Day 169 – Friday 24th August 2018
Woke up to a nice morning in Brighton.
Being August bank holiday weekend not only can we expect the weather to get bad but Brighton seafront will be full of mods.
Some are already here.
After a bit of shopping we set off for lunch at Peacehaven.
Julie at Meridian Point in Peacehaven
The weather was extremely blowy on the way back to Brighton and later it started to rain.
Yep, it’s August bank holiday alright!
We had dinner at my favourite Brighton restaurant, foodilic.
foodilic
While it’s not a wholly vegetarian restaurant it is a great place for a vegetarian to eat. It’s a buffet and they used to weigh your plate but now you can eat all you want for £7.50 which is great VFM for in my book.
Day 170 – Saturday 25th August 2018
Beautiful morning, we went to the western end of Brighton…
i360
… then walked back along the western parade before having a gander at all the scooters by the Volks bar,
There’s a bit of Lambretta v Vespa snobbery in the Mod world
They do like a spotlight & mirror or two!
Nice touch.
Brings back some memories
This was a contender for most ridiculous…
… but this was the clear winner. The owner told me he spent 14 months building it and he said on the way down from Wakefield it did 85mph on the motorway. Must be off his bloody rocker!
After lunch we headed further west towards Hove…
Julie in Hove
These were from Marrocco’s in Hove and they were top notch, best ice creams this year
then on to Shoreham.
Shoreham
After dinner I went to Concorde2, bar just down from where we were parked up.
Concorde2
Someone had given me a flyer for a Who tribute band who were going to play the whole Quadrophenia album and I thought I’d pop along for a pint.
The band was already in full flight when I arrived but the bloke on the door wanted £20! That’s a bit much for a pint and I told him I’d seen The ‘actual’ Who for less!
Back at the van I Googled it and I had only paid £8 to see The Who back in 1979.
Those were the days
With ACDC & The Stranglers as the support!
Day 171 – Sunday 26th August 2018
An overcast start to the day but the weather forecast is for rain. I had planned to stay till lunchtime but it’d cost £11 to park on Madeira Drive for 3 hours so off back to Reigate to carry on getting ready for Thursday.
Real bank holiday weather.
Day 172 – Monday 27th August 2018
Worked on the family tree, had a little sort through the van. I can’t wait till Thursday to get back on the road so I booked the ferry for Wednesday.
Took the girls and Julie out for dinner
Day 173 – Tuesday 28th August 2018
I should have booked the ferry for today.
Reigate is a nice enough town but I’ve lived here long enough. I can see why people end up going back to work a few months after retiring out of sheer boredom.
Cfor enjoys himself wherever he is.
Day 174 – Wednesday 29th August 2018
Very wet morning, Julie locked up her flat. I gave the remainder of my English money to Lily and we were off.
Filthy drive to Dover.
The Grey Cliffs of Dover
Great to be back abroad, Belgium and The Netherlands for the next two weeks then on to Scandi 🙂
Parked up at Cite d’Europe for the night.
Gent in Belgium tomorrow
Day 175 – Thursday 30th August 2018
Beautiful dry morning. Made it to the campsite by noon.
Once hooked up and settled in we took Zippy into Gent town centre for a gander. A mixture of tramlines, potholes, trams, people, cars and worst of all thousands of cyclists make riding a scooter round Gent town centre a bloody nightmare.
We had some Belgium frites and mayonnaise on arrival. we had to, it’s the law.
It’s safe to say they are bike mad in Gent.
Gent’s historic town centre is very pretty and the town is obviously well loved.
Gent’s historic town centre.
We took a boat ride…
Fuck ’em 🙂
This beer house has 150 different Belgian beers
Nestor, Gent’s answer to the Manneken Pis in Brussels. The boat driver said Nestor was lucky because he had two girlfriends. Personally I think that’d be a bit of a nightmare.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a caption competition
Going of a walking tour of Gent tomorrow.