Wednesday 13th June. The plan for today was to visit Dartmouth Castle and surrounds before going to Marks & Spencer’s to pick up something for dinner. We dined our last night at a great French restaurant down the road, Bistro Pierre which we thoroughly enjoyed, but dining at home with our great view is pretty special … More Dartmouth Castle Day.

Sat 9th July 2018 It was another sunny day that greeted us for our last morning in Hastings. We took one last walk before setting off for the 5-hour drive to Torquay. The Sat-Nav took us by the shortest route but that had us almost in London at the half-way mark! The journey was fine … More Torquay: first few days.

Friday 9th June 2018 The weather has been very kind to us for our stay in Hastings. Our last full day was one of glorious sunshine and little breeze making for a pleasant morning walk and ideal conditions for visiting Battle, the site of the Battle of Hastings.

Tue 7th June. Poor Mark had a rough start to the day. He rose at 5.30 am to head out in time to meet his fellow bike riders at 6.30. Unfortunately, as he was soon to find out, they meant 6.30 PM!  He took himself off a for a bit of a ride and I … More Hastings Old Town tour day

Monday 4the June We caught the best part of the day for our morning walk as the sun actually made an appearance. That was short lived though as by the time we got home the cloud had set in and the temperature dropped. The markets weren’t suiting my system this morning and so we decided … More Pevensey Castle Day.

We woke to the most glorious morning, the best of our time in the UK thus far; the sun was shining, there wasn’t any fog and it was relatively mild, albeit at just 14 degrees. Mark set out for his 108 km bike ride with the Hastings and St Leonards Cycle Club and I set … More Sunny Sunday and Mark’s big ride.

Friday June 1st 2018 It was a pea-soup fog and 14 degrees that greeted us for our final morning at Ramsgate and the first day of summer. We took the southern coastal path for our morning walk with a final visit to RVP for coffee. As per usual, no other patrons out exercising in their … More Hastings; first couple of days.

Tuesday 29th May The run of great weather came to an end by Tuesday and we woke to cloudy skies and much cooler conditions. Mark braved it though for a bike ride but had to abort due to the worsening conditions. I survived a cold and windy walk and then spent the morning watching the … More Ramsgate: the last few days.

Sunday 27th May What a pleasant surprise to wake to sunshine! Our weather app had yesterday advised us that rain was forecast for the entire day so it was much relief when we woke to see the sun. Mark set out to meet up with The Thanet Cycle Club bike riders for a 80km ride … More Mark’s Bike Sunday and Holiday Monday.

Thursday 24th May-Friday 25th May. It was a good start to our holiday as we met Matthew and Susan Scarf at at the airport before our flight. The rest of the journey was pretty uneventful though and we arrived into London on the Friday at about 5 AM. We picked up the car and had … More Ramsgate; first few days