Wilton Guest House Weymouth

So this is it. In a week we will start our great adventure, so we thought we would write a lil goodbye message whilst in Bournemouth.<br><br>Obviously we have nothing to write about at the moment because our lives are dull in England. But make sure you keep checking up with us ...

... and lots of families.<br><br>I did some shopping, always a good pick me up!! And took a long walk along the boardwalk.. all the beaches are quite nice around this area, they actually have sand BUT the water is freezing and no waves!! <br><br>The pier was interesting.. its quite an old structure and the pictures from the last century were amazing, everyone walking along in their suits and long ...

I had an extra long surf first thing in the morning before we headed off. Although it was small in I really enjoyed it. I had tried to convince Kim to stay for the forcasted HUGE swell in 2 days time but I knew that we had places to go and things to see and that it really was not on the cards. So it was time to head back east.<br><br ...

This weekend, Aunt Jane and Derek were heading to Poole for the weekend with some friends. Hannah and I were both invited.. we left Friday afternoon to catch the train from Havant to Southampton then change to a train to Poole.<br><br>It was pretty uneventful trip, Hannah actually managed to do some homework. Dedication.. I don't think I was doing that sort of thing in Yr 10.. especially not going away for the weekend!! <br><br>Derek picked us up ...

... had lunch of crab sanwiches just off the Cobb and a walk along to find to our dismay a couple of mad Pommees actually swimming in the sea!! Unbelievable.<br><br>Back through Dorchester to have a look at Prince Charles pet product at Poundberry, a "modern" development that looks like a prison and promises to be a blight on the landscape as a slum in 50 years time. Back home through the fog and out in the evening to be ...

... in the future. Our son and family left us on the Monday to return home as they both had work on the Tuesday but next time we shall plan it better so we can spend more time together. How quiet and strange it was after they had left we missed them terribly. We took to our bikes on the Tuesday, first time we had ridden for 5 weeks, and yes it was tough going. We thought we would cycle to "Tyneham" to visit the deserted village there. Well ...

... in amongst their expensive fleet in a double decker minibus ? I was sweating by the time I turned the engine off, but at least their buses were still in tact. I woke up at lunchtime to bad news. It seems that our beloved old bus has a few ailments. There is a cracked brake shoe amongst a few faults. good job we have plenty of time to sort it out ! Ha Ha ! I need to speak to the engineering boss down there, beg, plead, blub and see what he can do to assist. There are ...

... with my new found celebrity status we went to the Weymouth v Stevenage match, hoping to collect a few football shirts. I've got 13 bright yellow Weymouth shirts from a few years ago and 9 claret ones. A few promises of other shirts were made, including 17 shirts from Dorchester Bowling Club and some Brighton &amp; Hove Albion shirts. Not quite what I was expecting. I was thinking of hosting in Ethiopia, a match ...

Way back in 1973 my wife and I were living in Hull, East Yorkshire, from where we set off in our tiny Datsun Cherry loaded with camping gear to look at 'The Continent'. We went via Dover ferry to Belgium, Luxembourg, France &amp; Germany to Switzerland. We camped beside Lake Thun, at Gwatt and after a few days respite decided to go over the Grimsel and Furka passes into Italy, then France and return via Netherlands. Unfortunately the Grimsel and Furka, even in mid June were both ...

Way back in 1973 my wife and I were living in Hull, East Yorkshire,<br>from where we set off in our tiny Datsun Cherry loaded with camping<br>gear to look at 'The Continent'. We went via Dover ferry to Belgium,<br>Luxembourg, France &amp; Germany to Switzerland. We camped beside Lake<br>Thun, at Gwatt and after a few days respite decided to go over the<br>Grimsel and Furka passes into Italy, then ...