Internet connectivity has been very intermittent at the camping grounds we have been staying at so posts have not been forthcoming.
Peterborough turned out to be a lovely town and we stayed on the outskirts at Ferry Meadows. What a lovely place, we wanted to stay longer. The walks in the adjacent park and lakes was so peaceful it was a delight to be there. I fed the ducks and swans and watched the hundreds of rabbits everywhere feeding on the lush green grass. We will be back here one day.
Thursday we drove to Hertford. We encountered the worst traffic jam ever on the M1 where there had been a fatal accident. We sat with the engine off quite a bit whilst waiting for it to clear (fortunate to have a toilet on board just in case..we were tempted to hire it out to any desperate souls around us☺). We didn’t get to see very much of Hertford as the next morning we caught the train to London. We arrived in the middle of a France club Toulon vs France club Cleremont rugby final (funny the colours were the same as Otago blue and yellow and Canterbury red and black) at Twickenham, but we had people to meet and places to go (much more important) so we didn’t go to the game which we would really have loved to go to…and there were tickets available too.
Had an awesome time staying with a lovely couple in Twickenham who made us very welcome. Started drinking early joining in with the pre game crowd at Barmy Arms pub, onto The Fox pub, then The Kings Arms and lastly The Sussex pub which is a real ale pub…see photo below. Scot thinks all pubs should be like The Sussex!! Beers change every day along with the ciders so there is a huge variety.
After a bit of an explore around Twickenham we went to The Sussex again to meet up with friends of friends and even met up with a fellow who had come to our wedding…amazing small world! Then off to experience a great London curry house followed by Irish coffees all round and then Brandy coffees all round. Great night…we’ll look forward to experiencing this all again with a great bunch of people when we come back next year.
Monday (bank holiday)…back on the train to Hertford, picked up the van and drove amongst the holiday people down to Canterbury. This is a university town…lots of teenagers around. Castle walls all around the city centre like York but didn’t have time to explore. Tuesday off to Dover to have the front brake pads and discs done (as advised from our service). So very glad we did as they were absolutely F**ked and I have to say it strongly as they were so bad. Hadn’t been touched for years, they were worse than down to the metal. Now we know we are safe. Doesn’t bear thinking about really when I remember the steep roads I drove down from Thirsk to York!
Anyway we think the van is now safe to continue our travels. We stayed in Folkstone last night and tonight and the winds are very high. We are staying in a camping ground over looking the sea…wind whistling all around us and nearly got blown over walking into town today. Unfortunately couldn’t go for a beach walk this morning as the waves were metres high over the sea front walkway so we had to make do with a sleep in instead!
Scots cranky I haven’t once mentioned the delicious food he has been cooking so I will have to start taking some photos to prove they have been delicious. Seafood chowder tomorrow night again and photos will follow.
Ferry tomorrow morning Dover to Callais and we are on our way to Belgium and Luxembourg…..woohoo!!
Blogs will follow once we have an international sim.
Just letting everyone know we have read all your comments which we love to get but just haven’t had the time or connectivity to respond appropriately.
