Edward's Longest Journey

Edward was very excited this morning and woke us up at 6am. Of course this is not exceptional and is his usual get-up time. Despite the early start it was 11:15 before we left home having loaded the car (and roof box) and found space for Edward.

The first part of the journey as far as Washington services, where we stopped for lunch, was pretty good with no hold-ups. It was a new experience for us, feeding Edward in the car park of a services, but I’m sure we will get the hang of that! The traffic around Newcastle and Morpeth was slow but thankfully Edward was very calm and slept most of the way. We arrived at the caravan around 15:00 and Andrew unpacked the car while Edward had a snack.

Later in the afternoon we all set off for a walk around Seahouses (Edward in the sling). We were a little disappointed to find the harbour wall closed off due to maintenance work. One of Sarah and Andrew’s favourite things is to walk to the end and look out to sea. The maintenance work is set to last 6 months and cost £3million!

We then had a quiet evening in the caravan. How will Edward sleep? Watch this space...Read more