Today we went to Shipley Bridge, so that I could map the walk for my new Accessible Walks page. We had done less than half a mile, when my buggy lost power. After a few checks we decided to return to the van. We put the tow rope on, disengaged the motor and headed back …
Category archives: Day Out with Gill
More Photos from the Lakes
This is a few more photos from two more days in the Lakes. The first group are from our day in the Grizedale Forest. The second group are from our trip to Wray Castle. These photos are from our 20 mile round trip on the buggies to Wray Castle. We set off from our caravan …
Lake District 15/6/21 16/6/21
Below are a selection of photographs from our first couple of days in the Lakes. First day was a lovely sunny day while the next was damp and drizzly. We stayed local to our base the first day, exploring the local lanes and tracks. The rest off the photos are of our damp day out …
Geoneedle near Orcombe Point 5/6/21
Today, we decided to go to Exmouth for Fish & Chips, doing the journey on the buggies. From home it is 11.5 miles to the Exeter Road chippie, which with a coffee stop on the way takes just under 3 hours. With a keen head wind the journey to Exmouth, was quite cool compared with …
Matford Marshes 30/5/21 St Lawrence Castle 31/5/21
On Sunday we met up with our friend from Cornwall, who is a fellow WAGs and CRR member. We had booked lunch at the Swans Nest, so met there at 1000 and did a ramble up to the Matford Marshes and the Riverside Country Park. As all 3 of us are on mobility scooters, we …
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Waddlesdown Cross Picnic 27/5/21 DCC Exmouth 28/5/21
As it was a lovely sunny day Gill & I took a picnic lunch, exploring the lanes in the Whitstone area. We spent an hour in Motortone, trying to keep the joints moving, before starting our ramble. We decided to revisit the lanes up to Waddles Down, as we knew the trees and hedges would …
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Topsham RSPB Reserve Picnic 5/5/21
On Wednesday Gill and I took a picnic lunch to the Bowling Green Marsh RSPB reserve at Topsham. With the restrictions still in place, we tend to be totally self sufficient for refreshments. So we set off with two flasks of hot water, a flask of soup, tea and coffee etc. While it was a …
Powderham & Starcross picnic lunch 24/4/21
Today we took a picnic lunch down to Powderham and Starcross. We had a very strong head wind on the way down, but the warmth of the sun won the day. We stopped for lunch in a field next to Powderham Church, it was a lovely sunny spot in the lee of the hedge. With …
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Exmouth Fish & Chips 21/4/21
We took advantage of Wednesdays good weather, and did a trip to Exmouth for Fish & Chips on the buggies. It was a 28 mile round trip, so the best part of six hours traveling. We tried a new place for us on Exeter Road, called Proper Fish & Chips. The fish was lovely, but …
Exe Estuary Trail 26/02/21 & 27/2/21
With it being so wet in early February, followed by the week or so of bitterly cold winds. Gill and I have not ventured out much this month. So with the lovely weather the last few days, we decided to venture a bit further than our local route. So on Friday (26th Feb) we took …