Sunday, 1 September 2013

Sea Life Manchester

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Last Sunday we had the pleasure of a family gathering at Sea Life Manchester .  Not many pictures were taken, so they are all here, rather ...
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Friday, 30 August 2013

Thursday 29 August 2013 – An Evening Stroll from the Harp Inn

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It didn’t look quite like this photo taken in March 2011, but the weather was fine and warm for this last ‘daylight’ evening walk of the se...
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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Pyrenean Friends

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We returned from the Pyrenees with lots of new friends, resulting from encounters along the way.  Here are four of them – Chantal, Joël, Yo...
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Saturday, 24 August 2013

Hi-Tec Walking Boots – A Review

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I’d reviewed a couple of items of Hi-Tec footwear: Some three season boots – here ; and some trail shoes – here . Both were extremely co...
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Friday, 23 August 2013

Thursday 22 August 2013 – Return to Deepest Cheshire

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In my absence overseas, young Notchy took it upon himself to organise a couple of ‘Deepest Cheshire’ evening strolls, the second of which t...

A Broken Kindle

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The Kindle is 18 months old, so out of warranty. I think this is a terminal problem. The lesson to be learnt is ‘however good you may thi...
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Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Wednesday 21 August 2013 – Back at Home

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Whilst we were away, somebody seems to have bleached the local Mallards! Maybe ‘confit du Timperley canard’ (a local dish) tastes better w...
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Sunday 18 August 2013 – Shelsley Walsh

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…. And now for something completely different. A few hours after arriving home for the first time in nearly nine weeks, it was time to pop...
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Friday, 16 August 2013

Thursday 15 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 62 - Stage 1 - Back to Timperley

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For the sake of completeness. .. With flights from Perpignan being the subject of extortionate costs, I'd looked at train pos...
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Thursday, 15 August 2013

Wednesday 14 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 61 - Stage 50 - Col de l'Oullat to Banyuls-sur-Mer

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Distance: 25 km (Cum: 953 km)      Ascent: 800 metres (Cum: 52,300 metres) Additional distance and ascent on rest days: 40 km and 600 metres...
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Occasional Pyrenean Flowers (21)

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Frequently seen in woodland and shady places in the Pyrenees - broomrapes, which are parasitic on the roots of other plants and lack green p...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Banyuls-sur-Mer

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Finished - 3.15 pm, Wednesday 14 August 2013.  In the Mediterranean. Unable to proceed further.  Picture courtesy of David Roberts Photograp...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Tuesday 13 August 2013 - Pyrenees GR10 - Day 60 - Stage 49 - Las Illas to Col de l'Oullat

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Distance: 25 km (Cum: 928 km)      Ascent: 1020 metres (Cum: 51,500 metres)                       Time taken: 7.0 hrs including 1.5 hrs stop...
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Occasional Pyrenean Tractors (6)

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This special bonus edition may be the last of this series. Proper tractors seem quite rare in the Pyrenees!  By the way, Alan, the ...
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