Jones
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Tag: UK
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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’d planned a walk up the valley from Devil’s Bridge. We had just enough time (3h) before the rain storm rolled in from the sea. Unfortunately the rain didn’t keep to its schedule and as I was making our packed lunch the rain and a little hail started. We did all the Jones filling/emptying and…
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We gave Flynn a long walk up into the logging forrest. There’s nothing much at all here, just miles of gravel roads forking off up and down the mountains. We must bring the bikes back sometime. Then we continued our way down the valley. Normally this would feel like a narrow twisty road but after…
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We left Off Grid Power and took the M4 over the bridge to Wales. We stopped for touristing at Castle Rhanglan and lunch at the Skirrid Mountain Inn. The Castle is the last castle built in Wales. something which is probably written down in a history book somewhere and probably is true. The Skirrid Mountain…
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We’re off to get the USB on Jones upgraded to “enough USB in the back” to do this we’re going to dispense with a 240v socket. Because it’s fiddly and 240v is involved we’re getting Off Grid Power in Oxfordshire to fix it. We’re booked in early tomorrow so tonight we’re staying nearby on the…
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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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After a couple of days we got the call that Jones had been dried out, re-sealed and made good. if we’d known it was going to be so quick we’d probably have stayed in Hull. As we hadn’t I set off, solo in the little Citroen loaner. Travelling solo meant no navigator and the loaner…
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After our night at the pub, we attempted a walk, but it wasn’t very long due to waterlogged and sheep-logged fields. I had an appointment at Whalley Warm and Dry where a very nice man took well over an hour measuring my feet in various positions, and with various different pieces of equipment, before choosing,…
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