I am pleased to announce that the bus has been passed A1 (fit for all duties) for another 12 months at little expense, although we did have to cross the palm of a tow truck driver with silver to help extract it from a quagmire! Further good news...again at limited expense, we now have a brand new windscreen which means we can now see where we are going.
So its planning time - target destination so far is Turin in Italy crossing lots of borders, sampling local produce along the way and having a good excuse to decline a wedding invitation from the Windsors. Further details to follow...

The Bish and I with our delightful Mem Sahibs had a spot of much needed R&R at Ranchero Ballo and rest assured avid readers, we did abuse our livers and laughed a lot - although the Bish was a little under the weather with a tickly cough.

A Bish Top tip: A precautionary ant-acid before bed helps after late suppers and vats of wine

Here's something else to ponder on..in the words of the great sage that is Jazzy B " You dont need eyes to see you need vision"