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Category Archives: The Camping Chronicles
Hi friends
Since my last post, things have not been going well. I would like to say we have found a property, but this is not the case. We have mastered piggy backing on free wifi, yet despite exploring areas where the … Continue reading
Posted in diary, house sale, Opinions, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged camping, house hunt, lies, property, travels
4 Comments
The World is our Oyster
Yeah, right, and I hate shellfish, no matter how fancy. Full of optimism, we set off and found our camp site from 7 years ago. The owners remembered us, so in a way it was like coming home. We set … Continue reading
Posted in house sale, humour, My life, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged camp, food, travel, Wales
2 Comments
We dive at dawn
Well, not quite. We Dive at Dawn is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. Hubby and I will not be loading ourselves into … Continue reading
Posted in diary, film/tv/book, house sale, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged camp site, house hunting, tent
2 Comments
We have Exchanged!
Hurrah. Contracts have been exchanged, deposit secured and for the next two weeks we can gather our wits and get our act together. The house looks like a bomb site, but already the dining room, conservatory and front bedroom are … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, house sale, humour, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged camping, contracts, sale
7 Comments
Full Circle
Every Man’s Home is Their Castle. That has a lovely ring to it doesn’t it, but what problems arise when one is trying to leave one’s Castle and downsize to little more than a shed! First things to go are … Continue reading
Posted in My life, Opinions, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged buyers, caravan, frustration, house sale, sellers
9 Comments
Beam Me Up
One of my favourite TV series from yesteryear was Star Trek (1966-69) . Captain Kirk always got the girl, McCoy got the laughs, Mr Spock had the eyebrow exercise, Uhura spoke to everyone through her ear appendage and Scottie engineered … Continue reading
Posted in Family, film/tv/book, Just a thought, My life, The Camping Chronicles, Uncategorized
Tagged journey, moving, Star Trek, time, travel, van hire, visit
2 Comments
Epilogue, Camping Chronicles 7
And so my Chronicle entries draw to a close as we have now hired a Luton van and taken a trip down South to collect our furniture. We still have the tent, sleeping bags, and most of the kit, but … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, humour, Memories, My life, Relationships, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged B&B, benefits, camping, comparison, dog, house, mail, tent, veg patch, weather
2 Comments
The Final Straw, Camping Chronicles 6
It was amazing the amount of tents we had to choose from that were reasonably priced and practical for our purposes. We purchased one similar to this for the princely sum of £60. Roomy and lightweight, with poles that you … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, humour, Memories, My life, Relationships, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged accident, caravan, dog, friend, tent, weather
3 Comments
Part 2: Camping with a purpose. Camping Chronicles 5
It was a nightmare almost from the start. Once the rain started, it never seemed to stop, but we carried on and as long as we could keep the three of us and our bedding dry, we managed for several … Continue reading
The Second Upgrade, part 1, Camping Chronicles 4
Compared to the pup tent and its successor, THIS was a mansion. Memories of Dad’s tunnel tent and the cow flashed before me, so we practiced putting it up in the back garden the day after we bought it.As it … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, food, humour, Memories, My life, Relationships, The Camping Chronicles
Tagged cows, dog, Holidays, house hunting, house sale, rain, tents
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