JerseySt Helier49°10’50” N 2°5’48” W May 1 in Jersey ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The day of the start of our trip had been a good one - bright and sunny although a hint of rain in the air. Getting everything ready had come together well. Work was wrapped up in reasonable time. WeRead more
JerseySt Helier49°10’46” N 2°7’4” W
May 1–2 in Jersey ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We arrived at the harbour on time, and were surrounded by a load of Porsches on the way to a track day around Goodwood circuit and a load of motorbikes going somewhere or other.
The wait sort ofRead more
EnglandPortsmouth50°47’52” N 1°4’18” W
May 2 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We were woken up an hour earlier than planned as the alarm on my phone went off early, because despite us only being a little south east of the Isle of Wight, my phone thought European time was best.Read more
EnglandGosport50°47’35” N 1°7’5” W
May 2 in England ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We'd previously arranged to check in early to our first hotel in order to get a bit of extra sleep, and to allow me to finish off the last couple of bits of work, but 7am would have been much tooRead more
EnglandLee-on-the-Solent50°48’0” N 1°12’9” W
May 2 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We then drove around the coast a bit to Lee-on-the-Solent, found a bench by the beach and relaxed for a while. Reading in the sun was a lovely relaxed way to spend the rest of the morning.
EnglandGosport50°48’58” N 1°9’34” W May 2–3 in England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We checked into our hotel as planned, I did my last bits of work for three months and sleep was had. We took the opportunity to reorganise the boot of our car a bit, which I suspect we'll do a fewRead more
EnglandFort Nelson50°51’40” N 1°8’23” W
May 3 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
For the first stop of our first full day away, we visited somewhere that had been recommended to us the night before - Fort Nelson - and it was very much as described. A really enjoyable very wellRead more
EnglandBitterne50°55’0” N 1°21’26” W May 3 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The next stop we'd arranged was meeting family in Bitterne Village, just outside Southampton. Again, we were made to feel very welcome and had a lovely afternoon.
EnglandPetersfield51°0’35” N 0°57’9” W May 3 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We arrived at our hotel a tiny bit later than planned but in good time to have a bite to eat and then watch what turned out to be a pretty decent F1 sprint race. We also picked up our maps and booksRead more
EnglandPetersfield51°0’14” N 0°56’3” W May 3 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After that, and rather than just stay in the hotel we drove into Petersfield itself stopping off at the Red Lion - a pub I'll always remember for being one we first visited a few years ago after we'dRead more
