Adventures on the Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise – July 2019 Part 2 – exploring Banff National Park

Our first morning in Banff began at the rather early time of 04:00! Blasted Jet Lag! Determined to make the most of our time here, we decided after a coffee and shower to make the most of our early morning by going for a hike to acclimatise to our new surroundings. We took a walk […]

Adventures on the Rocky Mountaineer and Alaska Cruise| Part 1 | A pre amble in London and making our way to Banff, Canada

Another year, and another exciting Great Rail Journeys trip for us. These trip are addictive- the minute we land from one, we can’t stop ourselves obsessively flicking through the next years brochure, pausing to number crunch- can we afford it? Before taking the plunge and booking it, taking advantage of GRJ’s low deposits. The longer […]

Celebrating Fathers Day at Kelling Heath

It may only have been two weeks since our last adventure, but it’s been a fortnight of work, work and more work stress! Exam season is upon us and between Keith and I we’ve had nearly 60 students taking grade exams in this fortnight alone. Luckily, we’d got a weekend of escapism to look forward […]

Adventures in Dorset Part 2

Friday 31st May After a wonderful stay at Corfe Castle, it was time to move on to our final location on this trip – Charmouth. We took a small detour to go to the back at Studland Bay, where we got the paddleboard out and had a lark around for an hour or so – […]

Adventures in Dorset Part 1

Ruby the VW Campervan is parked up on a fabulous wooded glade on the outskirts of Corfe Castle, Dorset. We’re on the Camping and Caravan Club site and our first impressions were great. The pitches are spacious and not on top of each other. It’s quiet despite being full and the terracing means our pitch […]

May Half Term Part 1 | Adventures in the New Forest

Ruby the VW Campervan is parked up in the heart of the glorious New Forest National Park having a rest after a helluva week! She’s transported us across Norfolk for hours of lessons, to Bedford for a massive gig, into Suffolk and Norwich for smaller gigs and to school on a Friday for a series […]

Campervan Cooking | Tandoori Sea Bass

Tandoori Sea Bass Ingredients 1 potato 1 leek 1 punnet cherry toms 1 garlic clove 2tbsp tandoori power 1.5 tbsp butter 2 sea bass fillets salt/pepper Method • Chop your potatoes into 2cm pieces (no need to peel!). Put your potatoes on a silver foil tray with 1 tbsp of oil, your curry powder, ¼ […]

Adventures on The Thames Valley Path; May Bank Holiday weekend

Ruby the VW campervan is parked up on the banks of the River Thames. We can just about see boats going past through the trees from our pitch at Hurley Riverside Park, and the campsite is filling up, as you would expect for May Day Bank Holiday. We were drawn to Hurley Riverside Park due […]

Product Review – Remoska Electric Oven from Lakeland

Food, Glorious Food! Anyone that follows our blog regularly will have gathered by now that we are into our food. We love nothing more than trying new dishes, using local ingredients to create our own culinary masterpieces and finding new ways to push the boundaries when it comes to cooking whilst on camping trips in […]

Adventures in Northern Ireland | Easter 2019 | A Summary

It’s been almost a week since we arrived home from one of our most favourite tours yet – our tour of Northern Ireland. Since the weather has been so good, and the schools aren’t quite back, we’ve been carrying on in holiday mode with BBQs, al fresco family lunches and trips to the Norfolk […]