24 – 25 March 2024 Folkstone (CAMPSITE 18 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 35) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

24  March 2024 Folkstone

Drove up to Folkstone this morning road works UGH terrible shopping and a Starbucks at Ashford.

Decided to go into town but the bus did not turn up!

25 March 2024 Folkstone

Bus into town coffee then a big walk about. The below is a warning be careful how you adjust your clock when you move it forward you only lose 1 hour.

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Below the old and the NEW

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In the afternoon into town again a FAB day out.

19 – 20 March 2024 Brighton(CAMPSITE 17 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 35) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

19 March 2024 Brighton

Bad parking in Brighton
Bad parking in Brighton

Walked into Brighton again and had a good walk in The Lanes still a FAB area of Brighton found a large second hand shop.

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In the afternoon walk down to the marina again.

£55 second hand?
£55 second hand?

20  March 2024 Brighton

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Lovely sunny day so a cycle down to Hove for a change we had a Starbucks. Washing day then caught the bus into town for another walkabout.

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17 -18 March 2024 Brighton(CAMPSITE 17 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 34) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

17 March 2024 Brighton

Drove up to Brighton this morning terrible weather good job we set off early.

Shopping at ASDA busy on arriving at the checkout it took us 16 mins. to get through U GH

Brighton Hotel fire
Brighton Hotel fir

18 March 2024 Brighton

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Next morning a good walk into Brighton we noticed the New swimming pool was no open and the VOLK railway was getting ready for Easter.

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The entrance to the site road has been made no parking and resurfaced with double yellow lines so a difference can be seen on the before and after pictures below.

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BEFORE
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In the afternoon a walk around Brighton Marina. A GOOD DAY

14 – 16 March 2024 Chichester (CAMPSITE 16 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 34) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

14 March 2024 Chichester

Bus into town then in the afternoon sunny enough for a cycle lovely to see people having fun.

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15 March 2024 Chichester

Bus this morning down to Portsmouth had a walk to the Spinnaker and shopping centre.

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16 March 2024 Chichester

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Into Chichester again this morning walking on the city walls, the Magnolia trees are looking FAB at the moment.

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In the afternoon had a last look about at Emsworth.

12 – 13 March 2024 Chichester (CAMPSITE 16 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 33) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

12 March 2024 Chichester

Coffee at Upton Costa before moving today up to Chichester via shopping and fuel stop. Arrived to a wet afternoon so not much Happening.

Emsworth Library?
Emsworth Library?

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Yo may think we are still in Swanage but no this is Hemsworth where we went in the afternoon for a walkabouts In the morning we caught the bus into Chichester a first with no bikes as a possibility of rain and managed a few new streets where we have not been before.

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A pub with everything !
A pub with everything !

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A first on the afternoon bus a man had urinated on the bus floor and the driver had to stop and open all the bus windows UGH?

7 – 10 March 2024 Poole (CAMPSITE 15 SINCE DECEMBER 2023 CYCLES 33) 17 COUNTRIES IN 16 YEARS

7 March 2024 Poole

Good trip on the ship on leaving van searched again. Night drive to campsite about 1 hour arriving at 2215 booked in and into bed .

8 March 2024 Poole

Easy day coffee at costa in Upton then washing clothes and bed again.

9 – 10 March 2024 Poole

Bus into town this morning for our usual coffee and walkabouts rain in the afternoon Ugh not happy with rain.

Next day raining so we decided to drive down to Swanage  found a good car park for motorhome parking and only a pound all day unusual.

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Had a walk along the sea front and into the town for coffee the last time we were here was 2016.

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Walked up to the railway for a look and chat with the staff a steam train had just left.

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Drive back to the site for some more clothes washing as it was still raining.

17 years 150000 miles of European Travel through 16 Counties