0301 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Goodwood Festival of Speed - 24th - 28th June 2015

I have always wanted to go to either the Festival of Speed or the Revival at Goodwood, so when I found out some months ago that the FoS would be on while I was in England, I booked straight away.  And wanting to extract the most from it, I planned to be there from the Wednesday afternoon when the campsite opened until Monday morning so I didn’t have to fight the exit traffic on Sunday afternoon.  And it was well worth it.  The camp site was only a 5 minute bike ride from the venue, there were excellent shuttle buses if you wanted, and the toilets and showers were a really good standard.  Excellent facilities all round, and a promising start to the weekend.

And if you are not a petrol head, and don’t enjoy looking at photos of fine cars that almost bring a tear to the eye of an enthusiast, then I guess you can skip the rest of this entry and move on to read more about my travelling adventures !

0300 On a narrow boat on the UK canals

I arrived in Tilbury from South America on June 2nd, and as soon as I was released from the port (Hey, no customs inspection !  Woo hoo !!), I drove up to near Oxford where I met the Skidmores and McAlisters who had already been on their rented Narrow Boat for 2 days - In the rain and cold !  I tracked them down to a mooring near the Folly Inn at Napton, and it was cold and wet when I got there.  We had a great (and warm) evening in the excellent pub before retiring back to our 65 ft boat - Chieftain.

Next morning, we set off and it was still cold - But suffice it to say that over the next 4 days it slowly got warmer and sunnier, thank goodness !  These locks are hard work as I shall explain !