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Re: What are you all up to
More grand photos @DSB and @Wherenext glad each of you are having good trips away.
Good to read that you have sourced Meg's piltchards @richardandros handy to have spies on the lookout for you. The lady should be very pleased with all your efforts!!
@Goldie146 you both will be relieved that things are going to plan while you are away. Are you any further forward with the results of the TB in your herd?
It started of quite dull this morning but soon brightened up with the sun coming out and the temperature rose to the mid 20's. We took a walk up Lathkill Dale this morning from Conksbury Bridge, past the old mill, which is still being restored, as far as the old mine. Because it has been so dry there was no water in the river upstream from before the mill, and much of it is clogged by plants. There were lots of butterflies about, but too flighty to get a decent photo of any single one.
Essential food shopping in Bakewell after lunch, then another walk from the van, exploring more of the local foot
Re: What are you all up to
Has it? You mean to say I'm going to have to upgrade my T V. Next you'll be telling me you can't get those huge tubes at the back. Hope they do refunds at Radio Rental.😀
Another lovely day here. We decided on a walk around some old mining flashes near the Anderton Boat Lift. Parked up and visited the museum and cafe first. The history of it is explained in the lower floor and for some strange reason they have a collection of Penny slot machines found at Fairs and Arcades. Photo of one enclosed, about as old as my Tele. It's supposed to tell you what your personality is. The punchline at the bottom says if it doesn't stop on one then you don't have a Personality.
Lovely long walk. Back to site for a much needed shower.
Lovely photos @DSB. OH great grandfather was a Cornish Tin Miner. The family eventually moved north to the coal fields when the Tin Mines started to close.
Photo of Anderton Boat Lift, to enable canal boats to get from the gentle River Weaver to the Canal above it.
Re: Photo of our unit on site!
@Ukzero - press on the mountain icon at the bottom left of the comment box. This will allow you to go to your photos wherever you happen to store them and choose one.
Our Van on site on a CS in Cheshire.
Re: French speed limits towing below 3.5 ton
We just look at what is the most relaxing crossing. Board at a reasonable time, nice meal in the restaurant , good nights sleep and arriving at a reasonable time. For us that’s the Portsmouth to St Malo. Certainly not the cheapest but a great start to the holiday.
SteveL
Re: French speed limits towing below 3.5 ton
Over 20+ years we've done a range of channel crossings with different providers, Dover Ferries, Eurotunnel, Newhaven-Dieppe and Plymouth-Roscoff. Our journeys have started in Essex, Merseyside and North Devon/Cornwall borders. What came as a surprise to me was when you look at the distances and times from the points of landing in France down to typically the Dordogne area then they are all comparable. The overnight crossing via Plymouth is the most relaxing we have had and the run down from Dieppe the least stressful we have encountered.
The crossing requirement are not the same for everybody, but I do think we have to keep a very open mind and look at all options. Yes Plymouth is typically an expensive crossing, but I think you need to give a fresh look at your destination and the different crossing providers each year.
Colin
Re: French speed limits towing below 3.5 ton
You did well @eribaMotters, I only managed an average of 42m.p.h. outward and overall 40m.p.h. on a very recent trip. The French are making it more and more difficult to use some of the old route nationals with the introduction of more and more 20m.p.h. limits enforced by sleeping policemen. In between many a route now has 50m.p.h. limits I also noticed a couple of 3,5 ton limits had also been introduced in two villages I have passed through twice before.
If you don't use the autoroutes, you don't have to be in a hurry, it can be slow going.
peedee
peedee
Re: French speed limits towing below 3.5 ton
Hi Stephen,
You need to know the maximum POTENTIAL weights, so the MTPLM of the caravan and the Max Gross weight of the car.
If those weights combined COULD be more than 3500kg then you are limited to the lower speed limit 90kph/56mph.
If, like me, your MTPLM is 1450kg then any car with a max gross of 2051 would put you into the lower limit bracket-its not what the weight is, its what it could be.
Re: What have you seen
@Wherenext we get them here and the wasp ones as well always look like they are videoing you when hovering.
About 20-25 Swifts wheedling around our church this morning whilst we were looking at Maires noticeboard.
Still a lot of butterflies about been a good year for Fritillaries even more than I have seen before are the large Cardinals.
RedKite
Re: What are you all up to
Wonderful photos, David @DSB - it's also a very long time since we were there.
Had a good result this morning. You may remember my almost fruitless search for pilchards - for Princess Meg!! Ended up paying an extortionate £3.50 a can on the internet - which seemed to be the going rate. Well, yesterday one of my spies (a dog walking friend😂) told me she had seen some in Heron Frozen foods, of all places. Never been in there in the 12+ years we have lived here. Sure enough - a shelf was stacked with them at…….£1.09 a can😪!!!!! Cleared the shelf and came out with a very large carrier bagful. Should keep her going for a while!
