East Dean Camping

We had a nice little camping trip up to East Dean with Peter, Julia, Mary and the kids.  Lily, Lola, Joe and Iris wandering down to the Star and Garter...

Our site...

  Cooking marshmallows on the fire...

Bristol Museum and PFC

Me and Joe had a day out in Bristol today and then went to see Bristol Rovers v Pompey....Joe by the Cathedral....

 We went to the new(ish) Bristol Science Museum which is now called 'We the Curious'.

Joe working out his DNA...

 Creating a Wallace and Gromit animation...

Playing the pipes :-) 

Locks of Love on the bridge...

We met Pete, Will and Reggie at the football.  Bristol Rovers vs Pompey...

Pompey scored first, but Rovers equalised.  Then Pittman came on and changed the game.  Pompey scored and won 2v1...Play Up Pompey!!!

Next day we went back to Lyme Regis to join Karen and Lisa...

Beautiful Days 2018

Back at our favourite festival....

Mystical Elves...

Making kites...

Joe had selected some rock bands for me and him to see.  The first were the Mahones....

Deborah and Karen in the posh tea tent....

Every year the kids try the wobbly ladder....they've never won the £20!

Joe's next selection was Feeder....fantastic!

Down the front for Feeder...

 Joe rocking to his favourite Feeder song....Buck Rogers....

Great show...

Chillin' by the Bimble Inn...

Dream catchers...

In the theatre tent to see Football Keepie Up World Champion John Farnworth.   

 It was an amazing show....

 Scary night birds...

 I think someone is a bit tired :-)

 Biiiiig Wheeeeeeel...

 Looking down at the House and the kids area...

Rebel Tent : Debate about the Future of the 'Left'.  Derby Mp,  Peter Tatchell, and some other famous left wingers...

 Awesome band rocking the Bimble Inn...

Joe's next pick was the Wildhearts.  Joe has good taste in music :-)

 Last night - Dancing to the Levellers...What a Beautiful Day!

 Great light show...

 And fireworks...

 Another fantastic BDs!  Lisa, Danny, Joe, Ian, Karen and Isabella...

 Back to the real world....the punters do the leave the field nice and tidy :-)

Cheers BDs....See you next year....

Blackpool and The Peaks

Me and Joe had a long weekend up North to see Pompey play in Blackpool and do some touristing :-) 

Blackpool Tower...

At the top!

Looking South along the beach.  You can see the football ground on the left.

Scarry glass floor....

The Tower Ballroom...with dancers..

It was actually great fun watching the dancers...

We walked up to Bloomfield Road.  The Blackpool fans were protesting against their owner Mr Oysten.  Their story is very similar to Pompey's, so we joined in...

The Blackpool fans protest by not going to the game...

Pompey won 2v1...Great display from new boy Ronan Curtis..

The next day we went for a walk up Stanage Edge in the Peak District...  Joe doing some bouldering...

 Rock Hopping..

Don't show Mummy this one!

Nice views from the top...

We walked for a couple of miles along the top.

Great trip....Play Up Pompey.