30 November 2025 Keswick
Only managed 87 campsites last year so this is the first one on this years trip to begin my 18 year of none stop travel (wow what stories I can tell)
A lovely start to the day although a cold night.
After all the rain we have had I would have expected for the lake to be a bit higher.
A few walkabouts in Keswick seeing a few friends.
29 November 2025 Keswick
Wow goody back on the road again heading for Spain leaving a lovely stay at my friends holiday cottage while the van habitation check done.
Good drive down to Keswick in the rain Ugh a dirty van first day of my 18 year of roaming in Europe coffee in Keswick this afternoon.
22 November 2025 West Coast
Still stunning mornings, Habitation check OK while waiting had another drive with a friend down to Lakeland at Windermere then up to Hays at Ambleside. 2 hours for the check.
Although did spot this frozen whale at the side of the road.
Filling up the van now for my 18 year of none stop travel. HORRAY
13 November 2025 West Coast
A very rainy night floods all over could not drive out water to deep so had a walk down to the village for a coffee in a new communal café (SEA GLASS) in the village very friendly.
This is an actual road ? into the village.
A modern mermaid ?
Bumped into a guy taking his sea gull for a walk on the beach.
In the afternoon more van cleaning.
12 November 2025 West Coast
Coffee and shopping with a friend yesterday in Workington.
Today a friend picked me up and drove to Silloth for a coffee n cake used to go to Mrs Wilsons but it has gone down hill a bit so I have heard so went to The Golf Hotel found a nice seat and was then told not serving coffee until 1000 so went to another full of locals good food and coffee the coffee takeaway cups are massive.
Had a walk down to the seafront past Carrs old flour mill a lovely old building.
The local toilet block 50p a pee.
10 November 2025 West Coast
Continuing the cleaning of the van ready for habitation before my trip to Spain. Had a lovely walk down to the beach again spotted a possible house that may have a pot of gold under it at the end of the rainbow.
At the weekend called in to look at the antiques in the shop in Allonby.
The outside smoking area at the back of a pub in Workington.
Some unusual buildings in Workington town centre.
7 November 2025 West Coast
Woke to a lovely day 2 suns? so a walk down to the beach.
Had a drive over to Keswick again for a coffee with a friend, a good day called in at Workington for some art work I was having printed will try to post the new art later but this is a BIG picture I have just framed today. The can is in the picture so you can see the size.
6 November 2025 West Coast
Some really bad rain Keswick campsite flooded and the roads near me the field outside where I am is like a boating lake. Coffee with a friend at Moota Garden center.
This is a picture of the guitar for my Dire Straits (silly) tribute act soon.
Had a cycle down to Maryport lovely to be on the bike again.
Could be a dangerous cycle aggressive golf balls.
You can still buy fish straight from the trawler here.
Low tide so the gate is shut.
The campsite on the harbor has plenty of pitches at this time of year.
3 November 2025 West Coast
Drive down to Workington for shopping and coffee below a link to some interesting facts about this area.
Workington – Explore Cumbria | Visit Lake District
A very windy wet day so not much going on again. Boo Hoo
1-2 November 2025 West Coast
Had a drive up to Silloth today and Workington for some shopping very difficult to park in Workington but twice round the town and got one.
Today drove into Maryport for a coffee with a friend trying the new promenade cafe not for us to many dogs and a small area tables to close to each other coffee not hot enough so will not use again.
Had a walk down into Allonby the old reading rooms now converted to a stunning house looks good.
But its an old fishing town having 10 pubs in the 1800 and before that a great place for smugglers with a trail across to the Lake District.
In the afternoon some more work on the van and some drawing and a chat with friends for an hour.