The tile sounds quite dramatic, but that’s not what was intended! 🙂 Lee and Bertie return to their caravan home on Sunday and we thought it would be nice to have David and Val round to dinner, so they could say good-bye (until January 2009). We decided to keep the food simple – It’s Friday …
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Category:Holiday
Anti-Social Geek!
I spent most of today re-installing everything on the laptop. It all went pretty smoothly with only a few minor niggles. By 9pm it was all working fine and seemed to be faster too – but maybe that’s my imagination!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Today’s ‘Top-Techy-Tip’
I used the Laptop today at a client’s workshop – all was fine. By the time I got home and began to empty my bag, I noticed everything was a little damp and that included the laptop! Anyway, all seemed to be OK and then the hard disk started to make a clicking sound. The …
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Steve and Denise’s for Dinner
We went to Steve and Denise’s for dinner tonight. Gill and Chris were there too. Sausage and Mash plus trifle and bread and butter pudding!! Yum Yum!!! We had a great time and got home around 11.30pm. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well …
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Lee and Bertie join us…
Lee and Bertie joined us today for their two-month stay. Surprisingly, Bertie chose not to bring his computer, but they did appear to have packed the rest of the house in the car – including a pack of two carrots! …still, there’s plenty of biscuits, cakes and other nibbles but that’s not going to help …
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Holiday – Day 13 – Ilhabela
38 degrees C, Thunderstorms predicted. We got up around 8 and had breakfast in the Restaurant. We decided to have a final round of crazy-golf as it looked as if the whole ship was going to get off and visit the island of Ilhabela. However, it was too hot to play, so we headed for …
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Holiday – Day 12 – Florianopolis
The forecast is thunderstorms, 30 degrees C. We arrived at around 8am and got up around the same time. As has become the routine, we had breakfast in the ‘King and I’ restaurant rather than take on the World iin the Windjammer food-trough…sorry ‘buffet-restaurant’. The forecast for thunderstorms should make the day interesting! The ship …
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Holiday – Day 11 – Porto Belo
31 degrees C. Sunny according to the forecast but dull,wet and overcast in reality. Karen’s birthday today!! Up at 7.15 in order to get breakfast and then get in line for a visit to Porto Belo in southern Brazil. We’re planning to head for the restaurant we found through Google yesterday. I was trying to …
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Holiday – Day 10 (New Year’s Day)
32 degrees C. Sunny, but breezy Watching the fireworks into new year’s day was spectacular. It was probably the best display we’ve ever seen! We stayed up until around 2.30 after consuming a few bottles of champagne! We plan to take it easy today as it’s a ‘no-port’ day. So, a late breakfast, a few …
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Holiday – Day 9 – Rio De Janeiro
38 degrees C. Sunny and very, very hot! We docked at 6.30. Looks likes a hot one coming up! We both felt a bit wrecked after last night’s formal night. Ralph and me in our DJs and the girls in their finest complemented the freshly-placed baseball caps and clean t-shirts of some of our guests! …
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Holiday – Day 8 All at Sea
Sunny, 28 degrees C We didn’t wake up until 9.15! We’re all-at-sea today, so time for a mooch round the Ship, a bit of sun-bathing and a catch-up with my reading… Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Holiday – Day 7 Buzios, Brazil
Sunny, 28 degrees C We slept in until 9.30. Then, after a lazy breakfast, we queued for the Tender to take us to Buzios. This was a quaint town on the eastern coast. Very pretty too. We found the restaurant that we’d been discussing before the holiday – Casas Brancas – and had a very …
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Holiday – Day 6 – Leaving Buenos Aires heading for Brazil
A frighteningly early start! Up at 2.30am in order to leave for the airport at 3.30! A short 30-minute drive to the airport. After a lengthy check-in, we headed for the ‘VIP Lounge’ and waited for the flight. We took off a little late and arrived in Brazil around 11ish (allowing for the one-hour difference). …
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Holiday – Day 5 – Ranch Visit
We’re off on another tour today. It’s a full-day trip! We met our Guide ‘Natalia’ in the hotel lobby and we set off. The day was overcast (which was a bit of a surprise as the forecast for lots of sun). It was a long drive from the hotel – almost one-and-a-half hours, but I …
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Holiday – Day 4 (Boxing Day)
We’re on an all-day tour today courtesy of ‘WOW! Argentina. We’re off to San Isidro and Tigre with lunch on a Delta Island. We were picked up just after 9am by Josefina. We initially headed out of the city of Buenos Aires and into the province of Buenos Aires. We spent most of the morning …
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Holiday – Day 3 (Christmas Day)
We had a lie-in! Ann especially was still tired from last night. Must have been the champagne! We exchanged a few of our presents – the rest are at home for when we get back. From Ann Round cufflinks Cufflinks and tie set Coloured handkerchief set To Ann Sony MP3 player ‘Simply Brazil’ CD set …
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Holiday – Day 2 (Christmas Eve)
I think we’re going to have a lazy day today! We had a relaxed breakfast and then decided to have a wander round the town. We stopped of for a coffee and beer in a local coffee house and then headed for the shops! We suddenly realised how UNcommercial Buenos Aires is about Christmas – …
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Holiday – Day 1 – Landing at San Paulo
Hhhhmmm, not a bad night’s sleep on the plane, but my efforts to get extra blankets for each of us was a major challenge. Shame on you BA for your shoddy customer service!!!! Food was good though! We landed at Sao Paulo to let many of the passengers off. This gave us an opportunity to …
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Holiday – Day 0 – Heathrow Terminal 4
We left home around 3pm heading for Ralph and Karen’s. We arrived around 4.30ish. A glass of champagne later and we were ready to load the taxi with all our stuff. Kevin was our driver (an ex-copper, who had plenty of tales to tell of his time in the Service!) We had a good journey …
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Janet looking good…
It was good to hear that Janet was looking and feeling good after her recent bone-cancer treatment. Still some way to go yet, but she’s coped very well indeed. Nice one Jan!!! Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong …
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Lost Technology!
Excellent! The Sat-Nav software arrived from those very helpful people at O2. It seems to do everything, including speed-camera locations and it also monitors congestion on the roads… Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love of technology and …
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New PDA
My ‘XDA Stellar’ arrived today from O2. Wow! What a piece of kit!!! Everything that my XDA Executive was, but lighter, smaller, more storage space and it’s faster too! Not only that it’s got built in Sat-Nav too! Christmas has come early especially as O2 let me upgrade to it for nothing. See the full …
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Visit John C/Meal with Ian and Mags
I took a drive down to Camberley to meet up John C who went self-employed a couple of years back. Hard to believe that we hadn’t caught up with each other before now! John took me to lunch and I left around 1.45. I came back via the A34 – M40 – A43 rather than …
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Friends for Dinner
We had Gill, Chris, Denise and Steve round for a Mexican evening. Lamb Chilli, Vegetarian Chilli, Fahijas, Mexican Stew, Cheese melted over Nachos. For dessert, we tried one of Ann’s new desserts – Pomegranete jelly. Everyone had a great time, although we were all falling asleep towards the end of the evening!! There was tons …
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Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 3
I rose a little earlier this morning – 7.30, as we planned to leave by 10. We had a light breakfast, said our good-byes and were on the road just before 10. A quick-turn round once home as I had to then drive to Manchester in preparation for work tomorrow. Next year, I’ll ensure I …
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Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 2
We slept in as we were wrecked! Up at 8.30 to a beautiful morning and the sound of screaming kids! Down to breakfast for 9.30 – a ‘full English’ – lovely! We then cleared up and headed for a brisk walk along the beach. A mammoth walk (by our standards) as we were out for …
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Children in Need – Norfolk, Day 1
We popped in to Lee and Bertie’s on our way to the neighbours’ Children in Need weekend in Norfolk. This year (our first time), the theme is ‘Bollywood’. We arrived at L and B’s around 1.30, had a great lunch with them and generally chilled out. Just before we left, we handed over Lee’s birthday …
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American Injection!
I visited the Health Centre today to get my initial jabs relating to our holiday in South America. Today it was Cholera and Yellow Fever. So far, six hours later, there hasn’t been any side-effects at all apart from a bruise on each arm. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Paul and Sue for Dinner
We visited Paul and Sue in Rothwell for Dinner. Ann was flying back from Scotland, so it was a bit of a rush! Ann headed there from the A14, whilst i headed there from home.; We both arrived around the same time. We haven’t seen them since June, and it was good to catch up! …
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Sunday with Ralph and Karen
We had a short lie-in. Up and around at 8am! Blueberry pancakes for breakfast followed by a short walk in the pouring rain (but actually quite nice!) Then, a lazy morning catching up with music and newspapers – Perfect!!! Home-made chicken pie for lunch with pear and apricot crumble for afters…. Feet-up until Ralph and …
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