29 May 2015

Back from a very long cruise. All serviced (nothing wrong at all and very dry), and passed the MOT. Due for a full service and new tyres next month. All 7 tyres!!

23 July - Journey Home!

Set of slowly at midday, after tidying up and blowing up one of the rear tyres whose red LED indicator was flashing. Useful things - buy them from here.

Came home from Lowestoft via the A146 and A140. stopping off at the Bucks Head at Thwaite. Plenty of room at the side to park, and really good fresh food and friendly service. Worth looking out for!

A lovely break for a week by the sea ........................

21st July 2014 Southwold

Day trip to Southwold. Lunch on the Pier, went to do some shopping and met up with old friends, and then back home to a bottle of fizzy rose from Adnams.

20th July Sunday Lunch

... at the Waterfront in Kessingland. Interesting to track the Thunderstorms today at Lightningmaps .

Still, the Prosecco has dulled the pain!

19th July to Lowestoft and beyond!

On the 61 Bus today to Lowestoft from Kessingland Beach for £3.50 return each, where we had a couple of burgers. One chicken and hoisin sauce burger, another veggie one which I'm told was the best ever ... at Daisy's near the marina.

Visited M&S for some more basic food supplies, and got some more house keys cut. A grand day out!

17th July 2014 White Beach Caravan Club at Kessingland Suffolk

Back here for a while, with a good bus service to Southwold, The Sailor's Rest Beer Festival at the weekend and the Waterfront Cafe for Sunday lunch I think it will be a pleasant one .... with a sea view ....

Everyone is taking it easy.....

15 May 2014 Blackpool to Home

Long drive - stopped off at Stratford services on the M6, then the M6 toll which we got our caravan club discount for (only £4.50 for an HGV motorhome) and the Brampton Hut A14/ A1 junction. Started at 0930 and arrived home by 1700 - averaging just under 20 mpg which is not too bad! Sunny most of the way.

Went over the Manchester ship canal -

and the Satnav took us on a small diversion through Suffolk on the way home!

14 May 2014 Kirkby Lonsdale and Ingleton

Went to visit Helen's Uncle at Kirkby Lonsdale - and went to see the railway viaducts at Ingleton and over the Ribble Valley.

Stopped off for some ladies bargains at Tulchan outlet shop - apparently they were bargains!

13 May 2014 - Keighley and Blackpool

Today went to visit Jane in Keighley for a lunch and to witness a duck invasion on the front lawn - small detour to some factory outlets for new handbag (not for Charles!). Then a tour down the sea front at Blackpool, most places closed but the comedy carpet was amusing:

12 May 2014 Visit to Peter Hambilton - Hymerdirect

First time for a couple of years, lots of minor things to be done and checked - now all done!

Picked up our hire car ready for the next few days of travels ....

11 May 2014 Birmingham to Blackpool CC

We started with a light breakfast at Beckett's farm shop which is within walking distance of Chapel Lane Caravan Club:

Not sure whose was the most healthy! Then a drive up the M6 and the M55 to Blackpool.

We stopped at Poplar 2000 Truck Stop, but discovered again that this only sold HGV fuel with a Keycard fuel card. We then went to Charnock Richard fuel stop to get some more diesel. Hope we don't make that mistake for the third time!

So, we are now installed in a comfy plot in Blackpool Caravan Club. The weather is still not very pleasant, seems to have been raining all day!

10 May 2014 Home to Chapel Lane Caravan Club near Birmingham

Journey from home - some rain on the way.

Van seems to be going well (touch wood). Took a long search to find our TV remote controls that were cunningly hidden in the bottom of a cupboard. Heating and lighting all going!

Was pleased to find that the Brampton Hut interchange services between the A1 and A14 now has an M&S store. Just as well as the milk is in the fridge back home!

Picture shows us en route ......

Speedo  is in Km if it looks like we are going too fast in our HGV:

October 22nd - Hydraulic failure!

Tried to move the Hymer - and the clutch did not work.

It has a hydraulic clutch, so it went off to Orwell Trucks today with a huge tow truck - courtesy of our Green Flag with the Caravan Club. Glad we didn't have to pay for this!

17th August - Back home!

Here we are back at home at home - 1003.5 miles for the journey to and from Scotland.

We stopped off at Cambridge Services for lunch, and arrived home at 2 PM. The Tesco order of food (ordered whilst at Newcastle) arrives this evening so we don't have to do anything else today!

It's been a lovely break!