27 April 2009 An early start to catch the 8.30 ferry and then a 200 mile drive east through Belgium to our first stop, Aachen, which is just in Germany over the border from Belgium and Holland. Before leaving I bought the Reise Mobil Bord Atlas which gives details of over 4,500 Reisemobil Stellplatze - camper stops in Germany. Our first choice proved to be an immaculate campsite less than 2 miles from the centre of Aachen. Although it was quite busy there were no other British vans there. It didn’t take long to get away from them! I did a [View Full Entry]

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26 April 2009 As usual, the final packing and preparing the van took longer than expected and we eventually left home in mid afternoon for the drive to our favourite kicking off spot, the Camping and Caravan Club site at Folkestone. It was a beautiful sunny evening down there with clear views across the Channel to France. [View Full Entry]

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25 April 2009 Our intention was to have left at the beginning of April on a two month trip with the van to Greece. Unfortunately while we were away skiing in January Wendy fell over a snowy kerb while crossing a road carrying her skis and broke her leg. Thankfully the break is now healed and we are leaving tomorrow for a seven week tour around Germany. We have chosen Germany because we have driven through the country several times on our way to somewhere else and always said we should find an opportunity to visit properly. This seemed as good [View Full Entry]

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05 - 07 April 2009 We had two nights with Ruth during which I had a lovely walk with her dog and we had a very enjoyable iChat video talk with her son James and his wife Bobbie who live in the USA and were on holiday in the Bahamas. On the way home we stayed overnight with Emma, Sam and the boys who were trying out there new tent at Brean just north of Burnham on Sea. I think they found camping at this time of the year quite cold, particularly with the wind blowing off the Bristol Channel. This [View Full Entry]

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04 April 2009 Our first trip today was to Old Sarum, an iron age ditched hill fort on the northern outskirts of Salisbury on which was located a Norman Castle. It was also the location of Salisbury cathedral before the current one was built. We then went to the Salisbury water meadows to see the view of the city Constable captured in his famous painting. We had lunch at the Old Mill pub on the River Nadder. In the afternoon we drove to Weymouth to visit my sister Ruth. [View Full Entry]

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03 April 2009 One of the main reasons for the trip was to see Stonehenge somewhere neither of had been to before. The site is managed by English Heritage and if you go during normal opening hours you are only allowed to walk along a perimeter path something which would be hopeless for Wendy with her poor eyesight. However I discovered before we left that you can book an out of hours one hour visit limited to 26 people when you are allowed full access. Consequently we made an early start today for the 12 mile drive to Stonehenge and our [View Full Entry]

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02 April 2009 02 April 2009 The morning was spent visiting Marlborough, a delightful market town with a very attractive main street. We then moved on to the first of several ancient sites in the area that we planned to visit, West Kennet Long Barrow, a chamber tomb dating form about 3250 BC constructed on the top of a low hill and a pleasant short walk from the road about the right length for Wendy’s recovering leg. Across the road from here is Silbury Hill which is the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe. In order to protect the mound, public [View Full Entry]

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01 April 2009 We were planning to have left by now on a two month trip with the van to Greece. Unfortunately while we were away skiing in January Wendy fell over a snowy kerb while crossing a road carrying her skis and broke her leg. Thankfully the damage is now nearly healed and we hope to undertake a seven week tour around Germany starting at the end of April. The delay in departure has meant we have enjoyed at home the unseasonably warm and sunny early spring weather and the host of daffodils and blossom. It has also enabled us [View Full Entry]

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19 October 2008 The weather was quite windy when we awoke, but the crossing from Rosslare to Fishguard was much smoother than we expected. This was followed by an uneventful drive home where we arrived in the late afternoon to complete a very satisfying trip in our faithful Murvi Morello. [View Full Entry]

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18 October 2008 Before leaving we went to look at the pony and traps which give rides over the Gap and were then surrounded by about 50 school children who were on a 45 mile cycle expedition into the hills. The rest of the day was spent driving to Rosslare in the south east corner of Ireland from where we catch the ferry back home tomorrow. We were given a friendly welcome for the night at St Margarets Beach, a camp site near the ferry port. Although most of their facilities were closed they provided hard standing and an electric connection, [View Full Entry]

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