We planned our trip to Stonehenge for a week past Sunday after breakfast and packing up. Chris was out of the van emptying the chemical toilet and I was getting breakfast sorted, which included making a cuppa. I went to move the kettle from one side of the van to the other lifting it by the base WRONG!! It toppled over and scalded my left wrist. I quickly pulled my sleeve back and poured cold water on and waited for Chris to come back. It was clear it needed looking at so he hastily packed up and we headed off for Trowbridge Minor Injuries Unit (MIU). Luckily at 8.30 am Sunday they are are pretty quiet and I was seen straight away by a lovely nurse practitioner. She used a Flamazine dressing and said I needed seeing the next day........wherever I was!!
Feeling a little frail-I was disappointed not to get a brave soldier sticker!!-we set off to Stonehenge. As breakfast had been rudely interrupted we put the gas on and had brekkie in the car park at Stonehenge. It was pretty mobbed with folk of every nationality but it was fascinating none the less. At the ticket office I asked for one ticket and she gave me a concession, now I don't know how to take it . It saved me all of 80p but honestly do I look 60?? I certainly don't feel it.
After Stonehenge we tootled to Salisbury, Chris had some gear to take back to Rohan and then we headed off to Dunbridge, near Romsey to stay with Chris' sister and brother-in-law. I registered as a temporary patient in Romsey and twice had my arm dressed by the practice nurses, all very efficient.
We had a lovely few days, visited Marie, Chris'mum, did a bit of cycling, got the train to Salisbury to catch up with our friend Jane who is a fellow traveller and had two great meals . While we were in Salisbury, popped to the Cathedral and saw the Magna Carta-there was a surprise as I thought it was at Runnymede but no, a copy in Salisbuty. Steve, Chris' brother in law is not in the best of health but he managed to join us for a lush Chinese. Marie is in a nursing home and was okay two days but we had a few circular conversations on Wednesday. Tricia was a wonderful host and we left with a load of clean clothes and it was good to sleep in a house for a few days.
Wednesday we drove from Dunbridge to Polstead in Suffolk, luckily our miles on the awful M25 were fairly trouble free. This was just an overnighter and we parked up, sat in the sun, had a bit of food and then a walk to the local pub which was expensive and pretty soul-less.
We spent Thursday to Sunday with John and Lyndis in Colchester.........oh and not forgetting Saxon, the German Shepherd. Now anyone that knows me well will know that these dogs are my worst nightmare but he was absolutely beautiful and very much a ladies man!!
We went to Chapel for the beer festival-nearly died with the heat-and had a few pints of good beer and then John cooked a lovely BBQ. Friday was a pretty miserable and we had a bit of rain and had to eat John's delicious paella inside. I had planned to go to the Colchester walk in centre but it is apparently not good so Lyndis' next door neighbour is a retired district nurse and she dressed it-with the dressings from the GP practice in Romsey.
Saturday I met up with my school friend Janice, we met at Wallsend Grammar school 47 years ago and have kept in touch all of these years. Often just with cards etc but when we do get together the years just slip away. We had a bit of a walk in Manningtree and then a nice sandwich lunch-although how we had time to eat I don't know as we hardly stopped for breath. Chris,John and Lyndis took Saxon for a run and then we all enjoyed an Indian takeaway.
Sunday we had a good old fashioned English breakfast before packing up, saying our goodbyes and thank yous and setting off for Dover. We had a one night stay in a site 4 miles from the ferry port. It was quite pretty and we had a stroll looking for the village pub , only to find it closed. We left the next morning about 7, had tea in the terminal and breakfast on the boat and at 11am docked in France. It rained all the way down and we are now in Melun, 18km from Fontainbleu ( we will get the bus there tomorrow) and 25 mins by train from Gare de Lyon Paris. Paris is for Thursday.
My arm is healing nicely -dressed it myself today-but the next adventure will be getting some new glasses. I have managed to lose mine today somewhere between the campsite and the centre of Melun. I realised after lunch that they were missing and re-traced my steps but no sign of them. Don't have any spares but there are some places in Paris who do a same day service. Had lunch in town today-very good plate of cold meat, tongue with provencal sauce and a little snifter of vin rouge.........when in Rome!!
Not sure when we are off, but France is so much more expensive than Spain. We will do one or two free camping at "aires" and then next stop San Sebastain-Espana -hasta luego amigos!!
Sorry still problems with pictures ......
Take care
Norma xx
Feeling a little frail-I was disappointed not to get a brave soldier sticker!!-we set off to Stonehenge. As breakfast had been rudely interrupted we put the gas on and had brekkie in the car park at Stonehenge. It was pretty mobbed with folk of every nationality but it was fascinating none the less. At the ticket office I asked for one ticket and she gave me a concession, now I don't know how to take it . It saved me all of 80p but honestly do I look 60?? I certainly don't feel it.
After Stonehenge we tootled to Salisbury, Chris had some gear to take back to Rohan and then we headed off to Dunbridge, near Romsey to stay with Chris' sister and brother-in-law. I registered as a temporary patient in Romsey and twice had my arm dressed by the practice nurses, all very efficient.
We had a lovely few days, visited Marie, Chris'mum, did a bit of cycling, got the train to Salisbury to catch up with our friend Jane who is a fellow traveller and had two great meals . While we were in Salisbury, popped to the Cathedral and saw the Magna Carta-there was a surprise as I thought it was at Runnymede but no, a copy in Salisbuty. Steve, Chris' brother in law is not in the best of health but he managed to join us for a lush Chinese. Marie is in a nursing home and was okay two days but we had a few circular conversations on Wednesday. Tricia was a wonderful host and we left with a load of clean clothes and it was good to sleep in a house for a few days.
Wednesday we drove from Dunbridge to Polstead in Suffolk, luckily our miles on the awful M25 were fairly trouble free. This was just an overnighter and we parked up, sat in the sun, had a bit of food and then a walk to the local pub which was expensive and pretty soul-less.
We spent Thursday to Sunday with John and Lyndis in Colchester.........oh and not forgetting Saxon, the German Shepherd. Now anyone that knows me well will know that these dogs are my worst nightmare but he was absolutely beautiful and very much a ladies man!!
We went to Chapel for the beer festival-nearly died with the heat-and had a few pints of good beer and then John cooked a lovely BBQ. Friday was a pretty miserable and we had a bit of rain and had to eat John's delicious paella inside. I had planned to go to the Colchester walk in centre but it is apparently not good so Lyndis' next door neighbour is a retired district nurse and she dressed it-with the dressings from the GP practice in Romsey.
Saturday I met up with my school friend Janice, we met at Wallsend Grammar school 47 years ago and have kept in touch all of these years. Often just with cards etc but when we do get together the years just slip away. We had a bit of a walk in Manningtree and then a nice sandwich lunch-although how we had time to eat I don't know as we hardly stopped for breath. Chris,John and Lyndis took Saxon for a run and then we all enjoyed an Indian takeaway.
Sunday we had a good old fashioned English breakfast before packing up, saying our goodbyes and thank yous and setting off for Dover. We had a one night stay in a site 4 miles from the ferry port. It was quite pretty and we had a stroll looking for the village pub , only to find it closed. We left the next morning about 7, had tea in the terminal and breakfast on the boat and at 11am docked in France. It rained all the way down and we are now in Melun, 18km from Fontainbleu ( we will get the bus there tomorrow) and 25 mins by train from Gare de Lyon Paris. Paris is for Thursday.
My arm is healing nicely -dressed it myself today-but the next adventure will be getting some new glasses. I have managed to lose mine today somewhere between the campsite and the centre of Melun. I realised after lunch that they were missing and re-traced my steps but no sign of them. Don't have any spares but there are some places in Paris who do a same day service. Had lunch in town today-very good plate of cold meat, tongue with provencal sauce and a little snifter of vin rouge.........when in Rome!!
Not sure when we are off, but France is so much more expensive than Spain. We will do one or two free camping at "aires" and then next stop San Sebastain-Espana -hasta luego amigos!!
Sorry still problems with pictures ......
Take care
Norma xx
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