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Re: What are you all up to
Glad you got home in the cool @Wherenext we wouldn't fancy a 4 hr drive whatever the weather let alone one in these sort of temperatures. I agree with others @milliehull that you did the right thing in cancelling the meet up with your friends, there will be plenty of other times I'm sure. It is a shame that you have had to shorten your well earned break, @Goldie146 but hopefully you will be able to get away in the not too distant future. Grand photos but I don't envy you traipsing the Streets of London Corners. Hope your trip to Islay goes without a hitch, @KjellNN
Your pool looks very inviting @Takethedogalong just the place to cool off.
Re: What are you all up to
Lovelty photos @nelliethehooker. Hope you had a good day in London, @Cornersteady with your friends from Italy.... and hope everyone else is 'enjoying the weather'.
We decided it was likely to be too hot for the beach today, so we went up to Healey's Cider Farm. We haven't been fo around 5 years, so thought it was worth another visit.... and, of course, we couldn't possibly leave without a few 'bottles'....
David
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Re: What are you all up to
It has been another very hot day, perfect for getting the washing dried, but not for driving around in the car. It was 39 C in the car in the middle of the afternoon!! We just had a few short walks around by the site before lunch, and then I went for 1 1/2 hr walk up nearly to Robin Hood's Strides, the gritstone outcrop above the site. Canopy down after the sun dropped to the horizon in preparation for our departure in the morning.
The view is down to Youlgreave from above the site.
Robin Hood's Strides
The site's own dolman!!
Re: Just found this forum
Fingers crossed that you are more fortunate with your motothome @Vixensax and you are able to get away on a regular basis.
Re: Disappearing Dustbins
I tend to put myself in the OPs' shoes and think what would I do. For me there would be no pleasure in trying to carry on if I or my partner could not do the simplest of chores. I would not expect a site to help either so I would be looking at alternative forms of enjoyment. Camping in all its forms is a health hobby to pursue but it does demand a certain amount of fitness. Eventually our health won't be up to it and there comes a point where it is sensible to give it up.
peedee
peedee
Re: What are you all up to
Having a long weekend in London with relatives from Italy. It's not as busy as I had imagined but it is so so hot.
Re: Disappearing Dustbins
I personally think having centralised bins away from the main camping area is a great idea. No longer having to put up with the noise of members emptying their rubbish (especially glass) after dark. As others have said if members can’t walk those extra few yards then maybe this is not the hobby for them. As for the weight of the bin lids, they take no more effort than lifting a half full toilet cassette.
Re: Mobile WiFi also called MiFi
My phone has 5Gb of use abroad for the £5 a month with Lebara, but I wanted something for my tablet when in the Loire last year.
I bought a TP-Link 4G router last year:- TP-Link M7350 4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi Router
I used a Smarty Data only SIM with it that is non contract. You are limited to 12GB fair useage per month, so no use in buying bigger. £9 for 15Gb is the option to go for. You could buy two though I guess. The month starts as soon as you activate it, not when you buy it. All plans | SMARTY
I found it a bit fiddly to set up, taking me an hour and a couple of free phone calls, but I'm a ludite.
It worked well and I'll be doing the same this summer.
Colin
Re: What are you all up to
our car says 36c here🥵🥵🥵 We had a lovely lunch though today…………
Sis bought us a floating table for the pool, we spent a lovely hour and a half in here. It’s so hot the water is heating up too much, so we are having fun trying to stop it having a “Brazilian Olympic” moment and turning green. We can’t even top up with cool water from today as Yorkshire’s hosepipe ban has kicked in😡
Re: What are you all up to
We did our Waitrose shopping early this morning. I wish we could have spent all day in there as it was nice and cool. It was like an inferno by the time we walked out to the car. By the time we got home and unpacked all the shopping I had no energy left so a day of doing very little.
Glad you had a nice cool drive home yesterday evening @Wherenext
Happy birthday to your grand-daughter @DEBSC. Shame you had to miss the meal at lunchtime because of the heat. It is our eldest grand-daughter's 30th birthday on Sunday but as she Is 7 months pregnant they are keeping it fairly low key with a family BBQ. OH is not coping desperately well with the heat so I have said we might just just pop over with her present and card and possibly not stay too long. We have organised a pregnancy massage for her at a spa in a rather nice hotel.
