Another early start to the day (up at 4.15am) today we have to sort all the details for our upcoming road trip - first we have to sort through the nightmare of UK car insurance, then shop for some boots for the car ( I guess that will make a change from all the girl's shoe shopping). Well car tyres are much cheaper in UK than Australia only £130 for 2 fully fitted, however fuel is Not! Paid £1.369 per litre Reg took us to the Yew Tree inn at Arlington apart fr...

Another early start to the day (4.30am) must learn to sleep in, especially today as the rain is due back though after a few spots the skies cleared and by 8.00am there was hardly a cloud in the sky ( fingers crossed) Well today we have had everything. At 10am we all set off in beautiful sunshine for a bike ride to Lewis. Just before we got to Firle some Landrover driver caused Linda to fall off her bike so we stopped in Firle for a bit of first aid and an ice-cre...

Up early again today(4.00am) shot 3 rabbits then took off in car to revisit some old memories. First stop a walk up to Belle Toute Lighthouse then across to Beachy Head lighthouse. My next stop was The Beachy Head Hotel which I helped build some 50 odd years ago The next stop was the Wish Tower for a short walk to Eastbourne Pier. Then I stopped to see my old home where I was born and spent much of my youth. The whole area has changed so much instead of the ol...

I woke up to heavy sea mist / fog this morning. Hope it burns off in time for a bar b q we have planned for today. Well we all went to Salts Cafe on Seaford beach front for breakfast amidst the swirling mist thinking the weather was going to be unkind to us again little did we know the weather would take a dramatic change for the better by the time we got home. It was on with the bathers and into the pool (well at least some of the more hardy ones did). The day g...

Weather let us down today we had planned a Bar B Q so changed plans and went to the Plough and Harrow for lunch had a good walk there through the woods and then walked back along Cuckmere river bank. After getting back home lots of playtime for all six grandchildren at the Richardson residence.