 2017 Harrogate/Keswick
Lovely sunrise at Harrogate Showground Campsite for our journey to Keswick. Good drive up.
Passed a lovely side tank steam train on a low loader. What a fab sight.
Delivered Betty’s Eccles Cakes to our friend.
Maureen enjoyed a run on the hills then spent a couple of hours catching up with friends.
23 – 24 October 2017 Harrogate
Maureen went for a run then for a cycle to Knaresborough with Darian. Lovely coffee at the side of the river. Called to see our friends in Starbeck on the way back to the campsite.
Tuesday our friends picked us up and went for coffee in Starbeck then into town to buy eccles cakes from Betty’s for our friend in Allonby. How lovely to have friends who keep us so busy. In the afternoon went to Wetherby for a look around.
22 October 2017 Harrogate
Up early and off to Skipton to meet family. Because arrrived early went for coffee, then family arrived so went for coffee again at Costa. Had a walk along the canal then went for lunch at the Two Sisters cafe.
Because Maureen was there with her two sisters the owner wanted a photo for her gallery. Lunch was very good in a lovely quirky cafe.
21 October 2017 Harrogate
Walked to Starbeck to meet friends for coffee they then took us into town for us to navigate our way through Vodafone’s nightmare of changing our phones. A one hour job. Sorted out a few personal jobs.
Saturday Maureen had a short run then caught bus into town to finish off our Vodafone nightmare. Afternoon visited the Yorkshire Vet at Countryside Live on the Great Yorkshire Ground.
14 – 19 October 2017 Harrogate
Drive down from Hawes not bad, weather brightened up on reaching Harrogate. Our friends, Linda and Ray, joined us for coffee and we spent the afternoon with them.
Sunday we had a run and cycle then met up with Linda and Ray and they took us to Pateley Bridge for a walk along the river, then onto Bolton Abbey but didn’t stay due to the lateness of the day and the high price of parking, £10 per day and we only wanted to stay for an hour. In the evening went to The Chequers for a Sunday roast dinner – excellent.
Monday took the train to Leeds to meet Emma for a catch up on news.
Tuesday went to Harlow Carr Gardens with some more friends, Olive and Alex. Gardens really interesting even though its autumn. Then for lunch at a local pub. Another good day with friends.
Wednesday cycle with Ray to Knaresborough. Coffee on the riverside. In the afternoon drove to Ilkley for some new running shoes and shorts for Maureen. It’s really strange to us driving without the satnav on!
Thursday run first thing for Maureen then up to Ripon to look at the cathedral.
Friday 13th October – Hawes
Weather not too good today so drove over to Ingleton to get some petrol and have coffee at The Harvester.
Back at site went for a walk but could not get through to Hardraw to see the falls due to the road being flooded again. Watched a large lorry drive through the flood – impressive – nearly drowned by the tsunami. One photographer got wet feet.
The second vehicle through, a Jaguar, didn’t make it. Very silly to try!
