It has been a bit of a mission to get a SIM card and get back on line. Also very tricky when you don't speak the language, but we got there eventually. Unfortunately there is no WIFI around so I can only use my phone. Anyway, we headed off to the ferry on Sunday morning and got there in time to be offered an earlier sailing which was nice. For boarding we were directed to lane 190 and I could see that there were at least another 50 lanes after ours to board the v...

What better way go start the day that by "thrashing" the Poms at rugby! We left our camp site by 8.15 and turned up at the local Whitstable Rugby Club rooms and were relieved to find it open with a few locals there with the big screen going. We were all decked out in black and had several All Black flags and although at first they wondered what they had struck, we received a very warm welcome. Eventually there were probably about 25 to 30 of them and we were welc...

We have decided to give our navigation systems names. The Wilson's had Catherine but suddenly for no reason the voice changed and they now have Jane. The Carnies have a Tom Tom so theirs is Tommy and we have Mona (aka Moaner) as she is forever telling us "you are OVER the speed limit". Watch out Ryan there may be a stack of tickets at your place after we leave so save your money!! We all have radio telephones with us which have been worth their weight in gold fo...

What a wonderful week weather wise we are having. Remind me not to give the English stick over the weather again!! I am writing this sitting in the van at the back of the Victory Pub at Mersea. It is one of those Brit stops and we pulled in here after a day of history around Sutton Hoo. This was an interesting place to stop. Initially we all thought it may be rather boring but in actual fact it was extremely interesting. This is where in 1939 an archaeological...