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Author: Jane
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I said it would be boring from now on, and today is. Sorry. Anyway, “luckily” the weather had turned miserable again this morning, which made us feel better about our decision to come home. We had a miserable driving day too, with traffic blockages on the German motorways, and some random decisions by our Garmin…
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We woke to heavy rain and low cloud. Any thoughts of exploring Českí Krumlov and its castle were abandoned, and we decided to head over the border to Germany. The bad weather continued all morning, and the rain only stopped just in time for us to have a peek at the Growing Rock of Usterling.…
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The weather, which had been cold but clear, took a turn for the worse overnight, with rain followed by sullen skies. Nevertheless we took Flynn on a short hike up the valley, only slightly dismayed by signs warning of recent bear attacks. The path led alongside a clear stream. Back at Jones, we headed off,…
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We had a bit too much of a driving day today. We were keen to get through Hungary because, being over 3.5T, we need a Hu-Go box, and to get one of those, we need an actual V5C, with us now, rather than on the hall sideboard at home. Also, we had a relatively slow…
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We had an atypically slow start to the day, with a hair wash for me, and blog writing for Rog. It was nearly 10 before we were on the road, heading for the Scarisoara Ice Cave, about 3 hours away. About an hour in to our journey, we stopped for fuel, and Rog went to…
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As some of you know, I was treated for my fear of heights in Amsterdam earlier this year. (If you haven’t watched the Channel 4 programme “The Fear Clinic” and are interested in the treatment, which uses beta blockers, I do recommend it.) At the end of my treatment, which was successful, I was told…
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The weather forecast for the coming weeks could be summarised as “summer is over, winter is on its way.” It made us feel that we should at least be making gentle progress towards home, rather than away from it. As has so often been the case, our Garmin Overland made a massive cluck up when…
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I wondered if some of our odd feelings yesterday about Bulgaria were actually due to all the signage being in Cyrillic. Even the nicest words can look as though they’re coming from the mouth of Joseph Stalin. Here, he is saying “Welcome to my lovely restaurant which serves the best fish!” It feels more threatening…
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