Portland dorset
2019年5月31日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °CWe began our adventure driving to Portland with the roads busier than usual arriving in sunshine and joined by Jim and Nat and Juniper. JJ cooked a special Spanish bake and we retired early ahead ofもっと詳しく
We began our adventure driving to Portland with the roads busier than usual arriving in sunshine and joined by Jim and Nat and Juniper. JJ cooked a special Spanish bake and we retired early ahead ofもっと詳しく
We left Portland earlier than originally planned as we were advised to catch an earlier flight owing to the likelihood of fog later. So a brilliant bright sunny morning saw two cars packed and readyもっと詳しく
Some of us were up early, went for a walk and got wet. Others more laid down didn’t surface until it was dry. After breakfast we all went to the little church we used to visit then ordered pastiesもっと詳しく
We were up early for a quick shop, excellent scrambled egg and mushroom breakfast , courtesy of Jim. Then we headed to the Quay to catch Golden Spray on a wildlife trip round Annet. The trip acrossもっと詳しく
Morning looked a bit uncertain so we did a spot of shopping including a visit to John Bordeaux pottery, where we were greeted by long lost friends, Juniper proving a big hit and being gifted a littleもっと詳しく
Forecast was promising so we decided to visit Tresco catching the Sapphire at 10.00. There was a cruise ship out beyond the Easter Isles and so quite a few visitors. Red squirrels on arrival were aもっと詳しく
We were up early in expectation of catching the early boat to St Martins. However it transpired the early boat on a Thursday is half an hour earlier. Nat though chatted up a Tresco boat services chapもっと詳しく
Rain forecast. Preparations for othillo swimrun well underway and a few hardy soles out practicing. First stop to pick up St Agnes gin from Tanglewood behind the post Office. Then off to Porth Melonもっと詳しく
Up quite early to get the last of the packing done and house cleaned. It was really good and well positioned so we have booked for 2020.
The showers had passed and it was a sunny start for theもっと詳しく
We arrived back at Portland just after four, with J&N&JW a couple of hours behind as they stopped at Castle Drogo. The roads were amazingly good despite warnings about the Cornwall show. Sunny andもっと詳しく