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Author: Jane
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We woke to pissing rain. Once again, we are the Rain Gods, services as ever offered to desert nations for copious wads of cash. After a lazy start, we decided to move to the free car park near the sports hall. No point in paying for a lovely outdoors if we weren’t going to sit…
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We had a leisurely start to the day with a rare second coffee sitting out looking over the lake / gravel pit. Then we settled our bar bill – which was run on a honesty system – just help yourself and mark it off on your personal checklist. It was time to head to Switzerland!…
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We were Germanied again yesterday. We left our lovely campsite in the vines to drive to Metzingen Outlet Town, where Rog wanted to buy some summer walking boots at a bargain price. But when we got there, the shops were all closed and the town had a post apocalyptic emptiness to it. Of course, May…
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Now that we have Jones on our extended driveway, the run up to a trip abroad should be much smoother. This time, not so much. To start with, the EU, spotting that we had a trip planned, decided at the last minute that Flynn’s almost unused new Belgian pet passport was not to be accepted…
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We drove over to the motorhome parking at Abingdon, and mooched into town for brunch. Tummies full, we took Flynn for a decent walk up the River Thames. With more planning, there would be a decent walk into Oxford, and a train back. Another time… Our evening stop was the most excellent campsite at Jay…
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We had a good night on the windy ridge, and there was even a little sunshine in the morning. We took Flynn for a walk through Cleeve Common, where he showed his supreme skill at fetching sticks. Our path then led along Cleeve Hill to Belas Knap long barrow. Dating from around 3000 BC, Belas…
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When we woke on The Begwns Common, we were in the midst of a low cloud and could barely see the trees at the top of the hill. Nevertheless Flynn got a walk and slowly the clouds lifted a little. We stopped in Bulith Wells to see what it was like and try to get…
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And we’re home! We got boosted to an early train so we were home by 9:30am with the time difference, and the sun is shining! Jones is mostly unpacked, the washing machine is on its third run, and we’re leaving the cleaning till tomorrow. Flynn has had his first shower for two months and is pleasant…
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