After the unexpected detour to the Isle of Wight the day after Brighton, our plans for the reminder of our time in the UK were looking overwhelming and unattainable. There are simply too many other vehicles on the road causing wear and tear which results in road works and traffic jams and frustration for everyone, especially our party of four with limited knowledge and experience of local driving conditions. Factor in the need to locate accommodation and a car ...

With no definite destination in mind we farewelled Arcadia after 29 nights, wrestled our luggage into and headed off in our rental car from Southampton just after ten this morning. The lush green landscape lining the A27, reminiscent of WA's South West, provided a refreshing contrast to the maritime scenes we had become accustomed to, but still we found ourselves happy to be back by the sea at the end of the day. Less then two hours after heading off we arrived...