It is now 6 months since our last blog, which was posted when we were still in Portugal! So much has happened since then, but we are still living in the motorhome. First a quick update on our adventures ……
We left Portugal after Easter and headed to Barcelona where we had arranged to meet up with our daughter Clare on her way back to the UK from Australia.
Catching up with her chocolate fix, don’t think she’ll share Millie!
Colin & Millie stayed at the campsite watching the planes while Clare & I caught the bus into the city,
The still unfinished, after 120 years, Familia Sagrada
The inside is amazing though, we went up one of the towers,
We then had 2 days to get north for the Vets and ferry,
Snow on the mountains
Across the awesome Millau Bridge
Honfleur
In time for our Eeldest Son’s wedding, all dressed up fancy!
Back to normality, at Bosworth Water Trust
Fun times in Filey
In May we went on holiday, A Tour of Japan and cruise around Taiwan
Busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, Shinukja, view from Starbucks
Haitchi, waited for his master to return from work every day, now a film has been made about him!
Snow Monkeys
Bullet Train
Mount Fuji
Traditional Japanese Meal
Japanese style hotel, sleeping on the floor
Shrines and Temples
Confuscious
Traditional
Modern
Back in the UK and a wet June was spent at a small site south of Derby on the Banks of the river
These visitors liked the plot next door
Millie had a new carriage
Though I’m not sure she was impressed with it!
We got a new carriage too and had an ‘A’ frame fitted for use in the UK.
July was our working month, we also said goodbye to Mr Bumble and waited patiently for his replacement. We spent time in Derby and Plymouth.
In August we travelled to Germany to collect the new Mr Bumble
And drove it back to Portsmouth to be UK registered, it will take some getting used to I think. Colin keeps reminding me that the Delaware, with the bike rack on, was the same length and width as the Concorde, mmmm, we’ll see!
Colin had a significant birthday, with lots of meals out and cakes
All our belongings packed, one way hire south. Millie wasn’t going to be left behind
It took several days to transfer our belongings out of the hire van and find suitable homes, for them
New Travelling seat for Miss Millie!
Time for some fun at Hayling Isand
Our first proper trip was to Baltic Wharf, Bristol. We had phoned beforehand to check they could accommodate us, and they did! Travelling on a Sunday while the roads were quiet helped ensure a smooth journey, roadworks in Bristol not so good, we did however arrive unscathed.
A trip to Ikea, for new storage boxes and Marks & Spencer at Cribbs Causeway were completed with forward planning, google earth helped locate access and larger parking places.
Then it was south to Cornwall. They say not to use satellite Navigation to find addresses down there, they are correct. We were visiting friends who ran a small haulage business from their farm, easy access for us too, only we took a wrong turn down a single track road and ended up having to reverse into a stable yard and navigate past boulders on the grass verges and small ornamental walls. In my defence, there were tractor tyre marks at the top of the lane. No photos, but I’m sure you can use your imagination! We thought we had escaped with blackberry stains on the paintwork, but later inspection found a deep scratch along the wheel arch!
Back to Portsmouth via Derby, and the Ferry across to France. We knew our style of touring would need to change, how much so we are going to find out!
And so we begin a new chapter in our travels, happy days!
Milly's Travels 