A lovely 3 days in Portsmouth with a run along the seafront at Stokes Bay. Cold weather -9 at times overnight. Van had Habitation check wow this is BIG money at Southdowns as I have said before. While it was been done we caught the train in from Hilsea and had a walk down to Southsea.

A short drive up to Brighton, walk into town and a trip up the i360 (known as the cock and ring down here).

http://britishairwaysi360.com/

Cinema to see the film about the aircraft landing on the Hudson river.. Walk in and back to Brighton then round Marina. Run up on the downs followed by a last Costa Coffee in town. Just a last shop in the morning and we are ready to go.

29 November 2016 Moreton in Marsh

A lovely day busy travelling due to road works dam those smart motorways. Fish and chips in Moreton…… worse than last year we will not make the same mistake again. -9 tonight so we expect to have frozen toothpaste in the morning.

28 November 2016 Southport

Our 2016 -2017 adventure begins leaving behind a cold Keswick for our journey we have painted some Christmas decorations to place outside our van when we get out of England.

Our Penguin friends heading for some winter sun.

10 – 15 October Richmond Yorkshire

Below are 2 paintings of the above in a bit of fun called water colour V Acrylic with a friend with Watercolour being a clear winner well done Brenda

A great few days in Richmond wandering around Easby Abbey and the town great running and walking lovely little coffee shop fond memories for me.

Almost the end of a year great travelling for the year these trips are just getting longer. The list below is just the places we have visited this year December 2015 – December 2016 At the moment cleaning van for the start of our next travel every thing booked insurance campsites looking Fwd. to setting off early December.

1. Ghent
2. Brussels
3. Koln
4. Osnabruck
5. Hamburg
6. Krusa
7. Veje
8. Hobro
9. Hirtshals
10. Rognstrada
11. Homannsberget
12. Oslo
13. Arjang
14. Karlstrad
15. Orebro
16. Stockholm
17. Linkoping
18. Ljungby
19. Copenhagen
20. Kolding
21. Hamburg
22. Osnabruck
23. Brussels
24. Bruges
25. Roptai
26. Troyes
27. Tournon
28. Nimes
29. Barcelona
30. Benicassim
31. Orpesa
32. Castellon
33. Valencia
34. Denia
35. Calpe
36. Santa Pola
37. Alicante
38. Almeria
39. Mijas
40. Torrox Costa
41. Nerja
42. Granada
43. Rhonda
44. Estapona
45. Gibraltar
46. Tarifa
47. Cadiz
48. Seville
49. Playa De Luz
50. Quarteira
51. Evora
52. Caceres
53. Salamanca
54. Burgos
55. Hondaribia
56. Biarritze
57. Bordeaux
58. La Rochell
59. La Baule
60. Rennes
61. Mont–Saint–Michel
62. Neuf Chatel En Bray
63. Calais
64. Brighton
65. Bridport
66. Torquay
67. Oxford
68. Stratford on Avon
69. Southport
70. Edinburgh
71. Seahouses
72. Bamburgh
    73. Richmond

9 October Seahouses

Arrived in Seahouses weather good decided after a request from family to put my latest  painted stones on the web.

The first is a crocodile the stone found on Budle beach nr Bamburgh

Next a packet of fruit gums stone found outside a mine in The Lake District the core from a drill.

These  3 were left for the herb garden at Seaview campsite Berwick

6-7 October Edinburgh

Walk out to Cramond Island and van washing today ready to move.

7 October Edinburgh

Bus to town Nelsons monument and some shopping Ops! I broke a cereal bowl.

A good walk about Maureen found some money wow.

5 October 2016 Edinburgh

A good day out in the city bus no 14 up to Arthur’s Seat and walked up back via the cliffs, Holyrood house and onto Princess street for lunch.

4th October 2016 Edinbvrgh

Run this morning to Cramond Island interesting to see the submarine defense system. Can only be visited 2 hrs each side of low water.

Cycle this afternoon to Queensferry and on to the Forth road Bridge, cycled out via route 76 through Dalmeny estate back cycle route 1 A90.

3 October Edinbvrgh 2016

A good day visited the Royal Yacht Britania then up to Princess Street and the old town and Royal Mile.

2 October 2016  Edinburgh

Travel up this morning from Berwick  arrived 1200 got the bikes out cycled to Leith to see where the royal yacht is then on up to Princess street a good 2 hour cycle. Will bus down to the Ocean centre later.

20^{th –} 26^th September 2016 Bamburgh

Arrived at Bamburgh after dropping the car of and travelling across the A69. Campsite got busier as the weekend approached quietened off just before leaving.

Managed to run together to the beach at Bamburgh then same day took the cycle route 1 to Seahouses back along the seafront. Next day cycle route 1 to Holy island a great day out 4 ½ hours cycling with a lovely bacon buttie and coffee on the island.

A day off exercise with a 1 ½ hr. walk to Bamburgh beach and a short evening walk to Budle bay. Next day run to beach again and a cycle along the coast road to Seahouses for a coffee. Visited the Grace Darling museum and here grave in the church yard opposite.

26th – 2nd October 2016

Arrived Berwick booked in to Seaview site, walked into town. Next day run along the seafront at Spittle then walked to the harbour lighthouse and a Costa in Berwick.

A very different and interesting cycle down to Holy Island from Berwick compared to from Bamburgh, coastline footpaths complete with cow plats and the ex owners of them in fields but a good cycle with a couple of rain showers.