What are you all up to

Brue, don't know if you have see this, but it is rather frightening what's occurring just along the coast from West Bay. Glad you had a good day out. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-66269592

Good to read that our OH is feeling better, Millie, and that you have lots of help from the family.

B2 I am sure that you must be getting to the end with all the jobs you have had to have done since moving, and then you both can have a proper rest and perhaps a holiday too. Hope all the rest of the decorating goes well.

We have had a fine sunny day but still cool for the time of the year, but it started to rain a short while ago and tomorrow looks as if we are in for much more rain.

Not a local but know the area very well, they have had lots of rock falls over the past 2 years this looks to be a big one, but i could never understand why in places like Charmouth you could hire small pick axes and go dig away at the cliff face hunting for fossils, you would say lots of folk all digging away some quite high up the cliff face. I have picked up quite a few from within the area but never been digging as such but no doubt today fossil hunters from all over the country will be down digging away despite all the dangers.

sky looking very black this morning and looks to be raining over Southampton water, but we seem to be ok for now, hopefully get one lot of washing out and dry before the deluge.

I also saw the Landslide news in Dorset looks awful and just hope folks will stay away as folks have said that coastline is fragile and more will happen.

Just about recovered from our trip to Albi yesterday for OH's medical appointment all went ok and will see him in November and she has changed a few of his medication so will be interesting to see the results, had fun getting there we missed turning off at one roundabout anyway GPS so sorted another route gosh along some very narrow roads but did get us back on track and arrived at the large hospital and medical centre and everywhere busy but did find where OH had to go and much easier when he finished as we could just walk around the building to the car park, then in Albi centre as we wanted to see the Cathedral and find somewhere for lunch very lucky found a car park 3 euros for 4 hours short stay only and then found a restaurant on top of a theatre with lovely views of the city and the Cathedral and good food then a short walk to see the Cathedral wow what a building the largest brick built in the world and the ceiling inside was amazing just could have done with lying on the floor to see it all and OH was impressed with huge array of organ pipes and could not quite see the organ but they were playing some music which was good had a good walk around and took some photos but found my camera needed charging up heyho but did get some of outside and got some postcards as well next time will also be quieter, some lovely historic buildings but the e scooters just go everywhere and no road sense at all we were using a proper crossing with other folk and all vehicles had stopped but not an e scooter just kept going and just missed folk and he could not have cared a jot although a few folk did shout at him and they do not wear helmets either an accident is going to happen, our friends are going in September with some friends of theirs so we have warned them, managed to get out from Albi before rush hour and holiday traffic and then a quick trip to Phamacie for OH's new medication and not all of it in stock so will go back next week. A nice quiet weekend for us now and a few chores although it is going to be hot tomorrow upto 34C and then cooler for next week thankfully.

Have a good weekend folks.

I’m just catching up, and going back to cats.

We have three farm cats - two of which live round the buildings, or on a shelf in “the back kitchen” (utility room/misc storage/unloved jackets etc). The third sneaks into my grandsons bedroom next door. They all came from a neighbouring farm. Just walked up the lane and stayed. 

This week another has arrived, but I’m not sure if he’s a stayer or not. He’s thin and friendly but not  much of a looker.

They all turn up on the porch at 7 am to be fed. Feed supplemented by whatever they catch.

My profile image is Queenie - the boss.

"Although I think that the new booking system is having an affect on pre-bookings, the jump in prices on Club sites, the prospect of so many days of wet weather and the economic downturn in general are all amalgamating together to put people off going away at the moment."

My thoughts as well vbfg. The Warden just put it down to the 'new booking system', but justified the price increase as being necessary simply because of the increase in utility prices. However, bearing in mind that just a few years ago, it was £14 per night here and it's now over £27, I'm struggling to believe that.

We went out this morning and before doing so had a drive around the site and there are actually less units on here today than there were yesterday.

We went to Sandsend and the car park we usually use - near the Wit's End cafe was almost empty - unheard of at this time of the year - so something unusual is happening. We were here about the same time last year and it was absolutely rammed to the extent that we got one of the last few pitches available.

Heddlo  - despite the price - we also like this site - bit like a big CL really.  Relaxed atmosphere and friendly people - quite different from the usual CAMC offering - plus it suits us with Ros not being able to travel too far at the moment. Sadly, the lovely Wardens - who have been here for over 4 years are moving on this year - hope that doesn't mean the site will change.

Sorry to read of the troubles that both you, WN,  and OP are having with your vans. Hope that they are soon sorted out.

We too like the NYM site, R&R, but certainly won't be using it at the price you have quoted, especially as there a good choice of CLs in the area. Glad to hear that Ros is feeling much better and enjoying your time away in the caravan. Regardless of what some say it appears that many of the sites are well down on numbers compared to last year, because of the numerous reasons stated above. 

Good to read that you have had an excellent time at Broadway, Francis, and that you had little trouble driving up to Blackpool.

RK, pleased that you managed to get to your OH's medical appointment, and hopefully the operation to his medication will do the trick.

It has been quite a dreich day here, but thankfully the rain has stopped, for the time at least, and we might get a dry walk shortly.

"NYM sites looks like my type of site did look on google and one reviewer said they were disappointed that no facilities on site cannot read what sites have me thinks heyho."

Reminds me of the story the Warden told us last year, RK - about the couple who arrived here in a brand new 'posh' caravan.  They looked new to the caravanning life - and also possibly to each other

After booking in they went round the site with their van only to return minutes later when she confronted the Warden with "Well were's the toilet block, then? We can't see one". When he explained there wasn't one - as per the site description, she turned to her other half and said, "Well Darling, we can't possibly stay here - you'll have to find somewhere else".

Bearing in mind, the Warden and his wife live on site in their own van and have to make the same arrangements as everyone else, he was more than slightly amused and muttered something about why buy such a posh new van if you're not going to use it for what it was designed for!!

Non-stop rain since about 7pm yesterday - didn't get much sleep last night - just pelting onto the roof.  Oh the joys of an English summer

Wow! you must be front runner for Grandpa of the year, loved the time with our gkids when they were younger, often they would come to Aberdeen for school holidays, some lovely places to visit, we used to spend a lot of time swimming and building sandcastles on Balmedie beach just north of Aberdeen, backed by sand dunes, and it did have a very thriving seal colony and of course Donald Trumps golf course, going north towards Macduff and swimming in the Deveron (Dovern) where it flowed into the sea at Macduff, we lived 10 minutes from Fyvie castle, not the most inspiring of Scotish castles but the grounds were good for walking the dogs. We also spent a lot of time swimming in the Dee, water was always very clear, only 90 miles long and the source is in the Cairngormes, so was never polluted. Happy days, make the most of them, they grow up only too soon.

Not great this morning, but this afternoon the sun came out and it has been beautiful, high tide was approx 1600 hrs so great time for swimming even if the water was a bit choppy. Surprised at how the garden has taken off tks in no part to the deluge yesterday, suddenly we have a very good show of new fox glove plants, i scattered seed last year but had given them up for lost. Just finished off the prawn crackers, remnants of last nights chinese takeaway, for 4'oclockers, washed down with a glass of cider, will regret it later.