Our first trip of the year, 2 nights on one of our favourites. Chertsey C&CC site. Left storage at 1030hrs, stopped at Sainsburys for fuel then direct to Chertsey arriving 1330hrs. Checked in, set up the went for a walk. Of course a pint in the Bridge Hotel before back on site.
Not my type of watering hole really, but good beer and very convenient. Though cold it was a nice day. A year previous and the hotel and site had a metre of the Thames on their property.
The sites proximity to the river is its main attraction, but pays the price with not uncommon flooding.
Had a pleasant evening, dinner, drinks and a bit of tv.
January 12th.
After breakfast, set off to catch the 1040hrs bus to Staines, then a train to Windsor. Got to Windsor about 1200hrs. Hazel set off for some retail therapy, I went to visit my Dads memorial bench at Romney Lock.
He had donated his body to medical science, so we had no funeral as a closure. His happiest memories were holidays on the Thames during WWII and after. Then marriage and kids (me being first)
curtailed the holidays. But through my childhood, living until age 11 in a still very war damaged Willesden, day trips to Windsor were the big treat for us all. Always a picnic and paddle on Romney Island. It couldn't be more fitting for his memorial to overlook the happiest of places.
Met Hazel in town for coffee and a panini.
Caught the train back to Staines then bus to Chertsey. Had a couple of beers in a pub with a roaring log fire, so good we were loath to leave. But want must needs, leave we did, back on site about 1800hrs.Similar evening to the previous one.
January 13th.
Up bright and early and packed for the journey home, ready to roll 0930hrs.
Uneventful run home, arrived 1200hrs.
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