As I write this, we've had our first May Bank Holiday of 2021 with another to come. I sincerely hope the second is an improvement... Restrictions had lifted enough that we could plan a day out for the early May Bank Holiday. Saturday and Sunday were out because of swimming and rugby. So even though … Continue reading Bank Holiday Adventure
The delayed Le Mans 24 hours race takes place at the Circuit de la Sarthe this weekend (19-20 September 2020). We missed it in June and the experience this weekend has been rather odd - no crowds, no smoke from the campsite barbecues wafting around, and of course much more racing in darkness in September … Continue reading Le Mans 24 Hours 2020: Our Picks
We've been back a few weeks now and I'm already feeling like we need another holiday. Instead, I've been thinking back to all the lovely things we did this summer and how lucky we were to get to go. Back in May 2020, the Lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of … Continue reading Post-Lockdown Road Trip: The Reality
This is just a round up of our 2020 summer holidays. We gave up our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). We had long since dreamed of and longed for a road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock … Continue reading Holiday 2020 Roundup
This year we're foregoing our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). Instead, we're playing out the dreamed of and longed for road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock down and passed the baton to me, having received it … Continue reading Holiday 2020 days 16-17
This year we're foregoing our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). Instead, we're playing out the dreamed of and longed for road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock down and passed the baton to me, having received it … Continue reading Holiday 2020 days 13-15
This year we're foregoing our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). Instead, we're playing out the dreamed of and longed for road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock down and passed the baton to me, having received it … Continue reading Holiday 2020 days 10-12
This year we're foregoing our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). Instead, we're playing out the dreamed of and longed for road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock down and passed the baton to me, having received it … Continue reading Holiday 2020 days 7-9
This summer our planned expedition to deepest darkest France, meant to be like last year, was cancelled. Instead, we headed to bonny Scotland where we learned many things about travelling with kids in bad weather. When I say bad I mean it poured. We were soaked to the skin on more than one occasion. Sure … Continue reading 9 Things learnt on a wet holiday
This year we're foregoing our usual jaunt to a Eurocamp somewhere hot in France (like last year). Instead, we're playing out the dreamed of and longed for road trip to visit family. The lovely Bill over at A Silly Place imagined the end of lock down and passed the baton to me, having received it … Continue reading Holiday 2020 days 4-6
