Friday, 5th May 2023
In keeping with the recent weather, it is dull, with frequent rain showers, as we prepare to leave.
I make a special effort to take some garden shots. We have our first Clematis flower of the spring, late I think, presumably because of the cold and dull weather we have had of late.
This weekend is the Coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, so, we have an extra Bank Holiday, and, just about everywhere appears to be fully booked.
Accordingly, I have booked Keal Lodge Caravan Site N52.670112 W0.279909, chosen because it had vacancies.
I am not sure that having vacancies on such a busy weekend is actually recommendation, but we will see.
Approximately 195 miles.
Unsurprisingly, the journey is typical of the beginning of a UK Bank Holiday weekend.
A massive traffic hold up at Darrlington, A1 Southbound, thanks to road works, road is reduced to
a contra-flow, one lane North-bound, and, one lane South-bound.
Just to add to the fun, torrential rain, for much of the journey.
What joy.
Unusually for us, we take care to follow the owned supplied instructions to approach the site. Not sure if it was strictly necessary on the basis of road width, but, no doubt was in the interests of not annoying the locals.
But, the good news is, we arrive to blue skies, 18C, and, Keal Lodge appears to be a very
well looked after site, with plenty of space, plus, we are a short walk (15 minutes) from the Town/Village of Deeping St James.
We are soon all settled in, a glass of wine, whilst sitting in the sunshine, the journey is forgotten.
Saturday, 6th May 2023
A pleasant morning, 14C, and, sunny with cloud.
Yesterday, when we arrived, we were greeted by the young lady who looks after the place (the daughter of the owner, I think).
She gave us lots of information about how to find our way around, walks etc etc. To be honest, there was so much information, we failed to absorb it all.
One item of information was details of a pleasant walk, along the River Welland, to Deeping St James.
Google has already allowed me to determine
that there is a Catholic Church, so, that is Kathleen sorted for Sunday morning.
The order of the day today is to explore and check out where the important things are, ie pub, shop, Catholic Church (not necessarily in that order).
Aided initially by Google Maps, we find the Catholic Church, and, find the Riverside walk, during our 3.4 mile ramble.
Unfortunately, we do not find anywhere open, and serving food/drinks.
The "old" church (St James, hence, Deeping St James) is, of course, what was the Catholic Church, before Henry VIII re-arranged ownership.
The current Catholic Church is a modern affair, Our Lady of Lincoln and St Guthlac
Some seriously attractive properties, along the River Welland, and, some wild life.
The weather is kind, it has warmed to a pleasant 16C, a slight shower, but, very brief.
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