We’ve been to visit Harry and family in Staveley near Knaresborough. Usual drill – a couple of nights behind the Royal Oak in their walled garden. Gorgeous weather. Thursday school pickup and tea with the family. Friday chill out, cheek lunchtime pint or two, school pickup and fish and chips supper followed by Harry […]
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Two Trips in one part 2
Part 2 is Sunday to Tuesday – Whitby. We left Craster on a damp breezy day with high winds forecast later and had a steady away drive to Whitby including the Tyne Tunnel, which we expected to pay £3.20 for but were actually charged £1.60. We had £3.20 ready, so had to scrabble for changed […]
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We planned to go to Scotland for Sandra’s birthday weekend. We were going to go just round the corner near Dumfries then over to near Stranrar, Up to Ayr and I dont know where else. A few days before we set off things changed in that we were to visit Harry on our way up. […]
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Our first trip out for 2015. Silverdale, Gibraltar Farm campsite. This was the scene of our dramatic decision to sell Oakley in April last year and we went back with some trepidation. Would we decide something else dramatic? No – it all went very well. The forecast was for a couple of very windy nights […]
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Devon Autumn Trip
Neil and Clare’s again for our autumn trip down south – but we decided to make a week of it so … First night at Tewksbury. Arrived following a decent journey with a new route from the M42 straight down via the A435 and A46. Second and Third night just outside […]
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