The last couple of days have flown by, the weather has been quite changeable. The sea has one day been like a mill pond and then a boiling cauldron the next. Some mornings have been black and overcast and others with bright sunshine, one constant has been monsoon like rain storms in the evenings, apparently this is a bit of a rarity and has caused great excitement for the locals. One such downpour occurred last night and it was like the rain storms we used to see...

We finally arrived at our apartment around 10pm, Mrs.Gibbs had once again excelled herself by booking this place. We've got an 800 square foot apartment in the Diamond apartment complex. It,s too dark to see the views, so that will have to wait. We ditch our bags and head down the steep hill to find some nightlife. Where the might of Nelson's Royal Navy failed, Essex's, food & beverage sector managed to succeed and the first watering hole we find is run by a ...

It was now time to march indignantly down to the Ryanair desk and shout at someone, but someone had beaten us to it and Ryanair were one step ahead of us all. There was no one working at the desk. The bloke in front us had a problem, his ticket had been issued with the wrong name on it, so he hadnt been allowed to board his flight. When thebattle hardened lady from Ryanair showed up, he was told it was going to cost him £160 to change the ticket and get him ...

The words "Why didnt you bring the satnav?" Were said to me at 5.45am as we hurtled through Ashton in search of Bristol Airport. The signs for the airport werent very good so we turned around and tried to find other directions. Now we were heading to Backwell, I was sure we were heading the right way. Jayne had booked us a holiday in Tenerife & in my ignorance I thought it was in Spain, Sombreros & Donkeys. As I hadnt paid any attention to any of the det...

I've been a bit slow updating the blog and so I'll make it brief. After the early break of Easter, April shaped up nicely and we had some excellent weather. That was good news for my little Horticultural Enterprise and the vegetables grew quickly. The early sales at the markets went well and that's always good news. I don't think we made any trips besides West Wales and some of these were "working" trips as time was running short to get the boat into the harbour...