16 December 2024 Poole

Drive down to Poole this morning checked google maps and showed a closed road A350 double checked with AA road watch confirmed on update closed checked route from Dorchester to Poole massive holdups on A35 roadwork’s sooooooo risked A350 roadwork’s finished no holdups Argh nothing works? Love the drive down super airport Air Salvage International (link) with lots of planes been scrapped and old hangers with grass roofs wow. Very small villages with driving problems. Got here at 1200 caught the bus into Poole for a walkabout. Washed van all nice and clean just the wine cellar and attic to do and ready to go XX

Received this picture from friends in Spain how the supermarket chain Mercadona are helping scooter owners.

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At last a lovely campsite.

Bus into Poole walked down to the harbor wow a BIG Santa and lots of pubs.

Coffee and walk about in the afternoon bus into town again and got off early to photo some knitting they are good here.

LONGLEAT PHOTOS 2

15 December 2024 Longleat

Had a look at the mulled wine and carol singing on the night of the 14th but nothing on at 1730? Before leaving Cirencester took a couple of pictures of the bins here UGH!!!! you could catch something on these.

Bad internet here so will upload pictures form the light festival when I get to the Poole campsite. XX

LONGLEAT PICTURES (first set)

14 December 2024 Cirencester

Walk into town first thing for a look round the market and shops and WOW costa had some tiffin.

Lots of snowmen thingy’s around.

Some more pictures of the site.

Walk back into town at lunchtime to see what’s going on.

What lovely weather today.

12 December 2024 Cheltenham

Into town again twice today for walkabouts and coffee.

13 December 2024 Cirencester

Drove down to Cirencester after another morning in Cheltenham. good drive down stopping for shopping at Tesco. i really don’t know why I keep coming here the men wardens are so ? and the dryer has still not been repaired since I was hear early September the site maintenance is terrible van carpet gets so mucky here. Shower water is so greasy. And the club will not send an email asking for a review possibly as they do with most sites. 87 campsites this year so far and this is the worst yet.

Lovely to see the caravans lighting up again for Christmas.

11 December 2024 Cheltenham

Into Gloucester this morning noticed a carpark not even finished and covered in weeds? Costa no Tiffin!

Into Cheltenham twice this afternoon  just realised why it is so cold nearly ever city in Europe has an ice rink (open air freezers)

10 December 2024 Cheltenham

WARWICK CAMPSITE HAD POWER ISSUES AND WAS RUNNING OF A GENERATOR PLUGED INTO A SUB STATION… HEATER WOULD NOT GET ABOVE 12 AND TOASTER HAD TO BE TURNED UP FULL TO GET THE BREAD LIGHTLY TOASTED…

Bus into Leamington Spa in the morning more to look around than Stratford !

No  Tiffin in Costa 1 ?

No Tiffin in Costa 2

No Tiffin in Warwick Costa

No Chocolate Chip Cookie in Starbucks Cheltenham.

Drive down to Cheltenham this morning good roads. Arrived lunch then a bus in to Cheltenham Ice rink in a different place this year.

8 December 2024 Warwick

Wow the berries are massive for the birds here.

A horrible drive down again the roads down here are horrible. On arrival a walk into Warwick not  a lot happening looked for things happening and it did not tell me a lighted tractor show that came past about 1800 so missed it ugh!

9 December 2024 Warwick

Argh the toilet block this morning one naked man at sink another came out of shower in underpants to use toilet Ugh I don’t get it.

At least the mirror in there still shows how lovely I am. XX

Bus into Stratford on Avon for a walk about and coffee and looking for interesting pictures.

OR FEED THE BIRDS

Possibly a modern Dr Who time machine ?

Oh dear I am in Stratford !

Is this spelling correct?

In the afternoon a bus up to Leamington Spa

Have you ever wondered what happens to ghosts that don’t make it home before sunrise.

7 December 2024 Shrewsbury

A bad day raining until 1400 so did my washing in the morning then managed to get into town to see the lights and a coffee.

The campsite was flooded just outside the North Pole lights

Spotted these unusual sticks

No 1 SINGING

No 2 Playing a VIOLIN

No 3 ONE STICK TRYING TO HIDE BEHIND ANOTHER !

Then we have had a power cut for 2 Hours UGH

Not only do I think mince pies are tasty they think I am as well????

Bus into town this morning walkabout went to look for the grave of Scrooge in St Chads graveyard.

Looks as though it could be spooky on a night.

Back into town in the afternoon as we are going to have some bad weather tomorrow.

On the way back noticed this lovely family dancing on the grass before they leaf the site later. XXX

5 December 2024 Shrewsbury

Wet drive down from Southport over the Mersey Toll got her in a black van so a fast wash in the rain back to white now. Noticed the standard of driving today awful lots of wobbly cars mobile phone ? 1 crash…bad overtaking  moan moan moan.

Very wet so a fast shop up the road Coop Ugh costly. To many cars in the Park and ride to go into town this late in the afternoon.

When you look at the light display on this campsite in 2020 and now ??? don’t get it what has caused such a change.

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