HOLIDAY JOURNAL

Great few days in Dubrovnik. Staying at the Rixos hotel which is excellent.  Had a few day’s exploring the old town.  Eating great (if expensive) food and relaxing. Rented a sea kayak yesterday which was fun. Last holiday of the year!

Arrived yesterday after an adventure train transfer from Geneva. Staying at Falken hotel which is 1920’s quirky. Really like it! Skiing today has been really good. Stopped for a few beers here and there.  

First day in Venice.  Got here early after a 12:30am start 😬. Spent the day poodling around the streets and drinking Aperol spritz!   Back resting in hotel Orion now before heading out for food.

Left Chamonix after a great week. Arrived at Annecy. We are staying at Les Rives Du Lac. Really nice site on the lakes edge, not far from where we stayed in 2020.  First day chilled and had a beer in Annecy. Yesterday cycled the lake with Mel and had lunch half way around. (I actually did two loops!) Planning a bit of paddle boarding today before starting the homeward journey tomorrow.

Great couple of days. Yesterday took the cable car to top of Aguilar du midi. Spectacular mountain views of Mount Blanc. Freezing up there and air was thin. I struggled with dizziness a couple of times!  We then hiked to Mer de Glaze and got the mountain train back down. Today we took the chair lift up from here and hiked up to the glacier off Mont Blanc. Had a fantastic lunch at a small mountain shed!  Going out for curry tonight.

Just back from and excellent morning of paragliding.  One of the most fun things I’ve ever done.  Can’t really explain how good it was. Can’t wait to see the video.   It’s really hot today after a freezing cold night.  Back at the van after having a wine and cheese/meat feast for lunch. Going out tonight.

On holiday in Chsmonix. Drove done Sunday after a couple of days in Normandy where we visited the Blockhaus where they made V2 rockets.  Had a short hike up to a little restaurant today for lunch with stunning views of Mont Blanc. Paragliding tomorrow! Staying at Camping De Ecrueils, about 2 miles from Chamonix. Lovely little site.

The four of us are at an all inclusive in Side, Turkey. Really nice hotel.  We have two bungalow rooms.  Loads of food and drink on day one. Off to Chinese tonight. I ran to the Roman ruins this morning.

Staying on a little site up from Bamburgh. It’s ok. Bit tight packed and facilities could do with a clean and a kick of paint. Walked to Bamburgh castle and back via beach. Absolutely stunning walk and great weather.

Really good few days here. Bikes and ran, eaten Chinese and had a great walk. Site is awesome.  On to Bambugh next.

Drove to Bellingham today via an ice cream stop at Harestanes and a picnic at Kielder. Meeting my mam and Stuart tonight for food. They are staying at the Cheviot hotel.

Trip through memory lane. We are at Jedwater. Really strange coming back after so many years. Weird not having my gran and granda.  No tawsies or any other of my mams crowd. It’s lovely to be here but a bit odd.  Yesterday we walked up Cheviot in rain and mist. Bloody miserable but lovely area. Today I biked to the border and back then we walked into Jedburgh for lunch. Fish and chips at the Carter’s rest. Mel is a bit broken now after all the hiking!

Last day of the holidays. Been a weird holiday really. Windy as hell most of it and a lot of rain. As ever though it’s been great spending time with Melanie. Went for a 7 mile hike today around local trails. Windy but dry. Some pretty foot scenery and we finished in the The Boot pub along the road. Looking forward to getting home tomorrow.

Long shitty boring wet drive to Wiltshire. Stopped at Avebury and had a look at the stones. Really cool place. Arrived at Stonehenge campsite. It’s okay but nothing special. Explore tomorrow!

Second day at shepherds hut. Windy weather is spoiling this a bit. Can’t really light fire pit, although we are going in hot tub tonight if rain holds off.   Went to Padstow for lunch and then visited Lanhydrock manor. Beautiful gardens and a fantastic stately home. Takeaway curry tonight then heading to Stonehenge

Staying three nights in a shepherds hut about 4 miles from Wadebridge. Beautiful location. Hot yesterday so we used the hot tub and had a BBQ on the fire pit. Today it’s windy, cold and raining.  Had a poodle around Rock today. Nice houses but there’s nothing else there!  We did have lunch at a nice pub though.

Walked to Newquay yesterday along the coastal path. About 10miles total. Strange place. First bit is like Whitley Bay with the shit kicked out of it. Second bit is quite quaint. Had lunch at the boathouse down by the harbour. Small pop up restaurants and you order via app. Really good. Weather still a bit hit and miss. We move on today towards Rock and our shepherds hut.