Blogs from Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

We are back at base, we were due to head straight to Scotland, to include the North Coast 500 - as the name suggest a trip around the coast of the Highlands. First though we need to have some work to alter the Air Suspension that we had fitted, unfortunately this was on the south coast. But every cloud has a silver lining, and we used the available time to head to one of my favourite parts of the country, Dorset. We based ourselves at East Fleet Farm a superb site overlooking Chesil beach and the calm of the Fleet that runs alongside it. First day, a bus into Weymouth to explore the lovely beach and harbour. I used to come here as a kid and spent a happy holiday here. The front and harbour have ... read more

On board the Konigsdam - Sea Day. We met the CruiseCritic group in the Crow’s Nest. We were 128 strong. The group was comprised one third American, 1/3 Canadian and 1/3 Australian. They appear to be in their 50’s and 60’s wth a few of us geezers sprinkled around. Everyone was excited to be on board. We then had to stand in line to pass British immigration and afterward it was time for Bingo for ML while I indulged in Asian food for lunch. We are sailing slowly towards the English Channel and I just want to read, relax and watch the world go by so I skipped the Hold ‘Em tournament and trivia pursuit in favor of a relaxing afternoon in the stateroom. We headed for Happy Hour at a new location, The Billboard. While ... read more

Dojechałyśmy do Weymoutho 2.30 pm, które jest głównym miastem wybrzeża jurajskiego, które rozciąga się na długości 153 km, pomiędzy hrabstwami Dover i Dorset, a które w 2001 roku zostało wpisane na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO. Najpierw zobaczyłysmy przystań z wieloma jachtami i łodziami. Kierowca przejechał przez most i wąskimi uliczkami zawiózł nas nad samo wybrzeże. Zaparkował na The Esplanade, promenada ciągnąca się wzdłuż wody. Miałyśmy tutaj czas wolny aż do 5 pm. Chyba cała wycieczka poszła na spacer z Martynem natomiast my z Gloria poszliśmy w swoją stronę. Najpierw poszłyśmy w stronę wieży widokowej Weymouth Tower. Chciałam nawet kupić bilety, ale po głębszym zastanowieniu nie miało to większego sensu za takie pieniądze. Widok pewnie był fajny tym bardziej że pogoda dopisała i widoczność była bardzo dobra. Wróciłyśmy do mostu idąc wzdłuż przystani i... read more

November 2 – Weymouth – day 5 – Today doing homework on the Tank Museum in Bovington – Dorset. The museum is only a 1 ¾ walk from the wool train station. I’ll probably head over to the station here in Weymouth and get a return ticket from Wool to Weymouth. It looks cold outside but I see blue sky so it should be all right. It looks like the wind has died down a bit from Yesterday. http://www.tankmuseum.org/ - tank museum – 2 1/2 miles walk from Wool train station. I took a cab for £6 each way. Evening – I bought a return ticket to Wool from Weymouth. It was a pleasant train trip. The weather was beautiful but a tad cool for a Texan. When I got to Wool there were a couple ... read more

October 31 – Weymouth Day 2 – Morning - I’m downstairs at the dining room table/my office doing homework on bus lines in Weymouth and ferries. I am wearing a sweater over my shirt and thinking that maybe I should go up the stairs and get my jacket as well. They don’t seem to believe in using the heat here unless it “gets cold”, ………for an Englishman. I guess I will find out what that is when it gets cold enough. It is supposed to be cold and rainy today so if I do any touring it will be riding buses. I guess I will walk over to the bus terminal and see if they have a day pass or something. The manager came in around 0900 and asked if I had noticed that the heat ... read more