Messing about in Boats

Busy, busy first thing! Neither of us slept too well (again) but we had to at Waitrose for opening and then Central Garage to pick-up Ann’s hire car. The weather forecast is looking good – perfect for boating!!! So, with all the ‘must-dos’ out-of-the-way, and a bit of food preparation behind us, we went round …
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Short break: Portsmouth (Day 4)

I got up at 7 so I’d have time for a shower before heading up the road to get a ticket for the car that we couldn’t park near the hotel last night. Ooooo…I’ve noticed I’m a bit pink this morning after all that exposure to the good weather yesterday – they’ll be no chance …
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Short break: Portsmouth (Day 3)

I didn’t get up until 8am!! Looking out the window, the weather looks good at the moment although the forecast is cloudy. We plan to primarily use today to take photographs and try out our new camcorder. 9.00am. We got down to breakfast and found it a lot quieter than yesterday. The service was still …
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London for the weekend – Saturday

  Today’s the day when we head to The O2 to Jeff Wayne‘s, The War of the Worlds 30th Anniversary concert tour. The tour, updated for 2009, will feature a 3d hologram of Richard Burton and a 30ft Martian fighting machine descending from the ceiling – more details later on… We had a rare lie-in. …
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Day 7: Holiday in France

We were up at around 8 and had brekky about 9 (as normal!). It’s much colder today and windier. Initially the temperature was 16°C – brrrr! We went exploring in the car again. Initially we headed for ‘Trèbe’ – another ‘one-horse-town’ (where the horse was away on holiday!). What we did notice was, that it’s …
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Day 5: Holiday in France

Ann had the best night’s sleep of the holiday whilst I had a restless night As a result, we didn’t get up until 8.15. The hotel’s theme of ‘no-lights’ continued into the breakfast area – maybe it was built in the ‘dark-ages’ (arf-arf!). Talk about ‘romantic’, I think I’ll take a torch tomorrow!! 🙂 After …
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Holiday Blog – Day 6

Our first meal in the Hotel last night was excellent. Proper food! ..and a really efficient waiter/waitress service too Looks like it’ll be a ‘scorcher’ today! It’s very warm already and it’s only 7.45. Nice breeze fortunately… Took a short drive to Porton Cervo – where the rich people keep their boats. Yes please!Nice! Traditional …
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TravelBlog Day 5: La Rochelle, France

We docked at the port of La Pallice and after a short coach ride, we arrived at La Rochelle, a charming town peppered with small shops and half-timbered houses. We’re getting boring now, I know, but this is the third day in a row, where we’ve had scorching hot weather! Historical note: Apparently, the founders …
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