Pies, clear skies and being in total control of two wheels for a series of the most amazing uphill switchbacks I have ever encountered. Who says heaven isn’t on earth? Day three of his adventure beats a theme park any day! Being the responsible adults that we are, we all recognized the importance of enjoying a hearty breakfast before heading off homewards. (We will conveniently ignore the part where Andrew does not function until coffee arouses him from his catatonic state). Pies ...
“Romance, Two Strokes and The Bard” (Disclaimer: May be detrimental to Maturity Levels) Heading into Stratford we kept passing holiday parks with romantic names such as ‘mountain view’. They may well had a lovely view of the mountain, but on that Sunday clouds swathed the landscape right up to the treetops. Needless to say, having a ‘view’ was not top of our priority list as we cruised for a place to stay. Andrew had the number of a youth hostel so we cruised the streets I ...
The weekend started with a burning tree. Usually when one sees a tree on fire it is a good indication that you should run and hide, lest a giant finger appear from the heavens and decide to smite you too. I mean, if a harmless tree can incur that sort of wrath, who knows what might be heading your way. We didn’t run. The intrigue of smoke combined with the Autobahn’s supplies of underground petrol was too good a spectacle to miss! Luckily the service station attendants were well trained at dealing ...
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