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holidays yet, im so eggsited i pay for mine tomorrow me and mum going on a cruise to the fjords !! ish lol hope your all going somewhere nice or having a break of some sort we all need it, ive only been on a ferry ive been told the ship is huge scary mary x

Oh Puss how lovely for you both. I'm sure it will be really beautiful.
I'm booked and paid to go to Ireland in April, can't wait.

Cath xx

Hi Puss,

Me and OH have also booked a cruise to the Med in May,its the first holiday we have had on our own for 20 years.

My in laws are staying with the Children while we go away.

It will beat the Caravan!

Who are you sailing with?
A work friend cruised to the fjords and the photos were beautiful.

Cruise ships are lovely, you will have a great time.We took the children a couple of years ago.
You get looked after so well and there are all ages from babies to people in their 80s and older.

Teresa x

hello both catherine i love ireland and the people tis a beautiful place .

cooper i think its p and o and its called ventura , yes make a change from caravan nervous about the sea being choppy lol

Dont worry too much about choppy waters. Ships are very big and have excellent stabilisers.

mum said the same but thought she was just trying to make lite thanks catherine xx

Ours booked since around oct.

3 weeks @ the House Of Mouse - Orlando in the summer hols.

My boss cruises every year and by her own admission isn't a good sailor but hasn't had a problem. Dont let worry spoil the anticipation. I'm sure you will both have a fantastic time and the scenery will be breathtaking

Cath xx

sounds fun mildred, i was wondering where u were today hadnt seen u for a while is it like a children theme the mouse of house xxx

We are going on the Ventura!!!!

It is a P and O ship.

Its onre of their newer Ships, we went on the Aurora before.

You will have a brilliant time, the food is wonderful and the entertainment is so good, thre is always somthing to do, as well as the trips on land.

Dont worry about the choppy sea, take some seasick pills, your GP will be able to prescribe them for you or you can buy them over the counter before you go.
There is always a Doctor and qualified Nurse and team on board who are very good if you are sea sick or anything else.
The medical team on the ships always have experiance in all areas of medicine, I know because I had to see them when I tore a knee ligament on the second from last day of our last cruise!
I asked where they had worked, my Daughter is keen to work on the cruise Ships once she has her degree, so I was gathering info for her:)

I hope you have a lovely time in Ireland Catherine.
We went a few years ago in our Caravan and found the house where my Dad lived as a Boy and the Church where he was an Alter boy in the 1920s and eary 1930s.

Teresa x

Teresa we go every year to visit family. I absolutely love everything about it, the history, the people and places, the food and the craic. Usually go in August but want to spend more time with mother in law as shes on her own now.
Hope you enjoy your cruise as well.

Cath xx

Thanks Catherine,
My Dad lived in Port Arlington as a boy in the South,

He was orphand at the age of 12, and came to England just before WW2 when he signed up and ended up posted to the Far East.
Sadly there is no Family left that I know of in Ireland but it was lovely to see his house and the place he grew up in.

Our August Hols are to the new Forrest for a week in the Caravan with our 12 year old.
I have never been but it is said to be a lovely part of the country.

Teresa x

I have never been to America MH, have a great time.

Teresa x

House Of Mouse is Disney World

wow would have loved to have taken mine to disney world have a great time

cooper thanks for the info i will pm u the date we r going , i have been sea sick once it was awfull so will def get some pills xx

I have a week in April in Cromer Norfolk.We have hired a house to sleep 18.My daughter is going to be 21 and we want all the family to be together.We also have friends staying in hotels coming to celebrate.I then have 10 days in Ireland in May. i have a friend in Thailand thats wants me to visit but if i have to have needles the answer is NO lol Annie

Teresa you will love the New Forest if you like the countryside, if not you'll hate it !
Loads of good walking for all levels to do, take your bikes if you can or hire them there.
Great country pubs for meals.
Seaside not far away from most of it.
Where about in the forest are you going to and what do you liek to do/see ?
They have a good web site.

Caroline

Gosh, all these cruises!! I'm quite envious! LOL
Hi Teresa - as a regular New Forest 'tramper' - don't feed the ponies!!!
Oh - and those mounds of earth that are just the right size to sit on are full of biting wood ants!
As Caroline asks - which part are you going to?
Not sure if I'll get a holiday this year - 2 days have been wasted waiting for the gas man.
Usually spend a long weekend in May camping in Somerset helping my brother renovate his old 'Smithy' - apparently I'm becoming quite an expert at lime mortaring (and bro would have got others in to examine it!!)
I also spend a week somewhere or other with the extended family (at least 14 of us) So far it's been Tuscany (rained) Cornwall (rained) Wiltshire in various tents(rained, but we could leave a day early) - you get the drift LOL
Will probably be camping in England again this year so we can leave when the rain gets too depressing/ we have no dry clothes.

Cornwall was quite good - got my nephew 'into' genealogy.
We found the grave of my ggg grandmother - and a son (that'll be a gg uncle) I didn't know existed!!
..and my grandson - then aged 18 months found a love of horses!!

Hi Puss, the holiday will do you and your mum good.
we are going to Cyprus, never been that far before. Our daughter is getting married there in the summer, so making it our holiday as well. Cant wait.
xx

Hi Caroline and Maggie,
We have a touring Caravan so spend most holidays by the sae or in the Countryside.

We are staying at a caravan club site in Brangore, 7 miles from Lyndshurst.
I am looking foward to it.

Teresa