Once again John and I did our usual tour of the UK. This time we went up North to Leeds, Manchester, Warrington, Mold and The Isle of Man.

We started our holiday in sunny Leeds, 

where our friends, Dave, Ilona and family invited us to a barbecue.

Andrea, Paul and Simon wait patiently for the feast to begin.

The following day we passed a very relaxing afternoon in Andrea & Paul's back garden.

Picnic time

The boys v the girls. 

How many balls can you get in the grass collector?

Andrea shows us how it's done

Later that evening we met up for dinner with our friends Steve and Rosa.

who then took us to a trendy bar in the city centre

Then we made our way to Manchester.

A night on the town with Ferret has to include a trip to the Lass O'Gowrie

We just made it to breakfast next morning

and had a stroll around the city. 

Then it was back on the M62 for an overnight stop in Warrington.

Margaret & Stu took us to their local curry house.

The next day we went to North Wales and caught up with Paul and Lizzie in Mold.

Naturally we all went to their local pub. 

Then we flew across the Irish sea to the Isle of Man

First we saw Gaye and Nick and their new bungalow

At Ramsey Hairpin we saw the practices for the Manx Grand Prix, which starts 25th August.

and we went to Robert's Christening

 Thanks for a great time everyone. See you all again next year!

Check out the pictures from last year's tour.