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Continue reading →: A beach called SandA beach called Sand 29th June 2023 It was to be another rainless day here on Shetland, bits of cloud around, but generally sunny, the temperature sneaking up above the average for the time of year, which is 15C, to even as warm as 18, though with the ever-present breeze…
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Continue reading →: East BurraEast Burra 28th June 2023 After an early wander around the tombolo I drove up the coast for half an hour to the Burra, twin islands, remarkably similar in shape and elevation, connected to the mainland by a bridge. They both have isthmuses at their southern tips connecting to baby…
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Continue reading →: St Ninian’s BeachSt Ninian’s Beach 27th June 2023 The sunset was at 10:39 pm last night, and it was a cloudless sky. There’s a few beach walkers at that time, though the light doesn’t fade much, until the official sunrise at 3:23 am. I soon put off any thought of leaving this…
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Continue reading →: On St Ninian’s BeachOn St Ninian’s Beach 26th June 2023 I had booked the most basic accommodation on the overnight boat from Kirkwall to Lerwick, a reclining seat. But I had hoped not to use it, preferring the illegal option of staying in my van bed. I had researched on the internet and…
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Continue reading →: Orkney – just passing throughOrkney – just passing through 25th June 2023 There are many beaches like Skaill on Orkney where it is possible to get the van just a few metres from an almost deserted beach. I’m only in transit through Orkney on this visit, as I spent a few weeks here just…
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Continue reading →: On the Road AgainOn the Road Again – north to Tomatin, Scrabster and Orkney (23rd and 24th June) It was in the last week of my previous trip that I contemplated, not for the first time, quitting the rental on my Lake District cottage and moving into the van full-time. I thought, as…
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Continue reading →: Day 93 – to PAARC Rives de l’Aa, GravelinesDay 93 – to PAARC Rives de l’Aa, Gravelines It was a good stopover at Bertrix, but not far down the road, as I discovered this morning, was Han-sur-Lesse which looked better.. for next time. It has a really good aire by the river, hiking and biking tracks around dumpling-type…
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Continue reading →: Day 92 – to Bertrix, BelgiumDay 92 – to Bertrix, Belgium A good reason to be in Ban-de-Sapt is to visit the Fontenelle Cemetery which contains the bodies of 1384 who were killed in the Great War. French battalions set up camp on the hill, which is at 600 metres altitude and has a wide…
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Continue reading →: Day 91 – to Ban-de-Sapt (Vosges)Day 91 – to Ban-de-Sapt (Vosges) There was thunder rain most of the night. I find the steady drumming on the roof of the van pleasant and welcome, especially after a warm and humid day. I had chatted to an older couple from Thirsk last night, sat outside their motorhome…
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Continue reading →: Day 90 – to MesnayDay 90 – to Mesnay With senses dulled by a midnight Jamesons I gave Roja his breakfast, which he ignored, and lay reading Simenon and listening to the World Service in the pleasant morning temperature. We both stirred though when horses began to pass. It was the route of the…
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Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
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