First Adventure 2024

 Ongoing health issues have delayed our first trip this year, but tomorrow we set off for a shorter-than-usual holiday in France, via Tenterden and Canterbury.  Our ferry is on Monday morning and we shall be heading to Normandy and Brittany.

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