The Autumn of 2014 was a time when we also went on a couple
of trips out in the van. Barbara’s
sister Anne came over from Brisbane, Australia so we packed up and went on a
trip around central England. To enable
us to get around a bit more we also took the car with us.
We spent a night at
The Royal Hill pub and campsite about 5 mile NW of Shrewsbury. From here we
went down to the Malvern Hills staying at the Camping and Caravan site at Blackmore.
The weather was really kind to us and although it was mid September we spent
most of the time in shorts and T shirts.
We walked in the Malvern Hills but it became a bit misty on the top of
the hills.
From Blackmore we headed to the Cotswolds and had two nights
at the Lemington Lakes site just outside Moreton in Marsh. This was a really nice site although a little
more expensive than some other sites in the area. From here we were able to go
on some lovely walks around Bourton on the Water and Broadway. All in all 4 lovely nights away.
In late October Barbara and I went on a bit of a walking
tour around the peak district for 3 days.
Our first stop was the Camping and Caravan club site at Hayfield where
we walked for 4 hours across Kinder Scout.
After that we went to the Caravan Club site at Castleton where we had
two nights walking over Mam Tor. On our
way home we stopped at the Ladybower reservoir district and went on a 20 mile
bike ride.
In late November early December we were invited to stay at
our friends Sandra and Dennis in Jersey. They were going to Goa for 2 weeks so
we stayed and looked after their two dogs.
We went in the car via the ferry so Pickles came with us. We had no concerns about how he would get on
with the two dogs but late in the day we
remembered that they had a cat. Pickles
has never liked cats and has always looked like he would attack them if given
the chance. However on our arrival he
soon became very attached to Kato so much so that by the end of the holiday he
would curl up alongside him. This was a
really enjoyable and relaxing break for us and we spent most of our time on
cliff top walks with the dogs or just the two of us. Whilst we were there we were asked by some
other people we know if we would return in March to look after their dogs so that looks highly
likely.
