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Caber Toss From A Distance
Burntisland held it’s Highland games today, with a parade in the morning, which we’d planned to see. Sadly just after breakfast, one of our dogs came in panting heavily, so we stayed with him, and missed the parade, but we did make some of the games. Wondering down to Burntisland’s lovely open park situated just…
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Perth House Browse
Part of our travelling is about finding a location to live, once we grow up that is. A few properties have perked our/mine/Annabel’s interest, so we decided to head a bit further nother and visit some. In the process we arrived in Perth, an active city on the River Tay. A lovely city, with an…
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Yorkshire Sunday Drive
A simple day today, get the car out of the drive, and point it left. Over the rolling hills, banking curves and open expanse of the Yorkshire moors found us at Robin Hood’s Bay. We arrived to a manic carpark, with a dog that was whining in the back. We retreated back up the steep…
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Train To Whitby
Wednesday, finds Annabel and I taking the day off for a trip on the NYMR, the plan, a steam train ride for some f+c in Whitby. A blue clear sky, and baking temperature, we prepared carefully to take the dog with us on the train. Arriving for the first train of the day, we were…
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Roman Adders
Pickering finds us chatting to the owners of our new charge, a lovely greyhound called Oonagh. Our sit is a converted farm house. After a chat about the local area over a relaxing breakfast. We have a standard check list, where’s the water stop cock, gas stop, electrical board, and for the dog, are there…
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2CV To England
Tuesday and we awoke to the prospect of a fun drive through France for our return trip to England. However, we had a poorly 2CV and I was asked to share a car with Annabel, so another driver could return in a car. Sad not to drive, but delighted to have the opportunity to share…
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Tours and Off
Waking in Tours, Annabel and I headed out to explore the city, we only had a few hours, so decided to head to the Cathedral via the railway station, (which sadly was just outside the hotel 🙂 ). We wondered the streets enjoying the architecture and studied the amazing stone and wood work of the…
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2CV Tours
Work called for a quick trip for me to Cornwall. I returned on the Thursday evening, and Annabel and I went to the local pub, (as there had been a massive power cut on the farm). Friday we had a day catching up in preparation for our 2CV trip to Tours in France. This is…
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Querky Snowshill
Saturday 11th May and we decide to venture to another National Trust House Snowshill Hill Estate. Querky is the only way to describe the interior, while the exterior is a lovely manor set on the side of the Cotswold hills. Eccentric Charles Wade had restored the estate after he purchased it in 1919, rather than…
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Pasty and Return
Our time in Cornwall and Talland Bay is over – so we once more pack the car and head back to Hannington. We’ve had a lovely week, and it’s been a great time to see everyone. Two pasties are purchased before we cross the border back into Devon, – we munch them overlooking the Tamar…