Back home.

On Saturday we had our last stop over when we visited Gary and Joyce at Pelsall.  

We worked out that it was about fifteen years ago that the Vernon family arrived at the Looe Caravan site in Cornwall and I said (jokingly), 'I don't like the look of the neighbours' and we have been in touch ever since.

By the way Gary is lead guitarist in a Free/Bad Company tribute band called 'Merchants of Cool', look them up on YouTube.

We had a great day walking in Walsall Arboretum and a lovely meal back at their house.  Thanks for the hospitality.

The Sunday was possibly the nicest sunny day we had all holiday....just our luck when we were travelling home.  We arrived back by the lunchtime and got stuck into our domestic chores.  Lovely to see John again and Belła.  As Janice jokingly put it, we only came home for my dentist appointment but actually I have plenty of gardening to do (yuck!).

Janice picked up the last two days of sneezing and the competition finished 17 - 15 in my favour!  I'm not sure which bodily function will be the competition for next time but whatever it is I think I could be the favourite!

We have had a great first leg of our travels and thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the places.  My highlight is the cycling day on Orkney but many others days are contenders.  Janice has been a lovely 'companion', she will laugh when she reads this!

We are looking forward to our next journey to the continent probably starting at the end of September and crossing the channel in early October.  We will keep blogging, if you can stand any more!