Postcard from Timperley

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Saturday, 5 July 2014

Saturday 5 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 9 - Lischana Hütte to Lago di Braies

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  Last night's rain had cleared by the time we rose for a 7.30 am breakfast before ambling back down to the road head above Scuol. Th...
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Friday, 4 July 2014

Friday 4 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 8 - Lais da Rims

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  Today was rather overcast and a bit windy. I'm writing this from inside the cosy Lischana Hütte with a pot of tea, waiting for rain...
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Thursday, 3 July 2014

Thursday 3 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 7 - Scuol to Lischana Hütte (Chamonna Lischana)

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  As predicted, early morning sunshine burst onto the tent. Sue and I didn't wake until after 8 o'clock. A quick brew for us ke...
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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Wednesday 2 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 6 - Heidelberg to Scuol

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  We said goodbye to Thomas last night as he had to leave early for work, and the unenviable task of a three hour telephone conferen...
Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Tuesday 1 July 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 5 - Heidelberg

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  A lovely day with Andrea and Thomas, walking into and around Heidelberg. Sue found a website with '97 attractions in Heidel...
Monday, 30 June 2014

Monday 30 June 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 4 - Verdun to Heidelberg

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  The campsite restaurant echoed to groans from a subdued Dutch contingent in front of an unseen TV. "Mex1" muttered a distre...
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Sunday, 29 June 2014

Sunday 29 June 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 3 - Montreuil to Verdun

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  It's great to wake in a cosy tent to the sounds of cooing doves and chattering blackbirds. Apparently it rained in the night, but...
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Saturday, 28 June 2014

Saturday 28 June 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 2 - Wokingham to Montreuil

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  A lovely morning in Wokingham saw us bidding fond farewells to Jill and James and heading off to Woodley for my Saturday morning jo...
Friday, 27 June 2014

Friday 27 June 2014 - Summer Holiday - Day 1 - Timperley to Wokingham

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Friday afternoon isn't the best time to undertake this journey, but we managed the 190 mile trip in Skippy in about five hours. Apolog...
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Thursday, 26 June 2014

Friday 20 June 2014 – An Evening Walk from Beetham

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Last Friday Sue and I chose a lovely evening to set off from The Wheatsheaf in Beetham, through the colourful church yard. The walk was due...
Friday, 20 June 2014

Wednesday 18 June 2014 – Reddish Vale with SWOG

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Sue and I have been attending (and performing at) Stockport Walking & Outdoor Group’s evening talks for several years. From May to Aug...
Tuesday, 17 June 2014

‘A Pyrenean Adventure’ in New Zealand

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I’m indebted to my old friend Geoffrey for this picture of Ruth with ‘ A Pyrenean Adventure ’ in Wellington, New Zealand. This certainly ge...
Monday, 16 June 2014

A Weekend with Grandma and Granddad

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Hello, this is Jacob. I don’t think I have a Google account so I asked Granddad if he would write this report for me. On Saturday Mummy an...
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