Alan Carr

Tuesday 21st June 2022 Booked in 2019 originally for 2020, so over two years, 4 reschedules and covid making a last minute childcare problem we finally got to see Alan Carr at the Mayflower, Southampton. Quick dinner after work and an easy drive there meant we arrived in plenty of Read more

Afternoon tea at Tylney Hall

Saturday 21st May 2022 A trip to the very posh Tylney Hall Hotel for afternoon tea curtesy of Steve’s parents. Apart from having coffee instead of tea, no butter and cheese in the sandwiches and raspberry jam instead of strawberry and the inside of the Cafetière falling out meaning the Read more

Dublin

Friday 22nd April – Sunday 24th April Day 1 Our Irish adventure started with Vikki feeling a little tired, due to landing from Jamaica and being on English soil for less than 12 hours before we flew out again! Very quick and easy check in and through security and decided Read more

Southend

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th April 2022 Day 1 As Covid-19 hit in 2020 the first thing that was cancelled for us was a weekend at the end of March 2020 to Southend. Steve really wanted to show Vikki all around where he grew up and by early this year Read more

Milford on Sea

Saturday 26th March 2022 Finally a beautiful, sunny, warm Saturday…can only mean one thing – wash, wax, polish the blue car and head to the coast! It was an uneventful and direct drive to get us there, with missed turns or detours…hmmm can’t help but wonder if was it a Read more

Starburst Charity Ball

Saturday 12th March 2022 A chance to get well and truly dressed up for the first time in forever. A very fun night with lots of alcohol, music and dancing. The tux search and bow tie tying You Tube tutorials were definitely worth it!!

Isle of Wight

Monday 21st February – Tuesday 22nd February 2022 What better to do a couple of days after the biggest storm in England since 1987 but get on a ferry and head to the exact place where the fastest wind gust in England was recorded at 122 mph. The red weather Read more

Bath

Saturday 15th – Sunday 16th January 2022 After a brief trip to the home renovation show in Farnborough we headed off to Bath for our first adventure of 2022! Day 1 Fairly uneventful drive with only one missed turn as Steve was too busy concentrating on Rylan’s couch potato quiz! Read more

Bournemouth

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th October 2021 What started as an evening out to see Billy Ocean, turned into an unexpected weekend in Bournmouth and ended in Vikki getting Covid-19! Friday As Steve was working we couldn’t leave early so we thought we’d be organised, sussed out parking, checked what Read more