A chapter of tales from the Winter of 2022, touring the UK and enjoy Christmas and New Year with family and friends. Posts are arranged by chronologically. Enjoy.
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Stonehenge in the fog
We had wanted to visit Stonehenge last year but the park up was closed for the Winter Solstice. This time it looks like we’re in luck we can see other…
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A new home each night and ‘whack-a-mole’ with red lights
As we travel across the country to see friends and family before Christmas, we stop into Iveco to sort a fault with Beatrix.
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A cold snap for our Christmas Tour
So it seems that in December, Winter has properly gotten started in the UK and we’ve had quite a busy couple of weeks on the run up to Christmas.
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The tale of the Christmouse
‘Twas the eve of Christmas and nothing was stirring in Beatrix except a pair of small beady eyes belonging to a Christmouse.
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Chocks away
Happy New Year. For me, this time of year has always been an exciting time, unbounded by life’s usual constraints, to think about what I’d like to do in the…
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Can I smell burning?
We experience a few electrical gremlins on our trip from Welwyn Garden City to Cheltenham and Bath.
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Brunel’s Bristol
A welcome shift in the jet stream has brought back the clear blue skies and freezing temperature of December but it’s well worth it to be free of the rain.…
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A Druid, a Tor and an invisible comet
On a damp but brightening January day, we are leaving Exeter on our way to Glastonbury.
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Champagne, mountains et un catastrophe
When you live in your motorhome even the smallest things can be an adventure or, depending on your perspective, a real pain in the arse.
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The perfect week
It’s hard to know how to define the a ‘perfect week’. For sure it will be different for everyone but we’ve had a good go at finding one.
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The tale of the ski season (2023)
The mountains have a special sense of magic; an attraction that keeps drawing us back. It’s lucky to experience this for a week but spending a season up in the…
