Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
Tuesday 31st December 2024 Market Drayton is the second location of our brief New Year get-away with our motor-homing pals, Jeeves, Michelle and Layla the Cockapoo. Our venue is Orchard Farm, a small and pleasant site, but which is a good 30-40 minutes walk from the town. The Kings Arms, one of many old pubs …
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Sunday 29th December 2024 We have joined our motor-homing buddies, Jeeves, Michelle and their dog Layla for a few days over the New Year break. The first part of our stay is in the Shropshire County Town of Shrewsbury. The Old Market Hall in Shrewsbury Town Square. The statue is Clive of India, who was …
Saturday 26th October 2024 (day 43) For the last few days, whilst travelling south through Holland, it has been with the knowledge that we are on our way home. We sail from Rotterdam to Hull tomorrow evening. Our park-up last night and also for tonight, is to the east of Rotterdam and handy for the …
Friday 25th October 2024 (day 42) The small canal-ringed city of Delft has a long history. It was once the seat of the royal House of Orange and is where William of Orange was assassinated. He is buried, along with other members of the Royal family, in Nieuwe Kirk. It was also the birthplace and …
Wednesday 16th October 2024 (day 33). Heading further west today, brings us to the small town of Coburg, Germany, and in particular Coburg Castle, which was the birthplace and childhood home of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Veste Coburg According to one of the information boards, Veste Coburg is a textbook example of castle …
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Thursday 10th October 2024 (day 27) On our way out of Gaming, we passed what appears to be a heritage, narrow gauge railway with some carriages and trucks at the end of some sidings beyond the station. They appear to be in need of some TLC, but many had clearly been extensively restored. Before and …
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Wednesday 9th October 2024 (day 26) Our journey continued north today, through a landscape full of interest. Our destination was a little more ambitious than previous days and this morning we had said goodbye to Jeeves, Michelle and their dog Layla. Our journey with them has been full of joy and it was a sad …
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Tuesday 8th October 2024 (day 25) Leaving Ferlach, we again headed north, at times passing through some very beautiful scenery and one interesting sight in particular. The Journey to Wolfsberg: As usual, we chose to avoid the main motorways (you miss so much). Along the way, at a place called Griffen, we were impressed by …
Monday 30th September - Tuesday 1st October 2024 (day 17-18) We arrived at Camping Fusina yesterday afternoon and have booked to stay for 4 nights. It is just a ferry ride from the main island of Venice. The passenger ferry to Venice main island Our pitch is near the main channel for large ships visiting …
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15th September 2024 So another adventure begins. After staying on Saturday night on a 5-van campsite near to the small Kent village Pluckley and meeting up with our friends Jeeves and Michelle (not forgetting Layla, the Cockapoo), we have crossed the channel from Dover to Calais and are staying on an …
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"See-u-Later" 