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SP27 - Early Bookings

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I have been working on the trip down to the Malága/Marbella area for quite some time. The problem of travelling across France and into Spain in February will always be the weather. I used ChatGPT to suggest a route taking about a week to arrive at the timeshare apartment in time to check-in on the right day.  A criteria was to use non-toll roads in France as much as possible and another to avoid areas where winter or all season tyres are necessary. As I have already booked the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry (return) the route takes us along the western, Atlantic, side of France before cutting across to the Mediterranean coast. I have plotted the route in MyRouteApp and can refine it over the coming months.  I have also started to look at all season tyres! It makes sense not to tempt the devil in the weather. The Mediterranean coast especially the more south you go is very popular with northern European travellers.  Many of the sites and camper parks are full already, or at leas...
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Bloody Van Again 3?

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Sadly. The tap wasn't fixed at all.   Hopefully, our local accredited workshop can fix it. It's booked in tomorrow afternoon. They fitted the new taps in the spring before we went away to Spain 🇪🇸 for the SP26 trip.
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The Great Remembrance Convoy - The Camping Club

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A week before the UK has the Remembrance Day, The Camper Club has our own run to the National Memorial Arboretum.  We have two nights away in the van at aires alongside canal marinas.  The convoy sets off from a meeting place at 0905, so we need to be away from the campsite at around 0800 to make sure we are there in good time. https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/journal/s/8222d80e860f7f5876b468987e34d80f
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Bloody Van Again 2?

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Wednesday . The van service was on Thursday. The MoT was Friday morning. So we took Molly up to Choose Leisure on Wednesday afternoon so they could get to work on Thursday first thing. I mentioned the tap and flyscreen and they were added to the worksheet. We left after Claire got chatting to one of the salesmen and he showed us around a few Ace and Swift vans.   Like the rain, it was all like water off a duck's back as we have spent too much on upgrades to Molly to sell her. As well as money on the tap and shower tap replacement.   They were expensive as they have the microswitch that turns on the pump rather than manually having a pump switch. In a couple of weeks we will have had her two years. Once we have paid for our last holiday I am going to look at Falken All Season tyres before we head to France and Spain in February.  Currently that'd be about £145 per wheel including fitting. Friday .  A call just before lunch to say Molly was ready. We got read...
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Boundary Park

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A poster I created. In the style of the railway posters produced in the mid 20th Century. Back when I started going the stand on the right was open terracing. I used to stand with my Aunt Linda to the left of the goal.  Where the new Joe Royle Stand is on the left, there was an old wooden stand. My dad and his supporters club cronies sat there!!! Since then there was another stand that was built with the Ford Sporting League money.
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Samsung Galaxy A11 Tablet & Navigation

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Claire wanted a replacement for the aged and very slow Microsoft Surface tablet. Why choose Android?  Our phones are Samsung Android and we have been Android since the iPhone 5S went out of date. We read a few reviews and although there are literally hundreds of Chinese no-name tablets around, we opted for the Samsung. This model comes with 5G compatibility as well as WiFi.  Up to now we haven't put a sim card in it.   A plan I had, and haven't yet followed through on, using it in the van as an alternative to the TomTom. Today I took it out to see if it will fit in the dashboard holder. It looks pretty good. In the photo it's displaying Google Maps.  On my Samsung Galaxy phone I have MyRouteApp. I use it to plan routes, there is also an add-on to Navigate. I have that too. We tested it on the short journey to the Shuttle from the Camping-Car Park aire in Calais, and it worked perfectly.  That's with my phone connection to the 4 or 5G mobile network.  T...
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Sammy the Bull Lurcher

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We have Sammy as a foster dog for a few days. He's a bull lurcher that's been in the rescue for quite a while. In his past he has had a few bad experiences, but with all that he likes a cuddle. Settled in easily....
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