Just yesterday, Derek admitted he had been looking at boating holidays in France, which suprized me some-what as he has not mentioned boating since our Norfolk boards trip. As it is, it was me who was planning a trip on the North Norfolk broads in a bigger boat...I hadn't even considered Europe!!....

Derek has never traveled in Europe before, so this came as something of a shock.....Normally he isent interested in anywhere unless it involves a considerable amount of stress, endurance or wild adventure, but obviously our global jaunts have ceased now we have Sirius to consider...Derek was only put him in kennels "over my dead body!" as I will never leave him....
Way back when I was 14, I got my first trip abroad by pure accident!! It a long story but basically mum and dad had a row about Mothers day and they didn't speek to each other for weeks after. Thier favorite restraunt was near Northwich and called the "RhienGold!" and as dad dropped me off at school one morning he told me he was going to take my mum there to make it up!! Anyway mum actually though he said "book for the Rhienland!!" and not book the Rhiengold, so before dad knew anything about it mum had booked the 3 of us on a week long coach holiday!!! I found it really exciting, and I enjoyed every second of it because Germany is so very beautiful...on a side note this trip triggered my smoking as dad bought 200 JPS (the same brand I smoke today!) and shortly after we got home I discovered his "stash" behind the fire canopy, and decided to try one in the bathroom...Needless to say it was love at first puff!! Anyway it had been a coach tour and we took in other European countires going out and coming home, and not all were as pretty as Germany, and one of them was France which I didn't rate much compared to Germany!! So yesterday, when he told me he had been checking boats in France, I just said "Germany is much nicer, and the food in gorgeous!"...to my shock he said he had checked that too, but both had proved to be far to expensive at around £2,000 per week!!! Crikey!! I could book us the Carribean for that, I thought!!
Now sometime soon we are to attend a Doggie fun day and we are able to camp, but Derek is very reluctant about camping for some reason. Which is a shame as I was going to suggest camping in the Isle of Mann, another place I visited with my parents as a child, and Derek has not been too!! I have been looking at dog friendly guest houses on the Isle of Mann but nothing is certain yet, and the choice is quite limited. Also I still quite like the idea of boating, but I only wish Derek was able to steer one, as the prospect of another week stuck at the helm is not as appealing as it was once!! Well there are plenty of places to go boating in Britain, it dosn't have to be the Norfolk Broads!! Another thing I have considered is a dog friendly static caravan or perhaps going back to his aunties caravan in Ireland!!...there are many options to consider, but one thing is certain, it wont be soon.....Unfortunatly...