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Travel Blogs from Grantham
Katie and Dave's Wedding
... what makes you beautiful came one and katie said it was for me and we danced to it! I had such a long talk with Katie's mum and we were both crying, she was just saying how much me being here meant to katie and that when she was getting ready she couldn't stop saying stuff about me. I'm hoping to extend my trip at the end so that I can go up and visit them ...
Walking Wardrobe
Packing a backpack with things that can only be described as holiday clothes is surreal when you realise these "holiday clothes" are going to be your walking wardrobe for the next year!
It's bizare. How can a double wardrobe and chest of draws, full of clothes but with "nothing to wear" in them be condensed into a 60litre backpack that I, yes ...
Last day here
... the edge of ruining the motor. After it was repaired we went on a trip to Newton Abbey where Lord Byron the poet lived. Then onto a small mining village and back to the van.
Saturday we went to Shardlow which was a port on the Trent-Mersey Canal. What a lovely peaceful place it was. Had an hours walk (route march!) along the canal and back. Then onto Derby. A very old town which is now a thriving place. The park and ride ...
Stomping grounds of Robin Hood
... other than some outer walls and the Gatehouse that was rebuilt after 1194 when Ric*************heart fought his way into the castle under siege to remove Prince John’s supporters. The building on the grounds now is a 17th century ducal mansion. But underneath the floors are still the tunnels and caves, used for a thousand years in various ways, from dwellings and cellars to air-raid shelters. In the castle are historical ...
Leaving for London
5AM we have to leave Nottingham for our plane, 5AM!! That means we gotta be up at 4AM, this isn't going to be pretty. 4 cities and one show in the space of the first day, who ever said it was cushy being a rock band?
Let's hope we get on the right ******* plane and ...