Hi everyone
Blimey I sound like Buzz Lightyear!
I'm back with another blog already, I'm actually finishing it off on the eve of my 12th birthday which is tomorrow the 24th in case you'd forgotten. Hopefully I'll get some treats, a swim and a cake - no pressure but I'm worth it!
Sit back and let me tell you how we've been getting on with Ramavan amongst other things.
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| Wherever Luth lays his head... Back home from 'Up North' |
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| Playtime in the spring sunshine with Enz |
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| We love a Shingle Street swim |
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| We finally got to try out Ramavan in April with an overnight test camp at the Sibton White Horse which is only a half an hour from home
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Buckle up |
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| There was space for five campers there |
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| It wasn't too bad in the end - there were a few little issues but we all survived lol! |
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| Some nice weather for our walk in the Bluebell Woods near Belstead |
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| It maybe Springtime but we're already planning for the winter! |
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| Dad was well chuffed - Ipswich came second in the Championship and got promoted for the second season running, next season they're in the Premier League which is brilliant apparently |
The most important thing about Ipswich getting promotion for me & Luth was that they wouldn't be in the play-offs (that's where the teams in 3rd to 6th place play each other for the remaining promotion place) which meant that we were going to get a bonus holiday and properly put Ramavan through his paces! Mum chose to go Cornwall (obviously). So we headed west.
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| We had a stop over in a place called Stonehenge. There's a load of ancient stones laid out in a circle, in the middle of a field. I learnt that people called 'Hippies' love going there for the summer and winter solstice - something to do with the longest and shortest days of the year, silly me I thought they were all 24 hours long? You can see the stones in the background |
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| Here's a mini version of the stones outside the aptly named Stonehenge Inn pub, we wild camped in their carpark! |
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| We were going to camp nearer to the stones but there was a Hippy's van parked up and so mum didn't fancy staying there |
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| The next day we continued down to Cornwall to the Treloan Campsite in Portscatho. Me an' Luth had a right ol' laugh watching mum and dad put the awning up! |
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| After a couple of hours they finally got it up and sorted without falling out with each other and then we went for a walk around the coastal path |
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| We got our first swim of the holiday as a reward for our patience |
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| All set up |
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| We love a coastal walk |
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| Luther's in the zone |
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| Theres Foulmouth in the background, sorry I mean Falmouth |
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| The look out, 'I see no ships' |
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| We walked round to a place called Place |
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| From there we got a ferry to St Mawes and then a bus back to Porthscatho (via a pub) |
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| Heading the other way along the coastal path |
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| Cor look what we found on Porthcurnick Beach |
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| The obligatory selfie |
It was time to pack up and head further west after a successful four night stay in Porthscatho. Our next stop was about an hours drive further west at the Treen Farm Campsite just above Porthcurno
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| Our new set up - it didn't take them as long to get the awning up this time, practice makes perfect! |
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| The awning doubles up as our bedroom |
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| Time to explore |
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| Cor f**k me what a beach! |
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| And it's dog friendly until August, we had a great time there with our new ball |
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| A steep climb up the other side |
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| Here's a nice picture of me! |
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| And Luth |
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Our local pub
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| The weather forecast wasn't very good for Saturday so we got a bus to St Ives so that mum and dad could buy a hoody each! |
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| And guess what? We didn't even get a swim there! |
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| We went back to Treen on the Lands End Cruiser |
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| A wet end to the day |
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| The next day was better |
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| We had a walk up to the Minack Theatre |
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| That's a rum ol' place - an open air theatre built on the side of a cliff |
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| We saw some of the dress rehearsal for 'Little Shop Of Horrors' |
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| Enough of that - time for a swim |
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| This was a nice circular walk from the campsite to Pedn Vounder Beach, Logan Rock and Penberth Cove |
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| Christ that was some descent down on to Pedn Vounder Beach |
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| Mum decided not to go down - she'd have hated it |
So after six nights we headed home. We stopped off for a night near Warminster at a Campervan friendly pub called The George Inn.
There's lots of pubs that let you stay in their car park as long as you book in for a meal (dogs eat free).
Our first big outing in Ramavan went really well, hopefully mum and dad enjoyed it as much as, me an' Luth, we've got no complaints - we love a holiday!
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| FFS there's more football on the way lol |
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| Back home and the crops are growing |
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| Rain - that was to become the theme of the summer |
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| Great to catch with Enz - I think he was pissed off that he couldn't come away with us |
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| Talking of going away, we went Up North in Ramavan for a few days in June |
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| To The Tanhill Inn, the highest pub in Britain |
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| It was a bit bleak up there |
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| It really pissed it down the first day that we were there, we ended up having to eat our grub in the pub, it was cold as well - they even had the fires lit inside |
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| Tractor Boys |
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| Paul and Gail met us there and the next day we all went for a nice long walk! |
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| The weather got nicer as the day went on |
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| We walked through Ravenseat Farm which was in a documentary called Our Yorkshire Farm on Channel 5, I know that mum has watched it |
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| We ended up walking eleven miles. They had all booked to see a Dolly Parton tribute act FFS - long story and so it was a bit of a rush for them to get ready when we finally got back |
We were meant to drive over to the the Ribbleshead Viaduct the next day but when we woke up it was raining and the forecast was awful so we sacked it off and went home.
I'll leave it there for and go and prepare for my big day.
Look out for my next blog coming soon I promise.
Lots of love from
Rudie THE Dog xx
