Monday 25th July 2016
Graeme called for a early morning cup of tea before going to work.
Val went to Graeme's to start wallpapering the lounge, but it won't get finished now till after our holiday.
I stayed at home, did the washing up and general tidying up, hovered all the carpets.
still very hot so just had a rest in the afternoon.
Fish and chips for dinner the just relaxing again with the TV and computers.
Tuesday 26th July 2016
Petra and Hazel coming today for a holiday with us, plane should be at Newcastle at 11.30.
Val has gone to the airport to meet them as Petra hasn't been to where we are living now.
Total chaos at the airport, the hire car Petra had ordered (and paid for) weeks ago didn't turn up. The excuse was that people were not returning them on time, so after waiting around for over 2 hours they offered her a car from another company, but she had to pay an extra £15 a day insurance cover to cover excess if there was an accident. Petra had already paid this on the first car and had quite a tussle on the phone from here before she got a refund for that.
Then when dinner was ready I thought the sausages tasted different from the ones we have had before, so we just had a vegetarian dinner followed by strawberries and cream.
Petra and Hazel been busy taking Archie for exploratory walks around the houses.
Wednesday 26th July 2016
At the doctors this morning for irn blood check. disappointing result, only 1.9 instead of 2.5, back again in 3 weeks,
Val doing last minute shopping for things we need for the holiday.
another trip to PC World for bag and pen for my new Surface 3 tablet computer.
Packing a few things into the car, everything else will go in tomorrow.
Thursday 27th July 2016
Holliday week at Fell View caravan park.
All nicely packed and ready to go at 11.00 am.
Got to the a69 alright and then the heavens opened and we had horrendous weather all the way down to the Trough of Bowland.
Still pouring down while we were putting the awning up, all evening and all night, so not much else done.
Friday 28th July 2016
Rained all night, the awning flooded, all the carpets and ground sheet soaking and the bottom of the bed settee soaking up water.
The site owner brought a big roll of artificial grass for the front of the awning to try and stop walking mud in all the time.
I stayed at the caravan to have a rest while Val, Petra Hazel and Saffron went shopping and visit to the cheese factory and the Glass making factory at Great Eccleston.
Saturday 29th July 2016
Plans for a big day out for the Ladies.
I drove then all to Star Gate in Blackpool, (really horrible drive with too much traffic) so they could have a tram ride all the way along the prom to Fleetwood. Then they spent some time in Fleetwood market before trying to get the ferry to Knott End. Unfortunately there was a very low tide and the ferry was not running. so I drove to Cleveleys to pick them up after they took the tram back there. The plan had been for me to pick them up at Knott End and go on to Glasson dock, but I'd had enough driving by then.
Sunday 30th July 2016
Reasonably nice day so we had a drive through the Trough to Beacon Fell where the youngsters went for a long walk, while Val and I went to the visitors centre and had coffee and cake. In the evening we went for a meal at the Sun Inn in Chipping. Couldn't find the tombstone
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