Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Aug 2022

August 2022: Weymouth, Cornwall & Lake District

Pete cycled from Taunton to Weymouth, to vacate a seat in the car for Bill



Uncle Richard's wonderful 'Beach House'





Our favourite restaurant: Quayside
Nothe Fort




Bike ride to Portland Bill


Meanwhile Charlotte & Bill visited Water Gardens

Swimming in the sea with Sarah





Durdle Door walk - very popular!









Solo bike ride to Hardy's monument 




Portland sculpture trail

'Falling Man' by Anthony Gormley

Waffles for breakfast on our last day
HOT for cycling back to Taunton
14th: A week in an Airbnb in Perranporth, Cornwall













Lizard point


Via Ferrata in an old quarry, ending with a zip line











Surfing lesson with 'Pegleg'











23rd: Back home for a haircut


27th-29th: August bank holiday camping at Low Lorton




Megan's 100th Wainwright (Robinson). Only 114 to go.





Jun-Jul 2022

Cycling club trip to the Maratona dles Dolomites, in Italy

Including a stop-off on the way, to ride up the Passo Stelvio (2757m)

Managed to lock the keys in the car in a supermarket car park in France!

Passo Stelvio hairpins

Hotel 'Garni la Tranquillite' in Corvara. Hit the jackpot with a room to myself!


The pairing up of riders with matching kit here was entirely coincidental!

A common theme at all mealtimes was strudel for pudding



















Early start for event day


9th July: Jewellery stall at Westways fair. 
16th: Beningbrough Hall