We popped in to Edinburgh’s contemporary art museum today.

France-Lise McGurn Bachelorette

Eduardo Paolozzi Master of the Universe

Scottish schoolchildren.

Scottish school.

Scottish ice cream.

Time and again theatre Earwig

https://www.littlesparta.org.uk/visit/ Ian Hamilton Finlay’s poem garden. Wikipedia article.
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Nearly there.

This is the right place.

Poems everywhere you look.

Well, almost everywhere.

Some on an island.

Some small.

Some large.

 
Boom

 
Famous Puppet Death Scenes

 
Tiger Lillies One Penny Opera

The Anniversary

The Return Of Sherlock Holmes With Nigel Miles-Thomas and Michael Roy Andrew. No video.

Gerhild in the Dovecote Studios.

Old friends near Edinburgh Castle.

Took the no. 11 bus into Edinburgh.

Our first show was called After the World Stood Still.

Then we spontaneously dropped in to the Beehive Inn.

To see there’s something about Mary.

By Daniel Downie

Same man, different show.

Mary Queen of Scots…

…in the Scottish Portrait Gallery.

A puppet dancing to his master’s tune.

Even the cake shops have performers in the window!

Today we crossed into Scotland. Wayhay.

Beautiful day again.

The hillsides were covered in Rose Bay Willow Herb Helpfully identified by Steve in the garden centre. (Schmalblättriges Weidenröschen)

Excellent camp site for our week in Edinburgh. Mortonhall Caravan & Camping Park £41/night

What is she looking at?

Something angelic.

Two angels.

Then we popped into the Baltic art centre in Newcastle.

Lakehurst Khorran.

Something for Kim to play with

Derwent reservoir

It’s a long walk for the anglers down to the water’s edge.

Bolbec Manor camp site €44/night

Today we drove past the famous Ribblehead viaduct.

Stopped for a selfie.

The AONB view from the camp site.

Some of the other campers.

After a windy night we scampered part of the way up Whernside.

You wouldn’t want to mess with this sheepdog!

Yorkshire.

Our picnic spot.

Fantastic stones worthy of a famous sculptor.

Quite comfy too.

It’s not too windy today but look how this tree is growing.

Sheep.

A “pavement”.

Coming down to our camp site.

Today we went down half of the spectacular “Falls Walk”

So why is it called the “Falls” walk?

Maybe because you could fall in?

A place to fall in love?

You definitely shouldn’t fall over.

The river went that way!

Falls Park camp site Near Ingleton. €39/night.
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They’ve gone completely potty in Settle!

Mary Poppins just dropping in.

Postman Pot.

The potty pizza chef.

Not very well behaved potty children.

Another potty lot.

Our camp site in the Doe Valley.

Gorgeous.

Stepping stones over the river Doe.

Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park. £6 each.

 

Jason Wisher-Mills – one of his Argonauts in Love.

Picnic with Barbara Hepworth‘s Family of Man.

Niki de Saint Phalle – Buddha

JocJonJosch – Eddy

Someone’s been splitting hares. Sophie Ryder – Sitting

Bag of Aspirations by Kalliopi Lemos.

Robert Indiana – A hippy classic. All you need.

Jaume Plensa – White Nomad. Using letters from 8 different alphabets.

Damien Hirst – The Virgin Mother. And a nice tree!

Somewhere close to Yorkshire Sculpture park for 2 nights.
https://www.holmevalleycamping.com/ 2 1/2 hour drive from “The Lawns” 00441484665819
Email: enquiries@holmevalleycamping.com

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It‘s still a bit hot in the camper so a cool bench next to the duckpond is just right.

Fairies sleep here…

The camp site is where an old mill used to stand. This is the millstream.

Today we just relaxed and did some washing. There was a good stiff breeze to go with the sunshine. Just right for drying the washing.

Looking across the river Alde.

Early start for a cooler walk.

The Lawns Caravan & Camping site is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Aldeburgh. Lowgate, Spalding PE12 8LN, UK
lawnsandlakes.co.uk
+447810026107
£25.50/night

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That is quite some lawn. Anyone for croquet?

Enjoy a cup of tea first.

It’s 31°C today, so best stay in the shade.

Park in Slaughden Rd

Parking for motorhome where you can stay overnight. Make sure you park in the slaughen quay car park outside the Slaughden Sailing Club where mororhomes are allowed. Nice view over the Alde river and marshes. motorhomes are not allowed on the road on the higher level overlooking the beach. Public toilet within 500 meters near the old lighthouse.
(Park4Night page)

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Well fed, much contented folk.

https://www.stenaline.de/routen/hoek-van-holland-harwich

30 min. Drive from camp site.

Hook of Holland to Harwich. Departs 14:15 Arrives 19:45

Glorious, sunny crossing.

Reading next to a porthole. Gerhild is reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Kim is reading The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley.

The Castle Inn, The Street, Ramsey, Essex, CO12 5HH – £20/night
Phone: 00441255880739 www.castleinnramsey.co.uk

Monday.

Rotterdam station is quite smart.

The famous cube houses.

Inside the stairs are verrry steep and it’s quite hot but lots of fun.

Disorientating isn’t it?

Nice rabbit.

These revolving chairs are great.

Here you can pedal like mad and admire the bridge. There’s always something to keep you entertained.

A cigar-smoking hippopotamus. Love it. Dedicated to Marten Toonder, a famous Dutch cartoonist.

A block of flats over a food market.

The ceiling offers inspiration in case you don‘t know what to eat.

Visit Kunsthal (10:00 – 17:00 Adults € 16,50)

When the pedestrian lights are made of bamboo and light up like this, you know it’s the way to the zoo.

Interesting architecture in Rotterdam. The small building to the right is a church.

Sleeping stones at the Kunsthal.

This is a warehouse for part of the city’s art collection. Depot Boijmans

Twins.

Bicycle parking in the street behind Wagamama.

4 hour drive to https://www.stadscamping-rotterdam.nl Stadscamping Rotterdam, Kanaalweg 84 / 86, 3041JE Rotterdam €34 per night.
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Aaaaah, finished driving for a few days.

I wonder what sort of rubbish you put in this bin?

Gerhild thinks this is a duck – with ears…

6 hour drive (should have been 4) to Hagen am Teutoburger Wald
Reisemobilstellplatz Hagen a.T.W. Zum Jägerberg, 49170 Hagen am Teutoburger Wald (Link to Googlemap)

Hagen is a pleasant little village with some nice benches.

The free camper parking spot is next to a cherry orchard, where you are invited to have a nibble. ( Hagen‘s cherries) 10 minute stroll under cherry trees down into the village.

 

There‘s loads of uses for cherries.