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November 2021 – Florida – Day 2
Two years of not crossing the Atlantic seems to have resulted in my body forgetting how to cope with jet
November 2021 – Florida – Day 1
Today I woke up stressed. What if our paperwork was wrong, what if the queues were so long we missed
Finally Pre Florida – November 2021
Life is for Living. This is our new mantra and if you could see our schedule for the next 12

October 2021 – Coming Home – Day 5
And so, it was time to go home or more correctly time to get Karen home. I had pre booked

October 2021 – Derry – Day 4
This morning Karen was feeling no better and if anything, slightly worse despite having a long, good night’s sleep. She

October 2021 – Giants Causeway – Day 3
Today was moving day and the plan had originally been to take an early slow drive up the causeway coastal

October 2021 – Belfast – Day 2
It was another late start as Karen was still suffering with her cold. Breakfast was as good as yesterday and

October 2021 – Belfast – Day 1
A not so early start to our first day in Belfast after we both got a really good nights sleep
October 2021 – The Catch Up before Belfast and Travel Day.
Wow – I cannot believe it is October already and the nights are already rapidly drawing in. Already I am

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 8
Today was a more relaxed start to the day. We have planned to leave the car behind and walk into

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 7
Another early start day but this one was different as it had blue skies. On the road at 8.30am we

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 6
We think that Cornwall for us is getting like the Allan Sherman song – Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh’. For anyone

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 5
As the day was forecast to be wet for the most part but hopefully getting out later, Karen had decided

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 4
Todays plan involved driving up to the North coast of Cornwall for the first time and walking around St Agnes

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 3
After over 260 blogs (equivalent to more than 2 decent novels) written over 3½ years I now find myself having

August 2021 – Cornwall – Day 2
Today I am going with a new attitude and to try and really enjoy Cornwall. There must be something I’m

August 2021 – Cornwall – Travel & Day 1
Flipping heck, Cornwall is a long way from Norfolk. We were on the road for 8.30am ready for the 419-mile

Post Dorset – Pre Cornwall
Well those few few weeks flew by as well. The drive back from Dorset seemed long but uneventful. We arrived

July 2021 – Dorset – Day 4 – Lulworth Cove
A planned early start to beat the crowds today start ended up not much earlier than normal, as Karen slept

July 2021 – Dorset – Day 3 – Boscombe
Another warm night but better than a cold one. Breakfast was empty again today and our table by the window

July 2021 – Dorset – Day 2 – Corfe Castle & Old Harry
Well, that was another hot night. Actually, another exceptionally hot night although eased somewhat by the fan, although I noticed

July 2021 – Dorset – Day 1 – Hengistbury Head
Well, that was a hot night. An exceptionally hot night. When I eventually got to sleep, we were woken by

July 2021 – Dorset – Travel Day
And so, the “Two go to Dorset’ trip begins. A target of wheels rolling by 9am to get petrol on

July 2021 – Dorset – Pre Trip Update
Blimey doesn’t time fly when you are having fun. A simplified idiom that dates to the 1800’s probably based upon

May 2021 – Day 7 – Blenheim Palace
As I laid in bed this morning I wondered why we had booked 2 nights in Oxford. The plan was