Sarah and I were visiting my brother Chris in Bournemouth over Christmas. Boxing Day brought us a cool but fine day to work off the Christmas Day excess. We decided upon a short walk along Hengistbury Head. On arrival, it was clear that many others had eaten far too much too and had the same idea. It was very busy. Hengistbury Head is a headland between Bournemouth and Mudeford that juts out into the English Channel. It is also a…
Sarah and I spent the weekend in Bournemouth, primarily help my brother move to a new flat. We at least managed a quick visit to the beach! However, our weekend was over all too soon and it was soon time to head back up to Stockport. We like to break our journeys with visits to various National Trust properties and on this occasion we chose Charlecote Park near to Stratford-upon-Avon. This includes a twelfth century house with family portraits, Victorian…
With Sarah finishing her work in Yeovil today it was time to move on and return to Bournemouth. I chose a different route for the journey back than from my journey up to Yeovil however. So it was on an overcast but thankfully warm morning that I left Penn Mill and set off in the direction of Sherborne. I turned off the main road and hadn’t got very far when my Garmin showed a steep hill. Not only that but the road…
Sarah’s employers had tasked her with an onsite visit to a customer in Yeovil. We took the opportunity to combine this with a visit to Bournemouth to visit my brother, Chris. Having travelled down on a Sunday we had met up in the evening, where we also stayed that night. The following morning Sarah drove up to Yeovil while I took the opportunity to get on my bike and cycle there. It was a wet and windy morning, and it…
Christmas Day Having spent Christmas Eve daytime travelling down to Boscombe including a brief detour to Stratford-Upon-Avon, we finally arrived on the south coast just after 6.00pm, somewhat later than we intended. My brother Chris had informed me that we were going round for a meal at the Verger’s house at 7.00pm. No chance of stopping off at the hotel first then, that would have to wait! It was the first of three Christmas feasts. We arrived at my brothers,…
