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Steve’s 2018 cycle ride, this year north of Bristol through Avonmouth, under the Severn (M4) bridge, Pilning, Easter Compton, Henbury and back to The Nova Scotia pub in Hotwells. Here I am leading the over-65 peloton! Photo by © Steve.

We’ve been to Milford in Hampshire, on the southern edge of the New Forest. The weather was good for a couple of days while we had a stroll around Lymington, sat on the beach in Milford and walked the mile-and-a-half … Continue reading →

Food, drink, history of the port of Bristol and an excuse for a good time.

Llangorse [Llangors] is a pretty village with a lake and a common and wild, or at least free-roaming, horses. Also, due to the continuing unusually hot weather, a series of scrub fires up in the hills which added a dash … Continue reading →

A few days by the sea in South Wales. We actually swam in both the sea and a pool. The hot weather continues…

We’ve been staying in a village called Polruan, on the River Fowey in Cornwall. It is opposite to the town of Fowey. And very pretty it all is. But… Despite the fact that it’s a beautiful area and everyone is … Continue reading →

With Miles, Flo and a very sceptical Lucy. (That’s me smiling not grimacing. I know it can be hard to tell.)

It’s a tradition in Portishead that heavy rain or hail and biting winds accompany the Portishead Carnival. But not this year. It was, however, dull and overcast, so people were not too disappointed.

Never really explored Anglesey, which, for overseas readers, is an island off NW Wales. We have very briefly driven around once or twice, but, if you keep to the roads you tend to miss the fabulous beaches and scenery. We stayed near … Continue reading →

A return to one of our favourite camping spots, near the city of St Davids in west Wales. The weather was OK but a few degrees colder than Bristol. You win some, etc…. More finessing of the camper; plenty of … Continue reading →