Yesterday we relocated from The Lake District to North Yorkshire via the A66. Of course, the A66 was closed completely near Appleby and then reduced to one lane for miles approaching Scotch Corner. Everyone seemed to be out for a…
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Friday morning was for local walking. We crossed the beck which flows from Brotherswater into Ullswater and headed Northish up the East side of Ullswater under Place Fell. Place Fell is the hill our hotel faces. The path gives superb…
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When we booked our room at this hotel, I think it’s just possible that Glenda may have mentioned it was our wedding anniversary. All part of the negotiation for an upgrade to a twin aspect room. Well, that was weeks…
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One of you identified the errant spelling of the “Euro-Traveller” series. However, having consulted page 3331 of 3742 in the “Shorter” Oxford English Dictionary… … I find that “travelers” can be spelt with either one or two Ls. So, no…
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Early morning rain in Hinton Parva is as wet as rain in Bath. However, the wind was strong enough to blow it away by mid-morning. (We were experiencing the tail end of “Storm Callum” which has wreaked havoc in South…
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We are off on our travels again! Heading for the Arctic once more. Well, anywhere north of Devon is in that direction! Basically we are going to The Lakes and Northumberland – which, it should be noted, is a third…
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17 SARZEAU AND HOME I guess this will the last missive in this series. I’m sure you will be delighted to hear this news! Ecstatic, even! Unless we miss the ferry, of course! Yesterday we did indeed find another shady…
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16 RETURNING TO BRITTANY Just shows how many of you are keeping up with my messages! Did anyone notice that part 14 was missing? No one told me that they’d missed an important section of the story! Well well… It’s…
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15 EAR BUGS, AMERICANS AND ST. EMILION Part 14 was never issued – but NOBODY noticed! Is there a hint there? I just wish that the photos that I add carefully in the right order would stay where I put…
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13 RAUZAN There are two short sections of Péage on the A63 between the Spanish border and Bordeaux. One runs from just north-west of Dax for about 10 miles. The other is just south of Bordeaux before the road becomes…