h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I am going to Dorset for 7 days, 2nd week in September.

And I'll be takin' my camera.

woohoo

Yup got a good deal too

7 nights Sat-Sat, room (no sea view but then the price'd of gone up) all en suite. Off-street secure parking (very useful since I plan on driving around quite a bit - knowing I got somewhere to come back to is just good.) and it's right on the beach-front - within walking distance of several attractions - and the rest I can drive to.

All for £325.

I'll put aside 50 this month then 70-odd every month until September - and that should cover it. The car repair payment is going on the credit card where I can forestall it for another month thus leaving me more fluid this month to do things like this.

Oooh, sounds good. There's some stunning coastline around there, I'm sure you'll love it.

What part you headed for ? Swanage ?

Portland and Weymouth.

Gorgeous - but watch out for the weird traffis system in Weymouth which is designed to shove everybody onto a ferry.

or accidently park up in the prison and knock on the door to ask for directions, although I'm sure it happens all the time

You could look up Incog - she lives there.

I was thinking of buying a sat nav for the trip - good idea/ bad idea?
In any case, I rather obsessively consult street-view whenever I'm gong somewhere unfamiliar. But thanks for the forewarning.

Incog - oh goodie! A mini hootoo meet!

If you can afford it, I would. We love our sat nav, although looking up the place is still useful as well!