Bev & Magnus in Wales

Little Magnus is in a huff because I haven't written about his trip to sunny Wales with Bev - he says that he *never* gets a mention in this blog, which is not true - I have written about him lots and even put his photographs on the blog! There's just no pleasing some bears! Anyway, I know it's a bit late, but here is what Bev and Magnus got up to in sunny Bristol and Wales at the beginning of September.

The trip to Wales started with a scary drive to Bristol in the horrible Ford "Style". Bev and Magnus then had a lovely time staying in a pretty little cottage outside Bristol with Keith, Sheila and their 3 delightful cats - Tom, Sooty and scary George. The following morning Keith drove Bev into Wales to visit their customers, and as the weather was warm and sunny with blue skies, they got to see Wales at its best - rolling hills, mountains, woods and pretty streams. Magnus has added it to his list of perfect places for bears, and they might even take the humans there on holiday one day if they are good!

Holiday in Mallorca, Part 2 (Palma)

We bears and humans stayed in a very pretty house in the village of Pollensa in northern Mallorca. From there, Paul (our chauffeur) drove us around the island in an air-conditioned car, which was lovely as it was almost 40C outside in the sunshine! The whole family spent a day visiting Palma and its stunning cathedral, then they took a ride in a horse-drawn carriage so that they could see the old town - Bev's parents aren't too good on their pins these days and Bev and Paul are getting on a bit, so this was the easiest way to cover a large distance. It was a bit shoogly for us bears, but Bev held onto us very tightly so that we didn't fall out the carriage. Bev and Paul went back again on Sunday morning and had a leisurely stroll round the old town, soaking up the atmosphere, admiring the delightful architecture and taking lots of photographs of the buildings. Palma is a lovely mixture of wide tree-lined boulevards, narrow alleyways, pretty café-lined squares, cool courtyards hidden behind iron gates and art-nouveau architecture. We were all very impressed, but it was time to call it a day when we could hear ice creams calling us from a nearby café.

The photograph above is of Little Ted and Magnus in Palma, soaking up the sun and on the watch for pretty bearesses!

Holiday in Mallorca, Part 1

Apologies for the delay in writing the holiday blog, but I had to get a detailed account of what happened from Little Ted and Magnus, then I had to get the photographs from the cameras, and I then had to tend to Bev who had a stinking cold. Since Bev is getting better and Paul is en route to Blackpool, I now have a few spare minutes to write up my blog!
Ok, Bev, Paul, the nice lady from Stirling, and Carlos all had a very pleasant time in sunny Mallorca with Little Ted and Magnus, while Bill, Phoebe and I partied for the entire fortnight with pole-dancing bearesses and a chippenbear (he was for Phoebe). So, a good time was had by all, though we bears are still suffering from too much partying.
Magnus and Little Ted had fun playing on the beach, seeing all the sights, chasing the Spanish bearesses and generally having a good time, though Little Ted was somewhat anxious in case Paul left him behind again, but Bev made sure both bears arrived home safely - Paul only managed to leave a fleece in Mallorca (silly boy!). Yet again, his lost property was picked up by the nice lady from Stirling - she's a star!
Anyway, what did Magnus and Little Ted see when they were in sunny Mallorca? Well, they went to Palma, they visited caves, they went to a glass-blowing factory, they explored most of the coastline and they drove up scary roads in the mountains.
For a more detailed description and photographs of their great Spanish adventure, read on.....

Hunstanton

When the humans were on holiday they decided to go for a ride in the new car and take us bears to the seaside. So, we all went to Hunstanton for the day. It was a gloriously sunny day, though a little chilly, but we all went down the beach and while Bill and I built a sand castle, Phoebe and Magnus lazed around soaking up the sunshine.

And here is our sand castle - is it not a work of art? We had such fun building it!

Here is our sand castle beside the cliffs at Hunstanton.

And afterwards, we all went back to the car to have a well-deserved picnic! Bev and Paul had to struggle to eat their lunch in the front of the car, while we bears used our picnic box - it has spaces for our bottles, sandwiches and crisps, though Little Ted is so small he had to sit inside the box to eat his lunch!