Been some time since I posted and it is so easy to get out of practice, especially as another birthday has slipped under the radar.I have been busy with arrangements for the second stage of our Via de la Plata Camino.Accommodation is now booked for three of us as, sadly, Roger,my brother in law , is not able to make this one. The good news was getting flights to Madrid, from where we will take the train to Caceres, from Birmingham, with NorwegianAir. We shall return to Madrid from Zamora. Our dates are 17th April – 1st May.
Health wise,am doing fine since all clear from my Urostomy consultant,just receiving some physio for the calf strain I picked up in late summer, basically doing lots of stretching exercises.
Events have included weekends in Henley On Thames and Berkhamsted,a night at the Birmingham Literary Festival and a night out in Lichfield, to see a Buddy Holly tribute band, which was a present from good friends, Sue and Sean.
I celebrated the aforementioned birthday, with the family , enjoying the fireworks and sparklers, overseen by Dan & Tom.Then an excellent dinner,together.
The Autumn means lots to do in both the garden and the allotment…harvesting beans, celeriac potatoes, Cavolo Nero to mention a few, plus raspberries.We particularly enjoyed the marrows and squash. Also, drying bean seeds for next year.
The next, very enjoyable task is preparing for the end of year holiday in South Africa.Have managed to book tickets for a day at the Test Match, Newlands,Cape Town, South Africa versus England – a long held ambition of mine.Two excursions to Robben Island and the cable car trip up Table Mountain – all done on line and tickets printed.The holiday was booked with Trailfinders,self drive along the Garden Route from Cape Town, including the occasional wine tasting!
Looking forward to it, having purchased a Map and guide book on Amazon, too. The hire car will have a SatNav, but always have a paper back-up. So no danger of getting lost then….
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