Vinaros

Settling in to the routine of Camping Vinaros life, Line Dancing on Mondays, Keep Fit Tuesdays & Fridays (although I don’t attend), Craft Monday mornings and Yoga in the afternoon, then there is always the Market to visit on Thursdays.

There is talk of a Halloween Party on Saturday although nothing on the notice board yet. The weather is still gorgeous, 26 degrees yesterday and warm enough to swim in the pool, which isn’t heated.  The forecast is good for the next 10 days so more sitting in the sunshine and BBQ’s are on the agenda.

Christmas decorations and other such stuff has started to appear in the shops so I guess that is just around the corner now. Christmas baubles on the craft agenda this week but where I am going to put them when they are finished is another mystery. Maybe the trees outside could do with some bling!

Spain at last

The new windscreen and MOT went well with no hitches, Dave had to go back to Lancashire to attend the Probate interview, but I stayed in Witney with the RV. We then spent a few days in Warsash. Kirsty & Neil came down for dinner with us at the local Pub and a long chat, its been ages since we saw them both.

Annie & Ian were visiting Mags & Nigel so they all came over for lunch at Swanick. Took the opportunity to view a couple of yachts that are for sale at Moody's.  The next day we walked around to Lawrence’s for a chat and a beer.

The ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Bilbao was very calm and the weather was warm so we spent the day on deck sunbathing. Drove down across county to Vinaros on the Monday and we were pitched up by 5pm.

Back to Banbury

Returned to Banbury for the usual Doctors visits etc. Drove Nicolette’s van down as well, delivered it to their house while they were away at the week end Motocross event, next week end is a two day event so they will be able to take everything in the new van.

The Hanging baskets in Banbury are still nice but the trees are starting to change colour. The sun is out but the wind is cold, people wandering around town in shorts and Tee-shirts and I am in jeans and winter jacket, time to go I think.  Barnstones is very full, a Christian caravan club in the rally field, and the pitches in the main area don’t stay empty very long either. Two couples heading off to Spain in a couple of days and a couple more heading for the west country. We go to Dudley's next to get the windscreen replaced and the van MOT, then the south coast before heading for the ferry, can’t wait.

Geezers Rally

After a few years absence another Geezers Rally was held at Bridge Heyward Caravan Park on the banks of the Calder River in Read Lancashire. The weather was not entirely kind to us, it seemed to rain every other day. So on the good days we had a really good time.

Thursday morning started with coffee and home made scones at Ken & Carole’s, Mike & Heather were attending their very first Geezers Rally.

 

Ken & Carole had recently purchased a beautiful new residential park home and had it sited here at Bridge Heywood, the decking was built by Ken over last winter, amazing job and the view is just glorious.

Then in the afternoon the BBQ at Geezers HQ was a little soggy under foot but the sun stayed out and we managed to stay out of the wind with the help of Ken’s Gazebo (£15 from eBay) and Keith & Ken’s windbreaks. Good food, good company and a few drinks!

Friday’s weather was not ideal, it rained heavily in the morning but after lunch we headed off for a walk around the local countryside, complete with waterproofs, strong boots and umbrellas.

The locals were friendly if a little scary.

We hadn’t intended it to be an obstacle course!

But the obstacles were unusual at least.

In the evening we had a glass of champagne to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary.

 

On Saturday Ken & Carole hosted a BBQ on their decking, the boys were in charge of the cooking, however I think the girls had done most of the work preparing everything!  The table groaned under the weight of the spread and we had to have a second stab at the leftovers later in the evening to see most of it off. Ken compiled a music quiz based on the 1960’s deliberately designed to stump Dave, however, it didn’t work and Dave & Heather triumphed with an impressive score of 64 out of 100.

Mike & Heather had to leave on Sunday due to a prior commitment, the rest of us stayed indoors due to the weather again, and the fact that there was Motorcycle racing from Donnington followed by the F1 Grand Prix from Hungary on the TV.

On Monday after a rainy start the weather improved and we all walked to the Game Cock for a late lunch. The carvery was excellent and the wine wasn’t bad either. We walked back and the hardy ones continued walking around the “loop” coming back to Ken’s decking along the river bank. After a few drinks there we moved to Geezers HQ for a few more drinks as a farewell to the Lindsay's who were leaving in the morning.

The Geezers Rally was officially over but Rob & Jill are staying for a few more days and of course Ken & Carole live here, well most of the time. A good time was had by all and promises made to meet again next year if not before. Thanks to everyone for making the effort to come and stay safe until we all meet again.

Sad News

Dave’s Dad died last Saturday very suddenly, although he had not been in the best of health his death was very unexpected. We had been making plans for the Geezers Rally but now we are making arrangements for the funeral. We had all enjoyed a lunch out together the previous week and Dave’s brother and sister in law were with him when it happened. We shall all miss him and we will raise our glasses to toast his life on Tuesday.

New Laptop

Finally got a new laptop and set it up, some trauma as the security program refused to load properly. However it’s working now so now exploring the features in Vista, never used it before and have just found this blog writer so have linked it in and thought I had better start using it. Once I get the photos and so on loaded I can get this new blog up to date. So until next time………………………