Yet another stinking hot day today. Today is Tuesday and there is not a cloud in the sky or a breath of wind. Yesterday was similar and it was also the opening day of the Royal Welsh A&P Show in Builth Wells which was on our way north from Jane and David's so we thought we would go. Lidka and Leicester who were further up the country decided they would go too. The organisation of the traffic in and out of the show was excellent with huge fields used as car pa...

Well here we are back in Wales and this time in Swansea visiting friends. I have corresponded with Jane for more than 30 years but we have only met three times, still when we are together it is as if we have been close friends for years. Really lovely and a wonderful relaxing break for us. We walked from their fabulous house in the grounds above Clyne Castle in Swansea to Mumbles where we had a drink and took in the view. Mumbles is home to the world's first pass...

On Tuesday morning which was yet another warm day we headed off up the North coast of Cornwall into Devon and into one of its most famous villages, Clovelly. Here the steep cobbled street winds it's way down the almost vertical hillside to its tiny harbour. Unusually this village is privately owned and has been in the same family since 1738 and their policy is to preserve it as much as possible as it would have been in the mid 19th century. Traffic is banned and ...

It was a misty morning when we first got up but it soon cleared to be another lovely warm day. Our first stop was toa Land's end about 5minutes from our campsite but at £5 just to park the van and have a quick walk out we just looked from the gate and moved on up to the Minack out door Theatre which Robyn Jackson will remember well. We heard there was a production on that night so went to book in ....it was the Opera Tosca. The lads weren't too sure about an...

Sunday was another lovely day and the plan was to spend it in the garden. First up was the Eden Project which is an educational charity and is known for its giant greenhouses. It is so much more than that though and we spent a wonderful morning traveling the world through the Biomes and experiencing the world's largest rainforest in captivity, the sights and smells of the Mediterranean and much much more. What amazing foresight to build such a place. Their first ...