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Let's try again. Yesterday's post was quite boring anyway, just talk about taking the back roads to S Birmingham and then finding a brewery pub with 10 real ales within a 1.5

7:15 is early for us retired folk. 7:15 on a damp and miserable Saturday in Birmingham isn't fun for any folk, retired or not. But we have an appointment this morning,

Unfair, the city has some great museums. We didn't get time to visit the coffin museum, nor the other jewellery museum, nor the science museum, not the historic canal basins... In part, that

According to our activity trackers we have done about 43,000 steps or 20 miles walking in the last 3 days. Time for a slow-down day. The campsite almost adjoins the Birmingham Transport

Rating: Excellent Location: just off the A1(M) 6 miles from Thirsk, N Yorks Oh, this doesn't look good as we pull into the large carpark and spot the "No campervans, cars

Rating: Very Good I like sports club sites! We stayed at Durham Rowing Club last year and it was perfect for access to the city. Alnwick Rugby Club is the same, about 15/

My heart and soul hasn't been into blogging this trip. My muse and amanuensis David died suddenly late last year. Sharing a very similar sense of humour my humble efforts were generally written

Now where did we leave off. Oh yes, arriving at Alnwick. Alnwick's a lovely market town. Lots of little shops, a famous castle, just as famous gardens and the possibly even more famous

Northumberland are playing Yorkshire at Greenfields (Alnwick Rugby Club ground) today so time to move on. Also looks like there will be a pigeon release from the top pitch. We wait in hope

Rating: Good Firstly, believe the signs! Yes, you do turn into the small woodland gravel road that seems to head into a forest. 50m later you will turn into a clearing that is

It may only be 3 miles or so to Craster but this could well be the busiest stretch of road we've been on since leaving the M1. Craster is a nice enough turn

Having eaten and drank in a Hawick last night it was time to explore the town and shop. Any border town is bound to have a fascinating history. In Hawick's case it is

The trouble with blogging is that if you stop you fall behind. I stopped over the weekend, fell behind, caught up Tuesday night but not Tuesday's adventures themselves and them last night I

Before anyone gets worked up by the title, it is a reference to where the police dismissed us. Leith. As in Sunshine Over and Trainspotting. Firstly Morningside. Morningside is a suburb of S

A simple plan today. Find the park and climb Arthur's Seat. Ah, OK it is the other side of the city so alight at Prince's Street, walk along it, up North Bridge along

Reunited with Liz today. Apparently she's expecting to be collected just after 10am, which means I have to be offsite before 9:30. 30 mins to put the van into "on the

when we'd see real Scottish weather. It rained steadily through the night and was raining, albeit quite lightly, when we got up. A few house-keeping tasks this morning that necessitate several trips in

Everyday the bus had gone past The Nordic Shop, Edinburgh's Scandinavian Outdoor shop. I kept meaning to get off and go take a look. Last night we were talking about cooking options in

Yesterday's Zebra billy can measuring proved inconclusive. There's only one thing for it, a quick dash into Edinburgh this morning before we leave, taking the billy can's proposed container with us. Almost a

We had to move on from the pub, so the van is in 'traveling' mode, the weather is nice, so why not travel? We only got as far as a mile down the

A simple day today. Wander down into Barnard Castle and take a look round, go to the Bowes Museum and Castle. A slow start, partly because, surprisingly, is very hot. Up to 23°