Tag: Weather conditions
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These are a few of my favourite things
This week you join us as we head into Austria. We’re stopping in Salzburg, checking out the Eagles Nest and then starting on the road to Vienna.
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Island views at Lindisfarne and Dunbar
This week, the tour continues to Lindisfarne, known for its rich history and scenic views. Our trip includes a cycle out to the island and across to Bamburgh. Then our route leads north where we’re surprised by Dunbar before we visit Edinburgh.
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Adventures and films in Yorkshire
This week, the road leads us toward Northumbria after a stop at Castle Howard in Yorkshire. We enjoy the sunny weather with outdoor cooking, meet some scary cows and see a film being made. Despite windy weather in Durham, we visit the impressive cathedral before packing up for the next tale.
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Another heating catastrophe, friends in the mountains and saying goodbye to home
Just when we think the heating is sorted, a radiator bleed valve breaks during bleeding and we’re stuck with no central heating again! This time we have to source replacement parts whilst in France, which is no mean feat, before our friends come out visit us and we then have to say goodbye to the…
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Coming home – life in Montgenevre
Coming home – staying in Montgenevre where we’ve stayed the most for the last 3 years. Skiing conditions, having fun with friends and then a heating failure at -7 degrees in the dark.
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Tales of Tuscany Towns Two
This week our tour of Tuscany towns continues. I hope you’re impressed with the alliteration in the blog title – Tales of Tuscany Towns two: Montereggioni San Gimignano and Volterra! We were weather dodging during this part of our Italian Tour as we caught the tail of storm Ciaran.
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Tales of Tuscany – Part 1
This week, we’re jumping into rural Tuscany with both feet. Is it really filled with beautiful towns, vineyards and olive groves? We find out.
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What the festive season is all about – seeing friends and family – December 2021
We drove from Sheringham to Leavenheath near Sudbury for our second « staying at a friends » house, visiting Anthea and Kevin. We had been to their house lots of time before, however never with Beatrix. We double checked that Beatrix would fit on their driveway and even sent measurements as we did not want…
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Coniston, Windermere, strong wind and awnings, floods, birthdays and Beatrix warning lights – October 2021
I should mention that one of the great things in good weather in a motorhome is that you can have an awning which adds to your living space outside and shelters you from the sun or the rain. They are rigid in certain ways and not in others – in wind for example they can…
