Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Thursday 7th - Sunday 10th August 2025 We have brought Fufu along to a rally of the Autosleepers Owners Club, held on the Redcar Rugby Club fields. Thank you to the Steward, Liz and her helpers Alec and Sharon, for the warm welcome, fine weather (though very windy!), and excellent organisation. Redcar RUFC (Fufu is …
Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July 2025 This is a return visit to Clapham. We last visited in July 2021 and you can read about that visit at the following link: <here> . I will try to avoid too much repetition of that content in this post. We are again staying on a temporary holiday …
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 We had ridden our bikes along the Monsal Trail some years ago and remembered it being really enjoyable. As we had our bikes and we were in the area again on our way back home from Chatsworth, we decided to return. The trail runs from Bakewell, west, through to the Wyedale …
Tuesday 1st July 2025 There is a good bus service to Bakewell from Baslow, so we caught the 10.17am for a day exploring the town. The River Wye bridge and a water-powered saw-mill The town is interesting and picturesque, with many old buildings and plenty of character. I love the honey-coloured stone that most building …
Saturday 28th - Monday 30th June 2025 We spent a long weekend within the grounds of Chatsworth Estate, on a rally with the Autosleeper Owners Club. Our thanks to Al, Barbara, Jackie and John for the efficient organisation and stewarding of the event. We were made to feel most welcome. Entering through these gates, made …
Continue reading "Chatsworth Estate, House and Gardens, Derbyshire."
Thursday 19th to Tuesday 24th June 2025 We joined a long-weekend meet of the Camping and Caravanning Club, Photo Group, held at Nant Conwy Rugby Club. Many thanks to the stewards, John, Gweneth, Margaret and Mike for the warm welcome and their hard work in making the meet a success. Over the weekend, we experienced …
Continue reading "Llanwrst, Trefriw, Betws-y-Coed and Plas Mawr, Conwy."
Sunday 18th and Monday 19th May 2025 Cartes: As we had a little time to spare before heading for Santander and the ferry, we took the slow road north from Barcena Pie de Concha and after re-fueling Fufu, briefly visited Cartes, a small but really picturesque town with many medieval buildings and wonderful character. Santander: …
Continue reading "Portugal / Spain Trip 40: Cartes, Santander and a Summary."
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th May 2025 We are making our way gradually towards Santander and the ferry port, not leaving far to drive, but still enjoying the journey and places en-route. La Población: On our way to La Población, we stopped alongside a reservoir and looked back towards the Picos mountains, where we had …
Continue reading "Portugal / Spain Trip 39: La Población and Barcena Pie de Concha."
Thursday 15th May 2025 Having been warned by our friends, Jeeves and Michelle about the dire condition of the road leading north from Potes (it is being reconstructed in many places following heavy rainfall and landslides), we decided to avoid any problems and head more or less south east towards the major roads that would …
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Wednesday 14th May 2025 As I hinted in yesterday's blog post, the journey to Riaño was challenging and exciting, all the more for driving a motorhome. We stayed overnight at Riaño, having a wander around before moving on to Potes, another "interesting" journey, reaching an altitude of 1609 metres at the highest point. Riaño: Our …
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"See-u-Later" 