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GETTING LOST ON MY BIKE

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I definitely prefer staying on the smaller certified location sites. I like the solitude and the amazing views that most of them offer. Greystone Farm in Blockley near Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, was perfect for me. Just one big field with two hard standing sites with electric hook up, somewhere to get fresh drinking water and somewhere to empty the toilet cassette. And on a working farm so you are at one with nature. But sometimes nature can be pretty loud! I just had to record the cows in the field behind me when they are ready to be milked! They make so much noise it was incredible. But I suppose if your udder is full of milk you would probably be making a racket to get someone to empty it! But it did not deter me from settling in on the site. I just loved the views and the surroundings. I headed off on my bicycle to Moreton-in-Marsh, which was over five miles away. There were some very very very steep hills to navigate but I found it very exhilarating and scary all

TIME TO STOP AND STARE

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I loved staying at Fairly Lodge Farm Certified location site because my surroundings were so nice and I felt extremely safe, even though I was on my own for most of the time. One motorhome did appear for a couple of days but we just smiled at one another in passing and said hello a couple of times. It continued to rain really hard most of the time and it sounded quite loud in the motorhome. But funnily enough this made me feel even more relaxed in my motorhome. Me all nice and warm, protecting myself against the the elements.   When the rain stopped the sun came out and it was glorious, if a bit nippy. But because I love being outdoors whenever possible I set up my little table and chair and wrapped up warm and sat outside writing up my blog and catching up on my Instagram posts. I have to say I am realising that it is a lot of work writing blogs and posting instagrams. And because I love going out to explore so much I am having to force myself to stay focused to try to