What are you all up to

Yes you can, David. It’s a big car park. 

What a difference 24 hours makes! It's been a gorgeous day today, bright but with a strong wind. We went back to Rest Bay and continued the Welsh Coastal path walk along to the nature reserve at Kenfig Burrows and back, Ralph doing the walk both ways, lucky boy.

Then this afternoon we had a couple of hours at Dunraven Bay where there are some unexpectedly spectacular cliffs and a historic walled garden, now sadly looking rather neglected. A good chance for Ralph to have a run on the beech too.

Check out and home after breakfast tomorrow. It's been a very enjoyable short break in an area of Wales we'd not visited before.

Grand photos, M, really like the rock formations. Glad that the weather cleared up and you had a good day out.

Another busy day for us, but thankfully it stayed dry for most of the time. Following a walk in our town park I spent an hour in the opticians (Specsavers) this morning, and although there has been some deterioration in the sight in one eye my current glasses are fine for another couple of years. This afternoon if was another visit to the dentist, this time for OH to have a missing filling replaced. At lunchtime we had a call from caravan dealers to say that the van is ready for collection tomorrow. I just hope that everything has been done and there will be no need to take it back there again until its service next year.

Back from our few days at Southport CAMC site.  Quite windy and a little rain.  We liked Southport town, but the coast was bit was a bit bleak.  Had a lovely light lunch at The Pavillion Cafe (dog friendly) in the centre of the town on Monday.  It was a bit of a trek, but decided to go up to Blackpool on Tuesday and stayed long enough to see the Illuminations....  personal choice, of course, but Blackpool isn't really my type of town.. but I can see why many like it.

The site was fine, although we didn't pitch in the open bit.  We did lose our hitch cover in the wind.... no doubt somewhere in the Irish Sea now!!  🤣🤣

David

West to East……we have had a smashing couple of days in Scarbro’ area. Weather very kind, odd bit of drizzle in evening but nothing else, blue skies mainly. Brings back so many memories does Scarbro. Site is nice (Cayton Village), a tad utilitarian looking for us, although top site which is currently closed looks nicer.  Excellent facilities though. We had an evening in a Glamping Pod as well with friends, so a really good look around. Great little habitation units, I bet they are really nice in Summer with doors wide open. Home today….couple of photos, someone couldn’t resist a paddle🥰

Pleased you enjoyed Scarboro' TTDA - we're off to the Brid Club site tomorrow, for a week - so I've a lot to do today, packing car and van etc., collecting prescriptions, doing a bit of shopping (since it's our Wedding Anniversary on Wednesday!).  Just got back from a soggy dog walk on the beach - and it was cold - now that there's some north in the wind.  Needless to say, I was the only idiot on the beach (apart from Meg, that is - and I don't think she was that bothered)

The site's only 30 minutes from home - so it's hardly a big adventure - but will be nice to have a change of surroundings.

Normal shopping morning. Cold but thankfully not much wind.

Open Reach Engineer was up our telegraph pole at 7.15 this morning putting in a new fibre cable. Thankfully he didn't knock on the door for anything from us lot who were all oblivious to the fact. He's not long left. Unfortunately the new Hub hasn't arrived as promised so that should now arrive tomorrow. Nothing ever seems to run smoothly.

I know what you mean about a change of scenery Richard. Could do with one ourselves.

I had a eye appointment yesterday whilst in Villefrance  all very different here and the doctor was a fill in whilst 1 was away she spoke good English and said I will need varifocals glasses that will be interesting as have had glasses just for reading and then gave me a prescription to make an appointment to have some eye exercises for my left eye so will go in January to Cahors and twelve sessions heyho also made an appointment for new glasses on 5th December at the same Optican that OH went to earlier this month.

We are off tomorrow for a short break further north and back home next Thursday as we have been invited to friends for a birthday do for another friend, my car nearly packed just a few more things to go in early tomorrow as we are not taking the caravan this time.

Enjoy your break Richard.

RK

I have been wearing varifocals for many years now and get on with them fine. You just don't notice the change between close and far eventually. Not a bad idea idea to go for a best lens you can  as that often means the close up element is a bit larger making it easier to adjust to them, also they are usually a bit slimmer. I have gone back to wearing peeper keepers because during covid I dropped two pairs of glasses on the pavement trying to disentangle them from my mask. I put up with the scratches on the lens for a while but eventually had to bite the bullet and have new glasses! Not cheap as you are probably about to find out

David

Thank you for your information DK very useful, as to price will get some back from our health insurance and the second pair will be 1 euro which I was surprised about  but that is what the doctor/ said and they will be tinted as well, OH cannot wear varifocals as he has trouble with 1  eye lens is slightly dropped so two pairs but he has been like that for some years and used to them now.