What are you all up to

Then you know how close we are from home;

Lazy start to the day for us today, we had rain so no rush to get up.

Went for a bike ride after lunch and git a good soaking on the way back. Forecast wasn't for rain until later, they got it wrong  why am I  surprised.

Moving day tomorrow off up to Poolewe, thanks KJ for the info, will trust you and go up the coast rather than across to Inverness.

NTH, if you do the train trip I'm sure you won't be disappointed, as long as you get the weather on side.

WN, your CL sounds nice, have a good trip.

Millie, Oban doesn't have a lot to do but its a place we always visit when over here. Bit of shopping, nice walk along the front and harbour eating fish and chips of course 

Rain stopped, bikes all wiped down and back in their bags in the car. Clothes are just about dry, that's the first time we have had a soaking like that, I hope its the last.

DSB, happy belated birthday, what a lovely surprise for you too, bet they have been bursting to tell you.

JVB We stayed at Ashridge Farm a few years ago. Such a lovely little site.  We met up with some MH friends there for a few days and visited Duxford and also Shuttleworth.  We also found time to sample meals in all 3 pubs in the village so had a thoroughly good time.

As posted it was one our bolt holes as FM ,when we were working, as we could catch train from local stations into London,

 Ashwell  is a very active village with plenty going on, 

Did you know the lane to and past the site ,is the Roman Road  the Icknield Way 

The last time we were at Ashridge , I was down by the village pond and a local told me it is the starting point of the river Cam .😀🤔.

We have stayed at Ashridge Farm many times. Usually when we were babysitting and the grandchildren came to stay in the caravan with us.  They live in Hitchin.  Haven’t been for a couple of years now as grandchildren don’t think the caravan is ‘cool’ enough now they are early teens!!😄

No I didn't know that JVB. Thanks for the info.

We are going to be in Oban in September, hopefully the weather will be decent, we hope we can take a day trip to Mull, never been there,

No doubt there are other places to visit in the area.

DD and her children are hoping to join us there for a few nights, will need to check whether an additional car is allowed on the (CCC) site .

The rain stopped, started and finally stopped just after 11 this morning so took ourselves off to a bird reserve, Valley Wetlands, near RAF Valley. Nice place but not when RAF trainees practising taking off and landing. The NOISE. Coming into land about 50 feet above your head and the smell of kerosene. Yuk. So birds had to be passed over.

Drove to a CP a couple of miles outside Rhosneigor, a pretty seaside place and walked in over the dunes and back along the beach as the tide was ebbing. A nice sunny afternoon but a bit of a breeze. Followed by a visit to a 4,000 year old burial chamber, Barclodiad y Gawres, nearby.

Just back from an evening walk along the cycle path above Malltreath Sands. Lots of singing birds and wonderful views.

 Hope everyone else away are trouble free and enjoying the touring.

As some will know we are Tolkien lovers ( our 3 previous Springers had names associated with him and his characters ) so it is appropriate that we include a connection on this trip. Today we arrived at Rivendell, a refurbished and renamed CL south of Narberth in Pembrokeshire.

We had sunshine for most of the day, with just an odd spot of rain, and have a red sky at the moment so prospects seem good for tomorrow. The site is well laid out, easily access, quiet and there are numerous walks direct from it.

Good to hear that those that are away are managing to get out and about.

Kjell, there are lots of interesting places to visit around Oban, and the sail across to Mull is well worth it. We did it a few years ago, without the car, and walked to a couple of castles. I think that one can catch a bus from the quay for a trip round the island, but I could be wrong.