You will be pleased to know that my dental check up went well. Janice had been telling everyone that the only reason we came home was for me to have my dental check up. Well, just for the record, Janice actually came back for a hair cut! Actually we got a lot of cleaning and gardening done, not to mention servicing cars etc. Also, the Hymer fridge needed a repair as well because it wouldn't work on the gas system and it is essential that I keep the beer and white wine chilled on our trip.
We can't believe the weather over the last three weeks. It has been so much better than our summer holiday. It looks like we might still get some more good weather into October.....great for retired people like us!
So, we are setting off today in sunshine for round two of our adventure in search of 'whats what'! Since Janice has retired she needs to recite the day and date just so she can keep track of the day's and remember to keep Fridays special. Anyway, 'what is your plan?' I hear you say.......well, for a change we do have a bit of a plan but it could be flexible.
The big plan is to stay away till Feb 2016, definitely in France and possibly into Spain. The next few weeks involve:-
a) staying near St Albans for 5 or 6 nights (Janice's children both live there, so it's a great chance to meet up and celebrate Janice's birthday with them). We may get a chance to nip into London for a day whilst there.
b) crossing the channel and visiting long time friends Sian and Geralt who hail from Wales but live an hour from Paris, near a place called Vernon! Im not sure if I can stand the gloating over the Wales victory over England in the Rugby World Cup but we will have to be brave.
c) travel across to the Vendee and stay with my big brother David and his wife Wendy. We haven't seen them for a while so it will be great to catch up on teasing Wendy to make up for lost time.
Are you fed up of these lettered bullet points yet? Only one more...
d) move on to the Limousine area to visit ex-cop Tim Payne who has a nice big house and a sizeable piece of woodland and lake. We visited him a couple of years ago and it was glorious weather and absolute peace and quiet. I don't suppose we will get the same weather in late October but here's hoping. I'm sure we will get the peace though.
For us that is quite a lot of planning but after that we will probably travel south and see where we end up.
Back to today. We have arrived at a small Caravan Club Certified Location about 7 miles from Buckingham, which surprisingly is in Buckinghamshire. We did our normal thing and found a nearby Aldi to stock up on basic food supplies but also got a couple of bargain winter cycling jackets for £17 each (you can pay £60+ for these kind of jackets in a cycle accessory shop).
The site is in a nice flat field with plenty of space. It is very rural but we have paid for a couple of nights so we can explore on our bikes tomorrow.
Not many photos yet but will include more in future blogs. We have been sneezing already. Janice is ahead 3-1 today. That's all for now, so in Strictly style....Keeeeep Blogging!
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