Trip 5: Sandy Gulls Campsite, Mundesley, Norfolk. It took us 3 hours travelling and apart from a couple of tractors and some slow older drivers the drive seemed to go quite quickly. This is our second time visiting this campsite. Last year we also came here in April so we hope the weather will be …
Iona’s Looking for Mussels
Trip 2, Burnham Deepdale camping. Brancaster is next to Burnham Deepdale. The village of Brancaster Staithe to give it the full name, Staithe is an old word meaning landing stage or Wharf where boats can be loaded and unloaded and Brancaster is famous for it’s mussels. We arrived and got set up fairly quickly. We …
Preparing for 2023 Season
It is the time to plan for this years's trips away. With the energy prices so high the majority of campsites have put their prices up, some have gone stupid while some are reasonable but we still have to decide what is the max per night we will pay. The price is difficult to agree …
Iona heads East
A trip to Sea Palling in Norfolk.
Bridlington calls Iona
Trip 12: Royal York Yacht Club, Bridlington. ⛅️ 🌬 Two weeks ago we were in York at the Sports ground where we were able to see Yorkshire take on Northampton and then a couple of days later Lancashire in a county cricket competition. Now keeping to the county we are off to the Royal York …
In search of Fish & Chips
Trip 10, Glebe House School, Hunstanton,Norfolk We arranged a local trip to Rutland Water where we were just testing the repair to the alternator, which is now back to full working order. Since returning from Rutland Water (Trip 9) we have had a new Cambelt and Water pump fitted as recommended by those who know …
From Cobbles to Coast with Iona
Trip 5: Sandy Gulls Campsite, Mundlesey, Norfolk From the Cobble street of Bedale to the sandy north Norfolk coast. The cliffs are popular with flyers We got to the campsite and while filling up with water we were joined by the campsite warden, Christine. She took us through all the info and told us where …
Iona goes for the Mussels
Trip 2: Burnham Deepdale , Norfolk. 2022. Brancaster Staithe Harbour Burnham Deepdale is a small village on the North Norfolk coast. We have been here twice before. The campsite is a comprehensive camping and backpacker’s site with full facilities plus a cafe,shop and garage. They also have a market with Pop Up stalls and Shops. …
Time for a Polish
Our last trip to Bridlington was great even if the sun struggled to show it’s face for long. Birdseye view or Bomb run We now have a few weeks before our next outing which will be for 5 nights at a couple of different sites. Add to that the fact that the van has been …
Iona visits Bridlington again
Trip 8: Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club, Bridlington. Wine o’clock on the beach? There were issues to this trip. There was a huge funeral at Lincoln Cathedral so we had to avoid the city centre and use the new Eastern bypass. The new route was much easier and quicker than going our normal route. Then there …