On the Road Again!

Why? The bee sting that I got whilst away in Wantage at Off Grid was very infected. It seems that after 70 years on this earth, this is the first time any of the stripey little bastards have stung me. It also seems that I am allergic to bee venom!!! The reaction led to a visit to the pharmacist on Wednesday after I got back as what was a little sting had spread around 4 by 2 inches around my arm. It was painful to touch.  The pharmacist gave me anti-histamine pills and a tube of cream.  By the end of the week it was still getting redder and the inflammation spread almost to my elbow. I tried to keep it covered. One pissy little bee sting!! On the train home on Saturday evening I got into a long chat with two nice ladies who were concerned about the size and how nasty it looked. So Sunday when we were supposed to be going to the Hop Farm, we went to the minor injuries clinic at Folkestone Royal Victoria Hospital. Luckily...

Once back from Off Grid we had a quick look around the van and checked that with the inverter switched on that Claire could get the hair dryer and straighteners to work. To get a better appreciation of the upgrades we wanted to get away for a night or two off-grid. We couldn't get away in the week so were looking at the Bank Holiday weekend. We don't usually go away on bank holidays. I have my last Arsenal game of the season on Saturday afternoon and so we can really only go for one night away. So we looked around locally. In the end we have a night booked at the Hop Farm campsite in Beltring near Tonbridge for one night on Sunday into Bank Holiday Monday, aka May Day. It used to be a really good place to visit as the Hop Farm has the largest number of oast houses in one cluster. It's a shame that the company have closed the museums and other attractions. But at least the campsite is still open. It gets plenty of good reviews on Pitchup.com   https://thehopfarm.co.uk/stay