Richard is the HOFF!

No, Richard is not impersonating Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed the Hoff!  We were listening to the radio and found out there is a new acronym, HOFF, meaning HOt Fit and Fifty+.  Apparently this applies to men over 50, who are trying to hold onto their youth - sounds about right so far but when listening to the detail it seems that HOFFs have a bit of a paunch, wear a trendy scarf and never wear shorts.  I object to the paunch description and I constantly wear shorts (I haven't worn trousers since we set off).  I have previously been a DINKY, not quite a LOMBARD and very starting to feel that I may be a CRAFT!  I wilł let you work out the meanings.

Monday was a bright sunny day...great.  We had a little sit out after breakfast before we left the site around 11am.  We drove out of the gate and turned left into a car park 20 yards away and parked up again......then cycled along the coast to Whitley Bay towards Tynemouth, great beaches and lovely views.

We passed a pitch and putt course and couldn't resist having a go.  Since Janice and I have been together we have never played pitch and putt.....and it showed!  

We constructed our lunch on a bench at Tynemouth listening to a busker.  It's a nice place with some nice shops and plenty of chip shops (they seem to be very popular round here).

We have been having a discussion about 'what's what' recently, thinking that we have been travelling too much distance and not staying anywhere for any length of time.  Perhaps we should stay longer in an area.  

Having had this discussion we are actually booked into a site in Norfolk at the bank holiday weekend.  I thought we should try and book somewhere in advance of this busy weekend or we could struggle getting in somewhere.  I did struggle to book the site because it took me over an hour on the phone to find this site with a vacancy.  So, we are still covering quite a bit of distance but maybe when we are in East Anglia we might stay in that vicinity?

After Tynemouth we intended on wild camping for the night but aimed for North Yorkshire, stopping in Northallerton for an afternoon coffee and scone and then onto Thirsk for our teatime meal whilst parked in a sunny car park.

Thirsk town square at dusk.

In the impending darkness we found a little pull in on a country lane on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors near to Felixkirk....but it could be anywhere, we aren't too sure!

Tuesday rained all day!  We drove south through a grotty town called Gainsborough (no nice paintings at all)!  We stopped overnight at a picnic spot outside Market Rasen.

Wednesday we went to a CL outside Lincoln and actually had some nice warm sunshine.  We cycled into the city.  The Cathedral looks good but we refuse to pay the £8 entry fee.

Janice looking for Wookie!