I thought I owed it to my audience to start blogging again. Just checked the readership figures and I’m sure they will both be glad to see Travelswithbrunnhilda back up and running!
13th August
One hell of a storm last night. It started about 10pm and went on for about 3 or 4 hours. A thunderstorm in a caravan is a mind blowing experience (and goodness we’ve witnessed our fair share over the last 12 months!). The sound of the rain is amplified so much that you literally can’t hear yourself speak. Every thunder clap sounds right on top of you and the lightening seems to shine through every window!
We were picking up the boys today - meeting Laura half way at a place called Lickey Hills Country Park bear Bromsgrove.
We went via Ledbury for a quick shop (with the shops open this time!) and a bite to eat. We battled through the rain storms and found Cameron & Swan cafe - it was OK although I probably picked wrong with fish cakes and the tea was a little too strong for me. Have to say though, their level of COVID avoidance measures were impressive!
Lickey Hills was really nice. We gave the dog and boys a good run! The rain had stopped by now so the boys even had a go on the playground. The toilets were shut though so Kim had, and took, the opportunity to embarrass Laura as she desperately tried to find a “quiet” spot! I’m sure Kim didn’t need to explain why Laura was acting a bit dodgy but she did - to several bewildered passer bys!
Home to Brunnehilda via Morrison’s (DVDs) and KFC (chicken). All safely in bed before the storms came again.
14th August
This time the thunderstorms came in the middle of the night. They didn’t last as long as the previous night but they were just as intense!
And the storm left us with a drizzly morning - in fact the rain / drizzle didn’t really abate until 4pm.
After breakfast under the protection of Izzy, we headed out to Symonds Yat. We had a quick look around and assessed the situation - we could eat or we could go on the water - either hire a kayak or a boat trip. The boys all fancied the kayak but then Charlie piped up ... he wanted something to eat (chips in particular). He is so like his mother - we would get the whole family into a Disney Park paying just shy of £1K for the pleasure and as soon as we walked through the gates (and I mean as soon as walked through the gates) she would want to get something to eat and drink - with acres of paid for fun at our disposal and the clock ticking down, she would insist on spending even more money!
So, at the will of my grandson’s stomach we trudged off in the rain to find somewhere to eat. One pub was full the other wasn’t! Now that in itself should have told us something!? I don’t want to be too critical of the Royal Lodge but I would say that once again, excellence in COVID avoidance measures was far more impressive than their ability to cook and serve food! And it took so long ...
By the time we got back to the kayaks they had shut early - they were worried about the rapidly rising river level. Ah well, at least Charlie had his chips- well to be fair, 1/3rd of a plate of them!
So, with Grandad’s wallet burning a hole in his pocket, we set off to the Toy Shop at Ross. The Wye’s loss was the toy shop’s gain as we stocked up with toys, books and more DVDs (at Morrisons).
The rain had stopped by now so we did get a pleasant short river walk in and a quick romp in the play ground. The boys threw some stones into the Wye but there was a family of swans menacingly watching us at rather close quarters for most of the time!
Back to Brunnehilda for a BBQ. The boys enjoyed playing with their £1 paper planes as we spent a pleasant evening under Izzy. Kim taught Charlie to play Jacks and the Twinnies helped me pick some blackberries to go with the ice cream. When I say “helped”, that consisted of them screaming at the top of their voices if they heard anything like a car approaching.
And so to bed. The forecast is pretty bad for tomorrow as well so ....
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