Sunnydale Campsite, Netley Abbey (N50 53'8" W1 20'30") contd,

Thursday, 23rd May 2019


Clear blue sky, bright sunshine and 21C, with light cloud beginning to appear by evening.

We cycle to Hamble-le-Rice, via a new route (we are looking for a suitable lunch stop). We pass a couple of "possibles":

The Roll Call, looks attractive, but, not much choice on menu (if you don't like fish, which Kathleen doesn't). 

and The Cottage, not open until 16:00, we cannot wait that long for lunch!.

The waterfront at Hamble-le-Rice looks much more promising. A tourist "hot-spot" I am sure, for the Bank Holiday, but, today, it is just pleasantly "populated", and, we have a very pleasant lunch in The Bugle.

It is easy to see why this is so popular, a very attractive waterfront, looking over the River Hamble. 

As always with these "boat places", the marvel (to me) is the amount of expensive hardware, which appears to be seldom used.

A quick trip to the Marina, suggests this is an affluent area, expensive new yachts lined up, awaiting buyers.

So, all in all, a very pleasant day, fourteen miles of pleasant cycling and a very good lunch!

We return to find we have a neighbour, a couple who have "gone native" and live in their twenty two year old Hymer. A very talkative chap, we learn they are here for only one night, to enable him to attend a hospital appointment.

Friday, 24th May 2019

Another beautiful day, blue skies, sunshine 21C.

We cycle to Woolston, to buy essential supplies (ie wine and Pizza).

Lunch, courtesy of Kathleen, sitting by the coast at a rather pleasant small cafe.

It is the beginning of a Bank Holiday weekend, the site is filling up rapidly, Motorhomes, Caravans and Tents arriving until late in the evening.

Saturday, 25th May 2019

A degree of two cooler at 19-20C, stiff breeze, and, a lot of cloud rolling in, but, no rain so far.

A dry run for Kathleen's "walk to church" tomorrow, the plan is I will be trusted to do packing up, unsupervised, whilst Kathleen "does" her Church thing.

Bicycles loaded into the Garage of Van.

Sunday, 26th May 2019

Dull and Cloudy, a good day to be leaving.

The plan is to drive about halfway home, then find somewhere to stop for the night, preferably with the option of a meal.

But, the weather gets worse as we go North, windy and wet, so, we, well I, drive the 320 or so miles home.

Happy(?) memories of my working life, when, for months, I made this journey, from A&P Southampton, every Friday afternoon, and again, in reverse every Monday morning.