What are you all up to

 Our grand children came with us when younger. but not now ,just when we need them to help with water and waste, which in the past they used to "enjoy? "doing in exchange for the treat of staying with us, or was that not the right incentive

Yes indeed, David  --  do you remember how worried folks were with such  "Key Workers " having to travel across borders, large mileages etc,  not being sure of the reception they might get.  Seem to recall some were suggesting that they should get letters etc from the Constabulary to ease the passage.  Green as grass some, and it's only just over a 12 month !!  No names but  

The CalMac ferry to Dunoon is now no more, but you can still go from the other side of Gourock to Hunter's Quay outside Dunoon using Western Ferries.

For a couple of years I used to take the Western Ferries route every day to go to work at Ardyne Point where several of the North Sea platforms were built.  We lived on the hill directly above the ferry terminal on the west side of Gourock, fantastic views from up there.

Yes, it was Wolverley, I was a student in Worcs and enjoy going back there. The barge in the photo is an old one similar to the ones which used to be in OH's family. We had a long chat with the owner who was selling fuel to the barges and boats covering a big area of local canals familiar to OH.

Happy travels Part two, we have had a drama since arrival in Cumbria with the control panel, no 12v, contemplating life without a shower for two weeks!! 😡 Called engineer who has been inundated with similar calls. OH has just taken everything apart and we have lift off..I had just planned how to wash my hair with a bucket and jug....

Hope you are doing better than us Moulesy! 😊

brue, it can only get better from now 🤞. I am glad you got your 12v problem sorted and can now have a shower. I had to smile about the forgotten chargers. We had the opposite problem some years ago when in France. We had a frantic phone call from our daughter to ask if we had her phone charger ...... oh dear yes we had mistakenly packed it as a spare. We had to post it home pronto so we went off to the post office. You wouldnt believe the form filling and form stamping we had to go through! I hope the rest of your trip goes well

Moulesey how lovely to be back in Cornwall. Good idea to book your cottage for next year. We must get our act together before too long and make plans for next year.

It has been a grey, damp and chilly day here but we had a pleasant (if slightly expensive 😁) trip to our local garden centre as I decided as the frosts seem to be over 🤞 it was time to sort out my pots and hanging basket. I do the pots and OH does the heavy work! I hope the weather plays ball so I can get them planted up over weekend but having seen the forecast I am not terribly optimistic.

DD had a call on Wednesday from her OH's tenant with the bad news that there were several problems at the flat.....broken washing machine....dodgy fridge freezer......broken electric shower switch.......non filling toilet cistern.   He is a considerate fellow and had not wanted to bother them in a pandemic, so had been saving up the problems but really needed a washing machine.

So I was dispatched yesterday to see what was needed, and 2   new appliances were ordered from  John Lewis for delivery late afternoon today.  And parts to repair the other, minor, problems.

Unfortunately the JL delivery van broke down so they were not sure they would be able to deliver today.  I went down this afternoon to disconnect the appliances and we got them out onto the landing to be removed for recycling, then I came home.

Turned out later that they managed to deliver them around 7pm, so I am off back there tomorrow to install the WM, and hopefully fix the other items.  That's a couple of hundred saved by SIL on a plumber, an electrician and the WM installation!

A day of 3 halves.

First half was a wash out as rain stopped play so we went to Waitrose in Menai for some vittels for the weekend, came home and had lunch. Second half was a trip to the west coast and South Stacks above Holyhead to look at the seabird colonies. As you can see from the photos there was a significant improvement in the weather. The seabirds including Puffins and some Choughs were as usual a delight for us.

Mrs WN in photo striking a typical pose of looking down on me. Taken from the Lookout if anyone knows the area. Had a good long walk as well as birdwatching. There are some interesting Circular remains of huts and living accommodation up there going back a few thousand years. Third half was home for dinner and more rain.

Well your trips have not been boring so far this year Brue but I bet you are looking forward to a boring one. Good luck.

Well yesterday was an  interesting drive, lovely weather so views on the drive were stunning but parts of the drive were on single track roads which were busy so lots of stopping, pulling over into the bays.

We are on the C&CC site at Poolewe, smashing views over the sea loch. Site full yesterday but a few empty pitches today.

Weather dry with sunny spells but definitely not as warm as it should be. We did however manage to sit out for awhile this morning after we had done some washing and  this afternoon when we returned from a cycle ride.

Last evening was lovely with a wonderful sunset, I'd forgotten how great the sunsets are over on the west coast.

Tomorrow looks to be a another dry day so think we will go across to Gairloch and explore around there.

Shopping up here is a bit different, only one shop and quite often not much choice if the delivery man is due. Bread was £1.79 and 4 pints of milk £1.75. When you are used to Aldi and Lidl prices it comes as a shock. 😁

Sunday we move on to Clachtoll, that should be another fun drive, especially the last 5 miles or so, maybe we should have brought the MH instead of the caravan😂😂😂

Have a good weekend folks.

The rain stopped overnight and it has been dry for most of the day, although we did have to get the brollies out for a short while. Change of plan as we decided to head across time Laugharne, where Dylan Thomas spent time. It is also the location for the filming of the TV series Keeping Faith.
We walked the Dylan Birthday walk before lunch, and got chatting to a couple who were doing the Welsh Coastal Path in stages, using 2 cars and walking about 10 mls a day from one to the other. Definitely a long term project, as it is 870 mls in total!!
In the afternoon we walked the other way, past the "garage" DT did his writing, and then the cottage he rented while staying in the town. Unfortunately the castle was closed, so had to give that a miss this time.