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    • PengembaraEurope 2018
      Hari 78

      Derby and Bakewell

      25 Jun 2018, England ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Had a few dramas returning our hire car but won't bore you! Happily set out for Bakewell after leaving Derby and we were planning on having a famous Bakewell Tart. Sadly, when we realised they were full of jam we changed our minds and set about a brief exploration of the town. Bakewell is another market town located on the River Derwent. (nothing to do with the lakes district though) It was a busy market day, people everywhere but a friendly vibe. Visited another ancient church with remnants of earlier buildings dating from the 9th century. The stones were etched with symbols including the ancient staffordshire knot which adorned what is left of a cross in the church grounds. Astonishing antiquities which really link you to the past and the people that lived in these parts, maybe some our forebears!! Homeward bound through lovely farmland we spotted a dairy which used raw milk. Col had an icecream and me a delicious coffee. You could really taste the difference. Final stop was Ashborne, a pretty place with a Sainburys. Home with our stash of goodies and a pile of vegies and Cod for tea.Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraSkater explores the islands
      Hari 49

      River Trent

      19 Julai 2018, England ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Man oh man. Den Planer der Radwege hier hätte ich entlassen. Mal enden sie mitten im nirgendwo und mal muss man aus völlig unerfindlichen Grund die Straßenseite wechseln. Naja wenigstens gibs hier Radwege. Nicht wie in Irland. Ich genieße jetzt noch die schönen Tage draußen. Wer weiß wie lange das noch geht. Morgen gehts nach Nottingham.Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraEurope 2018
      Hari 81

      Heatwave

      28 Jun 2018, England ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Last night the Met officially called it a heat wave in the UK. The weather has been bright and sunny since we arrived in Staffordshire with temperatures in the mid 20s. The news is full of parboiled Brits at the seaside and with their feet in ponds. We are are quite enjoying the mild sunny days ourselves.
      Quiet day, washing clothes and preparing for our move to Cambridge tomorrow. Highlight of lunch at Denstone Farm Shop. There are quite a few of these farm shops around and as you would expect their quality varies. Generally though they're nicer than a regular town cafe. We've been trying to buy our eggs from the free range roadside stands. The best were in the Yorkshire Dales where we bought a dozen eggs, all huge and all double yokers. It was amazing and we'll no doubt be talking about it for years!! Very happy that Damian has arrived safely and is staying with his friend Ali in Maidenhead. On Sunday he's training up to Cambridge to meet us for the week.      Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraA Week on the Trent and Mersey
      Hari 3

      Carry on Cruising

      27 Mei, England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      We were up with the lark, or rather pigeon, and Andrew was practically knocking on the door of M&S for a quick shop before we set off for the day. Casting off for the day around 09:10 we have left the high density of locks behind us, until our return. With just 5 locks today with large breaks in between we spent most of the day cruising.

      The first landmark of note was the Aston Marina, a vast expanse of water with hundreds of boats - one of the biggest in the country. The gap between locks allowed the skipper to be served with tea and soda bread, while the younger crew member sat in the well deck and watched Peter Rabbit on Grandma and Grandpa’s portable DVD player!

      At the second lock of the day a crew heading the other way offered to work the lock and this gave Sarah a new experience; riding on the boat as it descended! A little way along we passed under Salt Bridge, the most ornate on the T&M, built to a high standard for the benefit of the local gentry. It would seem that nearby Weston-on-Trent still contains those with money, with some large canal side properties and well kept gardens. At the lock on the far side we encountered a vintage boat heading the other way. The well seasoned skipper demonstrating his rather unorthodox way to lower paddles, without the use of a windlass! I’m not sure the CRT would approve. We stopped just beyond here for lunch, just as the heavens opened having been lovely all morning. Had we stopped a few minutes earlier we would have stayed dry all day!

      After a lazy start to the afternoon we resumed the cruise which featured just a couple of locks. Sarah and Edward elected to walk along the towpath between the two and crossing over the bridge at Great Haywood junction. This is where the Staffs & Worcester Canal joins the T&M and is a hive of activity, both on and off the water. We moored up just around the corner a short distance from Haywood lock and with views of the grounds of Shugborough Hall. It is a lovely still evening, but the forecast for tomorrow is not good!      Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraEurope 2018
      Hari 75

      Stalkers Cottage Day 1

      22 Jun 2018, England ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Big sleep in after our long drive yesterday. Once we got going we drove to Cheadle to do a bit of shopping. While there we had a look at a church which is known as Pugin's Gem. Pugin is an architect who designed Big Ben and the interior of Westminster. The church was spectacularly colourful inside, quite different to most English churches. Afterwards we drove over to Alton where we went to a nice pub for a quiet drink in the sun. On the way home we found a local farmshop where we picked up some more supplies. Just down the road are the ruins of Croxden Abbey where we stopped for a quick look only (closing time)This is the Abbey we can see from our cottage and like Byland Abbey it was established by the Cistercian monks in the 12thC.Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraSkater explores the islands
      Hari 48

      You command , I follow

      18 Julai 2018, England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Enjoying the day in the Cannock Chase Woods. I like the scenery, the little seas and the silence away from town. It was an old military ground in the second world War. After that it was a refugee camp for refugees from communism and today a wildlife reserve. Tomorrow, i leave Birmingham and then it goes to Burton-upon-Trent.Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraIRELAND 2022
      Hari 2

      You never stop learning

      3 Mei 2022, England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Well, today started like no other we’ve had motorhoming, the RAC man arrived to sort our engine management light problem……and solve it he did, explained the issue and gave self help advice if it happens again. What more could you ask for? Basically a common problem for auto gearbox motorhome, they don’t get revved hard because the gearbox changes gear to prevent it and if you switch off the engine during the exhaust particulate filter regen (and there’s no warning to tell you its regening) it senses an incomplete regen and gives the engine management alarm. Only indication of the pending problem is cooling fan running after switching off the engine. Solution if the fan continues to run is start the engine until the fan stops. If the light comes on drive in power mode and “give it the gun” to rev it up or manually keep in lower gear and rev it up until the light goes out. Fingers crossed!! But in hindsight that’s intuitively what we did in Dubrovnik with the old van when the same light came up, but that was out of warranty and a week from the nearest Fiat dealer.

      So, van fixed, we heading to see Eris (and Ellie) for coffee and cake, of course. Lots of nanny time cuddling, feeding, changing Eris (including one poonami) before we headed out in the car to Staunton Harold Reservoir and the National Trust cafe for a light lunch and walk. It was a light lunch, they only had 3 toasties and a vegan cheese and pesto roll left, so we had all of them and some chocolate brownies. Followed by a 40 minute walk by the reservoir, very quiet and pleasant, before back to the car to go home and see Ross who had come home from work by now. Another poonami then back to the motorhome for tea and planning of some future trips before going back tomorrow for a couple of jobs and more Eris time.      Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraCanal Boating Oct 2020
      Hari 5

      Alrewas

      21 Oktober 2020, England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      The rain remained with us through the morning, but just an hour from Fradley we stopped at the village of Alweras. The National Arboretum was nearby and we may stop there as we return through Alweras. As it was, we walked through the village and on to the Trent to scope out the next bit of the journey on which we joined the canal and had to navigate a weir (by which we mean, do NOT go near the weir!). Watching another boat make the join made it all look simple, so we returned to the sleepy, pleasant town and found a lovely cafe called The Bank where we partook in some lovely loose leaf tea and home made cakes (including an extra couple which we took away with us!). The local butcher was also fabulous with some lovely pies and sausages. Full of sugar, we went back to the boat and navigated our way on to the River Trent.Baca lagi

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    • PengembaraCanal Boating Oct 2020
      Hari 9

      Alweras Again

      25 Oktober 2020, England ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      We left Willington reasonably early, aiming for Alweras by mid-afternoon. We therefore skipped Burton once again deciding that the half hour walk to town wouldn't yield any different shops to a normal town. Instead we pushed on, and about 6km outside of Alrewas mum and I jumped off the boat and went for a run. I had to stop twice to stretch my aching knees and nearly gave up at Wychnor Lock, but stretched again and pushed on, running along the Trent and over the beautiful footbridges into Alrewas...where we continued running to the nearest pub! We had a few drinks and some starters at the George and Dragon, before Ben and I wandered off on a tour of Alweras under a beautiful sunset.Baca lagi

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