So, back at Masseria Mimosa near Matera with our friends Esther and Richard (and, of course, their dog, Bimba!). The idea was to stay for an extended period while Esther…

We spent a few days at Andy's daughter's place (in COVID "quarantine") but were soon on our way to Sicily - a place we'd promised to ourselves but never been.…

Van loaded, Newhaven to Dieppe on the ferry and we found ourselves in France again. We had a cheeky overnight stop at Mantes La Joile (Tour De France soon to…

We needed to quarantine for 14 days on our return to the UK so we thought we'd tackle the garden back at Bush Avenue (Mark's Dad's house).It was a mess…

After 55 days of being confined we were finally allowed out! May 11th (my daughter's birthday) marked the start of freedom. Sadly the weather turned a bit drab for the…

France immediately turned into a a 'police state'. You had to have a paper 'attestation' to go anywhere (work, local exercise etc.) and the gendarmes would stop and check. So…

Drove Bristol to Dover, Eurotunnel and then Calais to Arras. Stopped in a cheap hotel (near a Pizza machine that was surpisingly good) and then on to a place near…

We returned to Mark's Dad's house to finish off the decorating we'd started, change the tyres on the van (winter tyres), get the van serviced, early Christmas dinner with parents…

Drove to Gatwick only to find the car park has introduced a height restriction without telling us! Mild panic and some quick re-arranging and we just about got to our…

Stayed at my mate Mark's house (the one he inherited a few years ago) in exchange for doing some plastering and decorating. We also needed to get the allotment ready…