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We decided to go away in the van this weekend so we arrived on site last night at 5.30 when we arrived it was pouring so we had to set up in the rain. We are just at The Ranch AS site so just local for us. Today has been a beautiful day and it is SWMBO birthday so we went a drive to Portpatrick and had lunch at the lovely Harbourhouse Hotel. We are now back on siite and my sister and her family have joined us so we are sitting outside her van with a cold beer. Hope everyone else is having a nice weekend
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A day off today as it is our son's birthday. DD invited us all to her house, weather was great so we were able to sit outside, so we had lunch of cold meats,salads etc with various breads, followed by a chocolate birthday cake with cream. A very nice day.
Later the in laws came over and took the babe out in his push chair while DD had a rest, she is sleep deprived as the babe is not sleeping well at night.
Mortgage for the new house is progressing, even though it is apparently complicated.
Hopefully it will be sorted before too long.
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Thanks all for your kind words , we settled Dad in and he was pleased that he could see the garden from his room ,(that was his favourite pastime) and said that with all the lovely nurses around his last few days will be very pleasant!
The passport interview went well
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HD & CY, my thoughts are with you both. Glad to see that your dad has settled in and is pleased with the outlook.
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Incredibly busy day today and thankfully we enjoyed good weather. Spent time helping set up our scout group jumble sale which was a great success raising some £2000.00 for the group funds.
Finished all the outstanding stuff so now ready for a 6am start tomorrow.🌞🌞
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It was a really fine day here at Carrbridge. We walked from the site along the waymarked trails through the surrounding forests. Saw a Roe Deer buck this morning and a Red Deer hind this afternoon. There were many large Ants nests beside the footpaths, pulsing with activity. They are fascinating creatures to watch, carrying thinks such as mealworms, with a number of ants working together to get the item back to the nest. Managed a couple of hours sat out in the sun, when we got back to the van.
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Just been catching up with the last few pages of posts.
CY and Husky, sorry to hear your latest news, our thoughts are with you and your families.
Brue and Cariadon, hope you both get some relief soon from the antibiotics.
We had a good crossing on Wednesday evening and a pleasant journey to Luxembourg where we are staying until Monday. The weather has been pleasant with sunshine and a few clouds, this afternoon was really warm.
We have been out on our bikes and had some really good cycles up and down the river. Moving on Monday to Metz, not far but never been there so going for a look, then onto Nancy and Obernia.
Will post again at some stage
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Just prepared a BBC recipe for lamb shanks. Recipe for 8 shanks! My 2 didn't fit in my largest casserole after all 😲, so dirtied that for nothing! Had to fry on high heat for 10 minutes so splattered cooker too. Put in a roasting tin covered with foil, but sadly not deep enough to cover all of the shanks in the liquid. May well stick to M&S ones in future, certainly less mess, washing up and probably cost in cooking time. Ho hum. Now going to prepare a fruit salad and other veg before joining OH cleaning the house.
Warming up here after chilly start, grey but can feel/see where the sun is behind all the cloud.
Enjoy your day folks.
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Another warm sunny day in Bavaria. Been out on the bike today for a short cycle. Thunderstorm due later and we're out most of the day tomorrow so may take the canopy awning down after lunch and sort the car out, as we're moving Tuesday.
Just seen a White Stork fly over the campsite, which was busy this weekend due to Pentecost. There is a mid range Burstner on site. Towcar? Mini.
If ABM is ever down this way then I can point him in direction of a supermarket that sells 6 different varities of his favourite Snowdonian cheese!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend folks.
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That sounds like a nice meal B2. The sun is shining here with a cool breeze, can't go outside for long due to effects of the latest antibiotics. Had a bad start to the day but feeling a bit better just now, don't feel like much food, just hoping we won't have to cancel our break which is coming up soon. Had mad dreams last night about the Royal Wedding...we'll be on wedding overload by the end of the week!
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Thank you for your kind thoughts about my dietary requirements, WN
. Sadly the doc/chief nurse would not be at all 'appy bunnies should I start increasing my intake of calories and/or carbohydrates above their present level 
There is of course the other restriction on my following your advice --> Brian has allowed his passport to expire since our Northern & Western neighbours will not be erecting Border posts any time soon ( for which Brian is so very happy -- not politically but scenically of course
please insert the biggest, daftest, happiest smiling icon thingy here )B
P.s. /Edit
I suppose you won't be upset if David DSB asks for those directions
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It’s more or less quiet on the farm at the moment. We’re watching the grass grow and making sure all the tractors and machinery are ready for silaging, in a couple of weeks (maybe).
We had a night out on Friday down at Morecambe. The Platform (was the old station) is an impressive venue, even if the seats are quite hard.
The main act was Show of Hands. Just a duo this time. Always a good show. We always go in time for the support act, though some people obviously don’t. Very disrespectful. And this time they missed the wonderful Geoff Lakeman. Father of Sean, Sam and Seth (for fellow folkies out there). He sang and talked (and heckled latecomers) and I could have listened to him all night. So another CD bought.
As an occasional treat we stayed at the wonderful Midland hotel across the road (not too dear if booked early, and the breakfast is brilliant).
Today it’s just shopping and reading the papers. Then a very English supper - duck, Formby asparagus, Jersey Royals, Lancashire strawberries and English wine.
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Goldie glad you have enjoyed a well earned night off and away from home. I hope dinner is being prepared for you? 😉.
Our lamb shanks were delicious. I loved the sauce OH didn't, not unusual 😤, just stock, white wine, onions carrots garlic, fresh rosemary and bay leaf tomato puree but all very gooey. I think I'd make in advance next time and reheat but it wasn't overly fatty. Fruit salad was our first English strawberries - wouldn't normally sacrifice them to a fruit salad but had odd bits of fruit that needed using. Plenty more for tomorrow and possibly 😉 beyond.
Sun broken through here now so need to consider our afternoon entertainment 😉
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Goldie glad you have enjoyed a well earned night off and away from home. I hope dinner is being prepared for you? 😉.
You surely jest!
It's not a gender thing, but just that I have more time (even when working full time), but I've never had a meal cooked for me at home. Breakfast on the odd Sunday doesn't count as I make the bread overnight.
I don't mind - but it's the ideas that I struggle with sometimes. Two main meals a day for 48 years. But there's been holidays, meals out and invites to take out of that. And I'm a dab hand at cooking a huge pot of something and disguising it as something else over the subsequent days. And 9/10 it's yoghurt or ice cream for pudding.
There won't be any leftovers tonight though.
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POOPED !!
Spent the w/end sorting all those tiny 'just take a minute' jobs which of course took the whole weekend up. Then, of course, tidying up the workshop ( Its a Shed you twerp !! ) afterwards. The final job was to sort out more bird food for the 'ready use' containers since I'll be away again on Thursday. { Cirencester & Trewethett Farm which is a new one for me } Decided not to get any more pnuts for the tweets since they appear to be very low in sustenance properties -- well the bloomin' mouse in there didn't seem to be at all well fed
.Still I'm happy to relax now & read the Sunday papers, if that's not a contradiction in terms
.Hoping that our ailing ones, Brue & Cariadon, are seeing an improvement healthwise . Thats not to exclude, of course, any others deserving of a little sympathy and a couple of aspirins or suchlike.
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Very late start this morning as I was up during the night watching the thunderstorm
sheet and fork lightening.What was a fairly busy site for the last few days is now deserted. Dutch and Belgians gone home, we are the only brits on site.
Weather not so great today, bit dull and overcast but its dry so managed a nice walk along the river then crossed over into town and walked back along the other side .
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Well we did have that thunderstorm but it was an apology of one.
Had a stroll this afternoon before said storm broke. Weather very hot but now a bit more refreshing, looks like we'll be going from 28° to 13° on Tuesday. Have to dig out the thermal vest!
We've enjoyed the site, good facilities and not over crowded despite national holidays. The weather has helped and we've been out and about. Good place for M/homers to stop as good cycle routes and an easy, pleasant 1 mile walk to the centre of a pleasant town. Aldi just 400 yards away and very good.
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Travelled from Clumber Park in good weather and journey got here at 12.35 behind a queue of six ,but booked in about 10mins,
What a lovely site in a beautiful area (forgot your warning about about the kerb Stevel no damage though
)Hope your visitors came and Barbie was ok
Ps we are at Hawes (used to be Brown Moor)
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Wherenext
I notice you don't actually name the sites/stellplatz you stay on? It would be interesting to know for future reference.
David
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Camping Straubing not far off the A3 just south of Regensburg. The site is municipal and sited on a small island just 1 mile from the town. As is usual for Germany they have a MittagsRuhe from 1 until 3pm but to be honest I've not seen the barrier down yet and the warden will quite happy allow you to pitch up and see him later if arriving between those hours.
The only thing I've not seen is a M/H emptying point (will have a search before leaving tomorrow) but the vast majority of users are Motorhomes, probably 70/30%.
I did mention site a while ago when replying to a post from Oneputt but that may have been on a different thread. My apologies.
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Got away with a lovely morning nature watching and arrived back at the site about 5 minutes before a fairly good thunderstorm, which has refreshed the stale air.
Paid up for our 10 night stay and will make our way south tomorrow. The warden has kindly allowed us to stay a bit later to have lunch as we can't get in to new site until after 3pm and it's only about 2 hours away.
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