Well, after driving up and down the road several times 😬, what three words finally found our ‘home’ for the next few days. And wow we’d found the perfect place, everything we needed and more, great views and a lovely host. We were all set for this week’s adventures. 👏👏👏 Day One On our…
I am a great believer in the saying “The Best Things In Life Are Free”. Money can’t buy the love and hugs of Family and Friends, nor does laughter cost a penny. You can leave your purse behind and go for a walk in the park or by the sea, which is also good for…
The week before Christmas we had intended to visit a National Trust property to enjoy the festive lights. However our electrics had other ideas and after our night on the sofa, we sadly had to cancel. After a noisy, family filled Christmas, we decided to slow the pace down and head to Standen House near…
The second stage of our late Summer holiday, saw us heading to a house in Falmouth for the next 10 days. With the boys having their golf clubs on board, we had taken two cars, so we set off separately planning a meet up in Exeter, for refreshments and use of the facilities. Suitably…
Our exciting day at the cricket was just the start of a three part late Summer adventure. Part one continued with another day in Southampton. The boys had packed their golf clubs and still on a high from the England win the previous day, headed back to the Ageas Bowl. Despite being just a 20…
No sooner had we returned from our weekend in Southampton, than we were celebrating the Besties birthday 🥳 As we all mature, and we have acquired lots of “things” along the way, it becomes a little trickier to choose birthday gifts. We opted to treat him, the Mrs and ourselves (couldn’t possibly miss…
After a busy weekend supporting Macmillan and with the marquees now safely stowed away until their next event, the Besties took themselves off, with their eldest three Grandcherubs, for a few days to discover the delights of Portsmouth. Coinciding with their trip were a couple of cricket matches, in The Hundred competition, being held not…
I have always enjoyed a bit of history, but when I was at school, my little head could never retain dates, who married which king ( apart from Henry V111) or where which battle was fought and when, so when it came to studying for ‘O’ levels I opted out of history, in favour of…
Having enjoyed eight days exploring North and Mid Wales, we were now continuing our adventure to explore what South Wales had to offer. Day 9: St Davids Being the smallest City in Britain, we knew St Davids wouldn’t take very long to explore, but having appeared in a couple of series on tv,…
After three months of planning, the car was fully loaded 🧳🧳. Two small cases for taking in and out of the hotels, a large suitcase to stay in the boot, containing clothes for week two, hold-all with walking boots and wet weather gear, cycle helmets and a multitude of chargers and with the bikes secured…