Danebury Hotel Sandown
26 Victoria Road Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, PO36 8AL, United Kingdom
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Sea Day
... we met with some friends then returned to our cabin to get ready for the Commodore’s cocktail party, a formal dinner followed by a Black and White Ball. Everyone was beautifully dressed, and we fit right in. What fun. There was a live band, and gentleman hosts in the ballroom to dance with women both single women and women with partners. It all worked out. When the band took a break, professional Cunard dancers presented ...
And there's something else.
... normal TV channels will be devoted to coverage for most of the day and evening. So I will be enjoying the beauty of the Pyranees with similarly minded friends, over a glass or two or maybe three of local wine. And if we feel the need to be competitive, we can indulge in some light hearted drinking games.
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Coming to England
... Dahbi and my wonderful sister-in-law Sheila and David met me at Heathrow and drove me all the way to Bournemouth - great to have a personal chauffeur!
The gardens and pier are gorgeous and the fabulously coloured beach huts are great - I can imagine the families using them in summer! Weather is OK for now, cloudy but dry and about 10-11 degrees during the ...
An epic trip begins with preparation...
... with just now five days till I leave, it has gone very quick but also at times quite slow, with all the Christmas and New Year celebrations, a lot of family and friend visiting, the last three weeks since I quit my job and left London, it has been a bit of a blur.
I have been slowly working through several lists, a good friend told me everything can be sorted with a list, this actually seems to work! A list for what to pack, need to buy, ...
Christmas has come and gone
... be seeing the boss in the next few weeks to find out if he will let me go part time. This will determine whether we buy the motorhome next year or we have to leave it till later.
We are watching the temperature in various parts of europe, to see what the weather is like as a guide to where we might spend winters. Faro looks good at the moment.
There are so many variables at the moment. We need to start reducing these.
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