Friday 3 November 2017
October 17 at 4:36pm
 |
| Another beautiful sunny day. With winter approaching we have to make the most of this weather. Headed to Flamborough and the Haven Holidays touring park. Not normally our type of site but as I always say , commercial sites give you everything you need just avoid the busy times when the kids are off. Did the Flamborough Headland walk. Terrific views. Passed a nice pub in village where we can watch Liverpool match tonight and have a meal. Total miles clocked was ten! Looking forward to a few deserved pints tonight but not the walk back to the pub. |
Sunday 15th October
Sunday 15th October temps still into 20s across UK. We walked into Whitby then caught a bus to Robin Hood Bay then walked along the Cleveland way back to campsite. Total distance was 13 miles. Again we really liked the smaller town of Robin Hood Bay. Quick shower and change then walked to restaurant, Jonesy stayed tucked up in his bed
Saturday 14th October
Saturday 14th October. Another day of unseasonal weather, a really warm wind dominates and perfect for a good walk. Set off from the excellent site, Broardings Farm and walked to Sandsend. From there we caught the bus to a place I`ve always wanted to visit since I saw pictures of it in James Heriots Yorkshire in the early 80`s...Staithes. At last I had discovered my quaint little Yorkshire fishing village. Staithes didn't disappoint and after we walked through the village we stopped at the harbour pub for a pint of black sheep and sat admiring the views. Back on the bus to Whitby, found a nice restaurant that let Jonesy in.
 |
| Staithes |
 |
| Staithes |
 |
| Staithes |
 |
| Sandsend |
October 13 at 7:41am
Friday 13th October, Whitby. A little disappointed in Whitby, for some reason I thought Whitby would be a quaint little fishing town. It wasn't, it was very busy and in parts dominated by fish and chip shops with its fair share of amusement arcades. Still there were some fairly "quaint" parts and we enjoyed walking around the town and taking in the views. The excellent weather certainly brought the crowds out.
as part of a 12 mile walk, took bus to lovely Robin Hood bay and walked back along Cleveland way. Yep did Sandsend and Staithes yesterday and thought they were really attractive places. Don't get me wrong Whitby serves its purpose. We just prefer it more downbeat
as part of a 12 mile walk, took bus to lovely Robin Hood bay and walked back along Cleveland way. Yep did Sandsend and Staithes yesterday and thought they were really attractive places. Don't get me wrong Whitby serves its purpose. We just prefer it more downbeat
October 12 at 7:27am
Thursday 12th October set off on another trip into "the unknown", the Yorkshire Coast, a place we`ve surprisingly never visited. On route we stopped first night at Castle Howard.
October 5 at 5:03pm
Phil The Fryers Cooking Tips: Sell by dates. Any foodstuffs past their sell by dates should be tested on others first.
September 30 · Wissant, France
Spent another cheap night on the Aires at Peruwelz, Belgium where the temp reached 25c, surprising warm night. Arrived early today at the free Aires at Wissant just outside Calais, lovely place, here earlier in the year. Great walk beach , off to bar for afternoon beer, last meal tonight Tunnel booked for 7am tomorrow.
 |
| Phil the Fryers cooking tips. MIXING. When mixing ..always use both hands. |
September 27 · Mersch, Luxembourg
Now in Mersch, Luxembourg. Vets sorted, bus filled with Luxembourgs finest diesel. Ready for the final leg home. We ran up some steps to get in front of this old building, methinks we look like Rocky............................Rocky and Bullwinkle? Now who remembers that? I'm always impressed with Luxembourg...clean and always seems well organised.
September 27 · Saarburg, Germany
Early morning mist at Saarburg Stellaplatz. Just about to leave need to find vets for Jonesys passport.
September 26
Back in Germany, close to Luxembourg. Town on the Saar river called Saarburg. The town is up on the hill but the vets that I tried to use was about a 20 minute walk up a really steep hill, got there and it was shut, only opens for an hour in the evening. Great Stellplatz but busy.
September 25
Fabulous day in Strasbourg, France. Spent the afternoon throughout the old section of the city.....stunningly gorgeous. Temp 23c. Sat for an hour at a bar listening to a busking jazz guitarist
 |
What a buy! Bought from a charity shop in Javea Spain for 6 euros. Its an electric pizza oven. As soon as you turn it on its cooking hot . Do all meats on it and started doing "choasties" on it ( cross between chip and roasties. Buy one now! |
September 24
Sunday arrived back in Germany in the Black Forrest. Great site on the lake at Titisee. Why do I keep thinking of Frankie Howard when I hear that name. Popular place bit like our Windermere. Or Bowness. Barbs gone searching for the gateaux.
September 24
Saturday night was spent in Switzerland near Egnach on the southern shores of Lake Konstance. Only about 60 mile drive but had to have my wits about me and set sat nav to avoid motorway and tolls as we went into Austria ( minimum toll fee 80 euros) and then into Switzerland ( 35 euros). Another exceptional site. Had a swim and then later a Zeppelin flew over us There's a Zeppelin museum on the German side of the lake
September 23 · See, Germany
Another glorious day, a day that just happens with little planning. We find ourselves in some beautiful places but unfortunately can never stay too long because in effect we are heading home. So from Fussen we only drove 37 miles to camping Alpsee near Immenstadt. The site didn't look much as we approached it and a guy in front must have thought the same as he quickly turned around and headed off. But it turned out to be another great one, right on a beautiful lake. We set up,... had lunch and then walked 10k around the lake. Temps were around 21c. A magnificently restored steam train went roaring past but I only had time to catch the back end of it on camera. We stopped at a lakeside bar in the late afternoon sun and just relaxed with a couple of pints. Then after changing we discovered a tempting lakeside restaurant where we had a great meal as we watched the sun go down. Thanks to the German couple who helped us with the order. Unfortunately my German is limited to the few words I learned from The Hotspur and Victor comics but "Achtung" and "Donna und Blitzen" didn't seem appropriate here. Fortunately the German lady ordered white wine instead of our customary red and then we got into a conversation about German wine and how they are so good at sending us their worst wines (liebfraumilch) whilst keeping the best
to themselves. Lovely meal, home to bed.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)