Gabby the motorhome is sitting on an almost empty car park outside of Camping Citta Bologna. We have been here before many times. Each time we get lost and miss the turning. Sometimes we pass the ladies of the night in broad daylight displaying their wares . Today we came a different way. We missed the turning but eventually after negotiating the one way system we finally managed to find the campsite. It looked almost empty. There was a reason as I was soon to find out. Our drive had been marred by heavy rain . It was still muggy and the work of fiction admits the rain will be short lived and the sunny weather will return. Last time we were here we bumped into an owner of a Globecar - discussed its merits and ... read more

Where in the world is Gabby the motorhome? She is parked up on a tiny aire in Lorraine . In a tiny village with just a few spots for motorhomes on the banks of the river Moselle. Up stream from Pont a Mousson where there is a larger aire close to the pretty town. We were planning on driving to Pont a Mousson , walking into town and eating at a local eatery however ........... ........... The aire was complet. A nasty shock at this time of year when you expect France to be closing down for the season and for less motorhomers to be on the road . We woke early and left Theobalds Park as soon as the gates opened at 7. It should not have been a long drive to the tunnel and ... read more

So where in the world is Gabby? Parked up at SMC having her service and her habitation check . Hopefully by now she will have had her oil drained and be full of new oil and a new oil filter . We hope nothing goes wrong and that she comes back without requiring any work . It is always a worry. We just want her back . We have dropped in on the Museum of the Horse and have now driven through the Wolds countryside. A flat land that ends in the North Sea. On the way in we pass the inevitable caravan parks that line the road. Golden Sands and Sea View. It looks like the old fashioned sort of Summer holiday. Mablethorpe bills itself as a holiday resort for kids and their parents and ... read more

Today was a day of reflections. A funeral always brings out the old memories doesn't it? Memories of the person who has passed away and a realisation that relatives are getting fewer and farther between. After the funeral we made the short drive from the crematorium to the Museum of Timekeeping and on this journey my mind flitted back and forwards to school. Mr Hughes my old teacher was small with glasses. Everyone appeared small and wore glasses in the 1960's. He talked about "procrastination being the thief of time" He made me write this 100 times over. I cannot remember why he asked me to write this . I must have done something and I must have been wasting time. He commented on my silver brace which was trying its hardest to bridge the gap ... read more

Gabby the motorhome is parked up on Monmouth Caravan Park. From her windows we can see the much ruined castle and the church spire. The sun is shining down on us. The chairs are out and we are settled in on a hard standing plot . The welcome was warm and we were told that we could round the one way system and park up in the first spot. We got that wrong and went in the third but there was no remonstration that we were parked incorrectly . We were left on our own. It is quite a small site with a mixture of overnighters like us and semi permanent caravans. Some with gardens and chairs under make shift awnings. Most looked as if they were lived in for part of the summer. We had ... read more