Yesterday was a funny old day. Having woken at some unknown early hour to register that we were without power, we rose ready to start the new week without our daily shower – never a good start to the day. A call to “The Hydro” revealed that we might expect the electricity to return around 1pm. …
Category archives: Dear Diary
The Birds
One of the facets of our trip that I have appreciated the most has been the birds, and especially birdsong. It has been wonderful to see so many species from blue tits to red kite and buzzards, to hear woodpeckers pecking, to wake to a proper dawn chorus. I kept saying that we must buy …
…and we are back
We are home with our new van. Actually we arrived back at lunchtime yesterday – the intervening period filled with unpacking the van and doing the laundry. There remains much to do. I tried to keep up with Blipfoto as best I could and to keep a running commentary going whenever we had the necessary …
Going, going, gone
Busy day today, packing Brunhilde and selling stuff. Spent a fun half hour watching the late bidding on Mr L’s model railway items. Totally forgot that it meant that I shall have to sally forth to the Post Office tomorrow. Ah, well, I can go to the bottle bank and maybe pick up my prescription …
My pulses are quickening
I had another sleepless night last night. I have identified stress and anxiety as the cause. No surprise, you may think, as we are about to remove all of our hard-earned comfort and security and render ourselves of no fixed abode – but, no, that is not it. The current anxiety levels relate to whether …
A fate worse than death
The financing papers for the new van arrived this morning; that’s a relief. Plenty of time to sort it out before we go to see the van of choice. Also in today’s post was our copy of the Brit Stops book. A massive tome, listing hundreds of places we can park a motorhome for free …