Battle of Hastings day.

Friday 9th June 2018 The weather has been very kind to us for our stay in Hastings. Our last full day was one of glorious sunshine and little breeze making for a pleasant morning walk and ideal conditions for visiting Battle, the site of the Battle of Hastings.

Hastings Old Town tour day

Tue 7th June. Poor Mark had a rough start to the day. He rose at 5.30 am to head out in time to meet his fellow bike riders at 6.30. Unfortunately, as he was soon to find out, they meant 6.30 PM!  He took himself off a for a bit of a ride and I… More

Pevensey Castle Day.

Monday 4the June We caught the best part of the day for our morning walk as the sun actually made an appearance. That was short lived though as by the time we got home the cloud had set in and the temperature dropped. The markets weren’t suiting my system this morning and so we decided… More

Sunny Sunday and Mark’s big ride.

We woke to the most glorious morning, the best of our time in the UK thus far; the sun was shining, there wasn’t any fog and it was relatively mild, albeit at just 14 degrees. Mark set out for his 108 km bike ride with the Hastings and St Leonards Cycle Club and I set… More

Hastings; first couple of days.

Friday June 1st 2018 It was a pea-soup fog and 14 degrees that greeted us for our final morning at Ramsgate and the first day of summer. We took the southern coastal path for our morning walk with a final visit to RVP for coffee. As per usual, no other patrons out exercising in their… More

Ramsgate: the last few days.

Tuesday 29th May The run of great weather came to an end by Tuesday and we woke to cloudy skies and much cooler conditions. Mark braved it though for a bike ride but had to abort due to the worsening conditions. I survived a cold and windy walk and then spent the morning watching the… More

Mark’s Bike Sunday and Holiday Monday.

Sunday 27th May What a pleasant surprise to wake to sunshine! Our weather app had yesterday advised us that rain was forecast for the entire day so it was much relief when we woke to see the sun. Mark set out to meet up with The Thanet Cycle Club bike riders for a 80km ride… More

Ramsgate; first few days

Thursday 24th May-Friday 25th May. It was a good start to our holiday as we met Matthew and Susan Scarf at at the airport before our flight. The rest of the journey was pretty uneventful though and we arrived into London on the Friday at about 5 AM. We picked up the car and had… More

A couple of days in Port Douglas.

Thursday 5th April. The boys were taking a reef snorkeling tour today and needed to be at the Marina by 7.45 am.  I waved them off from the renovated Marina, a huge improvement since we were last there, and then went on a walk roaming the streets of Port Douglas whilst also seeking out the… More

Cairns to Port Douglas.

Wednesday 4th April Check-out from Cairns was at 10 am and check-in at Port Douglas, just a one hour drive North, wasn’t until 2 pm so we made our way slowly up the coast.