Well! time for another little ramble. Ive just been looking through the blogs of some of the young travelers on the offexploring site they are amazing, travelling thousands of miles through wilderness, mountains, jungles and desserts. One of the bloggers was concerned that she was being woken up at night by hyienas in their camp! I feel such a fraud here in the heart of rural Hampshire where the height of excitement is a drive down to Bournemouth to see Doddy! Mi...

Last night we did something I have wanted to do for years and which, if I hadn't have done it, was very unlikely that the chance would come again. We went to see Ken Dodd. He was on at the Pavillion in Bournemouth, and believe me it was quite an experience. Martyn and Jan drove us down to Bournemouth and I treated us all to a nice meal in the Slug and Lettuce before the show which started at 7:00. We had a bit of an episode before the show because I had tho...

Cultural Encounters! When selecting an activity category for my blog entry they dont have 'Work Again!' on the drop down list still I supose the Combine Club, down the village last night was a 'Cultural Encounter' I often wonder what aliens would make of our village club. Even people from Stockbridge find it hard to deal with! We had a club committee meeting last night as usual it was very 'Vicar of Dibly' The chairman,(Rob) asked if anyone had any ideas for ...

Still working although Easter makes life a little different. I really can't wait to get going and I've packed and unpacked my shiny new rucksack so many times that I'm wearing it out (Sad git!). I can't wait to try out my jungle sleeping bag too (Sadder Git!). Our Mosquito stuff has arrived, which is just as well because if there is a mossi within a hundred miles he will find me. Mandy is very quiet at the moment! maybe she's psyching herself up for the flying...