Bank Holiday Weekend at Chertsey

Thursday and Friday was spent in the RV generally being very lazy, reading and taking Hamish for walks around the site.  With my camera to hand rather than just my phone I took some more shots of the weir and river …

We watched the wildlife …

and on Friday evening Jamie and Phill arrived with their caravan …

On Saturday morning we all drove to Michael Jordan Caravan Centre as the boys needed some bits and pieces for their van and  in the afternoon they went to Crawley for a friend’s daughter’s marriage blessing while we looked after Ozzie for them.  The two dogs are very much at home in the RV …

Sunday was supposed to be spent at Badminton but as it was cancelled we invited Simon, Vikki and Sara over to the campsite.  We’d booked a table at The Bridge Hotel and the food was wonderful – far too much!  We came away with a doggy bag full of beef and chicken!

After eating Jamie and Phill drove back to the caravan shop as they had to change a tap and the rest of us went to see the bridge and river …

When the boys got back Jamie found there was still a problem with the tap and so once again he returned but this time he took Mike with him.  While they were gone we took the dogs for a walk to see the lock and weir before walking along the riverside …

Back at the site and some of the new goodies were fixed to their caravan …

All looking very smart now …

On Monday it was time to say goodbye to the boys after watching them pack up …

Late on in the afternoon we had a Dutch coach park up near us and a load of teenagers spilled out of it …

They proceeded to set up camp in the open space next to us! 

Considering the number of  kids that were camping,  I must admit they were very good and quiet.  We had more noise coming from the motorhome which arrived on Jamie and Phill’s pitch!!

A Few Days in Luton

We left Norfolk on Sunday and I drove to Baldock Services where the boys met us and Phill drove us to his parents home.   After a cuppa and a chat we set off for Luton where we had to park at the lower end of the road as there had been roadworks outside their house while we’d been in Norfolk.  We were to stay with them until Wednesday when we’d be moving on to Chertsey Camping and Caravanning Club Site.  Monday morning at 8.30am there was a knock on the door and an engineer arrived to service the gas back boiler …

Jamie had booked him for a day when we were there so he didn’t have to take time off work – parents come in handy sometimes!!  At lunchtime we got a taxi to the train station and went to Bedford Moorfields as Mike had an appointment to have his eyelashes removed.  Phill’s dad met us at Bedford station and drove us to and from the hospital which was fantastic. 

On Tuesday I tried to earn my keep by ironing shirts!  I know it’s a job that the boys dislike and surprisingly it is a job that I quite enjoy. 

On Wednesday Phill drove us to Chertsey when he’d finished work.  There were some very large vehicles under escort on the M25 …

Jamie drove down to collect Phill  when he finished work and after they’d left I took Hamish for a walk to the river.  It was very full and the weir was raging …

We walked on down to look at the bridge and I noticed a heron …

We were to be here for 6 nights with the boys joining us with their caravan for the long weekend and we’d planned to go to the Badminton Horse trials on Cross Country day.  However the weather had been so wet in the run-up to it that it had been cancelled.  We were now looking forward to a couple of lazy days at the site.