16 May 2026 Durham Grange
Bus into town first thing for coffee and walkabout. Above some more carpet shop pets.
Market day a lovely little market.
In the afternoon another cycle into town
Town very busy on the way back cycled passed the camper stop next the rowing club just down from Durham jail.
Nobody has rescued this dude yet
Love the vennals here a down vennal
An up Vennal
14 May 2026 Durham Grange
This site reception today is the worst experience I have encountered in 18 years of travel I thought I had landed on another planet. The first 2 couples I spoke to had also had a bad experience with them ?
NO its not a warden its an old friend visiting me
I have now put this campsite on my never visit again list.
After lunch out with the bike but the weather looked awful got 2 mile up the road and turned back just got the bike away and rain.
15 May 2026 Durham Grange
Bus into town love this in the carpet shop near the bus stop made from carpeting.
Had a coffee then looked at a few of the landmarks.
In the afternoon a cycle on new streets a good ride did spot an abandoned dog.
13 May 2026 Old Hartley
Bus into town for coffee again as windy and wet again.
In the afternoon weather improved so a cycle down to Blyth on The Eve Black cycle / dog path!
The path is named in honour of Eve Black who passed away in 2006, and in her role as Councillor, had been a strong advocate for the path, which was built in 2000
Along the route is a cycle thingy when you sit on the seat in front they all join together to show some cyclists.
This Dude is guarding an old machine gun turret
Called into the harbour to see if the old lightship was still there.
Moored in South Harbour, Blyth, LV50 is one of the oldest floating wooden Lightships in the UK. Built in 1879 for Trinity House , Light Vessel No.50 was stationed in dangerous waters where lighthouses could not be built. Left to the perils of the sea, her beacon and fog signal warned mariners of hazards around our coast.
Spotted on the harbour above and below.
Love the bows of the ship
This one seems to have run aground?
A good afternoon cycle.
12 May 2026 Old Hartley
Another “weather day” so bus first thing for coffee and walk about in Whitley Bay. After lunch got the bike out and cycled up to Tynemouth to The Collinwood Monument.
A Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar.
Just got there and boom heavy rain so back into the sunshine so carried on down to Blyth YES again rain coming so back to the site
and yes thunder and lightening and hail.
Did not cycle to the moon and back this trip as Nasa says new ET movie been filmed so stay away.
11 May 2026 Old Hartley
Still having mixed weather very windy overnight as you can see in the below picture angry sea. Had a walk along the cliffs again down to Seaton sluice some lovely pictures in the shelters and pub garden.
Bus into town to look at the shops and coffee n cake.
10 May 2026 Old Hartley
Cycle this morning for a coffee before leaving for Whitley Bay spotted this on the side of store
Good drive down 1 1/2 hr A1 all the way.
Back at Old Hartley had a walk along the cliffs in the evening after doing some washing.
Spotted this above the steps to the beach.
8 May 2026 Berwick
Good drive down although wet weather on arrival just managed a short cycle between showers to get some printing done.
9 May 2026 Berwick
Still raining on my second day so the only picture is self drawn (sorry) I did manage to get to M&S coffee cafe on the retail park above the campsite. Although 2 of the cake covers had fly’s in them to be fair! they did remove them when I told them.
7 May 2026 Edinburgh
Up into Edinburgh again this morning
Thought I would have a statue day,
Not as big as the one yesterday?
I have seen this guy having lunch in lots of places on my travels. (above)
After lunch a cycle down to Leith home to the royal yacht.
Then to the graffiti wall to see if anything new from last year.
It was interesting stopping to photo this have not noticed it before so looked up the history behind Newhaven fishermen’s wife’s
Stopped for some shopping then cycled up to Cramond Island.
Lots of aeroplanes about fuel shortage? they only stopped for 2 hr yesterday in 24 hours.
This hot weather is bring the bugs out.
6 May 2026 Edinburgh
Bus into Edinburgh this morning and a walkabout on the famous streets very busy and had a look at the new Costa Coffee shop just opened.
A first a Costa with a moving staircase
If you can’t manage the stairs use the lift.
In the afternoon a cycle on the seafront along Silverknowles.
5 May 2026 Edinburgh
A cycle into Dunbar again this morning no coffee n cake as Trip Advisor does not give good ratings in this town and yesterdays was not so good and one we found years ago was shut until Wednesday.
Drive up to Edinburgh no problems just the usual road works and lots of blue lights flying about. A cycle up to Starbucks a lovely coffee for a change back down to the seafront and along to see Cramond Isle and the lovely Gas thingy. Passing the lovely Cramond Station now an art centre.
The electric posts on this site now have meters on them? it won’t be long before we will all have to pay for our electric. ###