Happy birthday first and foremost to my wife today. Awake at 08:30 so I can get the bikes to Halfords and back again for some grassroots football. How exciting are birthdays as you get older! Yes, a quick get up and sorted and present giving/opening before flying out of the door to get to Halfords. … Continue reading
Last day at the campsite in Delamere so a morning run prior to packing up and departing. The campervan pack up versus the tent pack up is hugely less time consuming and much easier. All packed and an easy journey back home, followed by unpacking the van and giving it a bit of a clean. … Continue reading
Final full day away in the van. Great to wake up in the campervan and make a latte. Chilled start to the day but no run this morning as we went for a walk to begin with. Prior to the walk however, Dan spent a fair bit of time in the forest with many of … Continue reading
As day 34 comes to a close, nearly, I’m sitting outside listening to the daily geese flight over the campsite, heading west to… no idea! Anyone out there know? A hot day and one where we went walking; I cycled to the Chinese to pick up a takeaway; and now just reflecting on the fiasco … Continue reading
The end of day 33 of the summer break and the rain has not stopped since about 18:00. The weather app promised thunder storms from 14:00, but lacking confidence in the forecasts we went out and enjoyed the sun. We woke a bit earlier this morning the catch the 10:00 train to Chester to see … Continue reading
It’s almost midnight and all but myself are asleep in the campervan. The lightning has been flashing for about an hour and the thunder is just about starting. Dan went to sleep watching the flashes from the top of the campervan and it was, and still is, wow! The thunderstorms were forecast for the day … Continue reading
Almost 20 km covered on the bikes today through Delamere Forest on a mixture of wide trails and narrow path routes. Great fun, great weather and finished with an ice cream at Delamere station. Beautiful days like these really should be treasured as when the holidays end and other demands resurface, they become hard to … Continue reading
Off in the campervan today for a week at Delamere Forest, enjoying the outdoors. Despite that along with Dan’s finger injury, the day started in the middle of a football pitch as a referee for an U11 friendly. Helping out and doing stuff like reffing the matches are good, but you really do see the … Continue reading
Two thirds of the summer break are over and the weather has again been very good; some may say too hot. Being able to use the garden to relax, play and generally enjoy is great and something to appreciate. A little sorting done in the day on Friday, ready for family to enjoy a takeaway … Continue reading
Up early this morning to get the bikes over to Halfords for a free safety check. I highly recommend that anybody with a bike goes and gets them checked out. Many of us leave unchecked, unless something becomes obvious, when really, we should be checking them like we would our cars. So in a little … Continue reading
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