United Kingdom
Broxtowe District

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    • Day 86

      Feeling educated

      November 28, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 1 °C

      This morning we got up relatively early to go and explore Cambridge, we were first distracted by a breakfast buffet which was adequate.

      After eating too much food we went for a walk to a nearby industrial area and stumbled across a HQ of a company that Phill has been playing their games for years.

      We then drove into the heart of Cambridge to explore the town centre... Only to drive out of the heart of Cambridge to find a parking lot. Eventually we found one and walked back into the centre.

      The city itself is beautiful, with many buildings with lovely facades. The most impressive being the ones of the world renown Cambridge University. A very pleasant town indeed! After exploring the town we headed back to Bartholomew II (we may have forgotten to take a photo... So the face reveal has been postponed until tomorrow.)

      Our next destination was unplanned but welcome, we finally got to go back to the burger chain that has been etched in our mind for years: Wendy's! It was great, probably good that we don't have them in Aus.

      Once we filled up on an early dinner, we got back on the road and went to our next town as well as University for the day! The University of Nottingham, which is where our accommodation is for the next two nights. We got in as it was dark but once we checked in we went for a long walk around their huge campus. While the walk was chilly (3°C), it was a very still night so it was very pleasant to walk in.

      We end the night washing clothes again as we have access to a free machine!

      Step count: 22.2k
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    • Day 26

      Back on the road!

      December 26, 2022 in England ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

      We’re back on the road(!) and starting our journey back to Lisbon today. The first day of driving takes us from Nottingham to Goodwick in Wales.

      Over the next few days whilst we are travelling we’ll add some of the footprints of places we’ve been in the U.K. over the past 20 days & write about our experience of the U.K’s EV charging network… but for now here’s a picture of some swans as we charge the car in Long Eaton.Read more

    • Day 9

      Birdlip to Painswick, June 7

      June 7, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      The Royal George just about did us in.

      Food was OK, but we both felt a bit under the weather this AM. Arlene was worse than I was, but she ate more of the hollandaise sauce than I did. At least it is not food poisoning, just an upset stomach.

      We had a so-so breakfast at 0700, out the door by 0800 and walking downhill. The way out of town was a bit pecarious as we had to walk along a narrow and curvy road until we reached the trailhead. Cars were hauling and we had a very uneven shoulder to navigate....we both made it.

      The trail immediately started downhill (oh, what a delight, but we would pay dearly later) and was a very woodsy trail. I recall what happens to the first walker in the morning that walks a woodsy trail...yep, a face full of spider webs and my hat was covered.

      After a few minutes, we stopped as Arlene wanted to check out a side trail so I sat on a rock (being the patient person that I am), and up the trail trots a red fox. We saw each other about the same time and the fox did a 360 as casually as a thief in a jewelry store. Nice surprise so early in the morning.

      We continued along the woodsy walk seeing a deer jump in front of us and I flushed a pheasant out of the bushes. Scared me out of my second skin and Arlene got to view his upward flight while I was ducking for cover.

      We passed some great views through the trees of the valley below and really enjoyed the cool morning air.

      A local running club must have had a 1/2 marathon utilizing the trail, and started such that the runners were running south to north (we are walking north to south). We noticed many, many temporary trail markers providing directions and from the looks of the muddy footprints in the trail, the runners were covered in mud from head to foot. The one part of the trail they did not run up (but we walked up) was the portion to the top of Coopers Hill. This would have been a killer as it did us in.

      Amazing what a short break and a sip of water will do for the recovery after a hard effort.

      So we continued after the brief recovery stop, walking through a golf course that had posted signs "traverse at your own risk". That gave us pause, but then we saw no golfers, so across the fairway we motored, getting to the far side, to the service road which took us away from the course and down into Painswick.

      We are at the Troy House B & B for two nights and our hosts are very nice and accommodating. Dinner reservations are made, they are doing our laundry and there is an honor system for beer and snacks in the quite large room that we have. Arlene is enjoying a well deserved nap and I am not too far from that as well. After the rest day tomorrow, we finish with six straight days of walking. I can imagine that they will be walks to remember.

      We have been very weather fortunate so far, but the forecast is not looking quite so accommodating for a dry walk into Bath next Thursday. We shall see.

      Dinner tonight.was at the Cardynham Bistro in Painswick. It came highly recommended and it deserves its appraisal. Garlic toast as an appetizer was hot, soft and delicious. The main course of beef stroganoff, the house specialty, was the best I've had in years (we both enjoyed the same thing), and to wrap up the meal, the sticky toffee pudding was truly outstanding. Now to let things settle down as tomorrow arrives too quickly with a full stomach.
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    • Day 1

      Off we go! Maccys here we come!!

      August 23, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Car is packed! Clay is all ready and excited and has found a nice cosy spot to rest his head on the front arm rest. A quick smoothie down to keep us going and here we come. We're making great time, and Pete gets to try out the new air con. Fair to say we are all feeling the holiday vibes!!Read more

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