On the Road Again!

We have thought about it a few times.  Of course, we have been on cruises to the fjords twice in the past. Once with Saga and once with P&O. You only get a snapshot of the fjord country. The more excursions you go on obviously mean you get away from the tourist hot spots.  Most ports only give you limited time as well. So going further afield under your own power risks the ship departing without you. Olden Old Church  Each time I have begun to plan something, it's been thwarted by some external force. With an ageing dog as a major restriction, we will need to wait until we are dog-free.  Norway driving tips Norway Cruise 2013 Norway Cruise 2018 Norway Posts

Or rather they don't. Their algorithms seem to have nothing to do with my interests. They offer me chick-lit all the time when suggesting books for my Kindle.  Despite showing no interest in fishing, or angling as it's often called in England, since I was about 14yo, they suggested this: WTF?

I didn't ask it to do anything too complex. 

The usual start time of 10am. I left home around 9.40am and arrived just after 10am. Quite a few bikes on the recently concreted "motorcycles only" parking strip. I was at the end nearest the café . Cal already there with a tea. We went in and ordered.  Neil turned up and we ate, drank more tea/coffee and it rained. We've barely had anything for around 5 weeks! The problem we have, and no doubt other countries also have, is "summer ice". It's the rubber build up on the road surface that becomes slippery when wet. Just like the Bon Jovi song!!! Luckily, it wasn't too bad apart from the roundabout at Brenzett. More due to a diesel spill. You could smell it. We waited for the rain to pass and the sun came out again. Then left. So that's another 30 miles on the odometer.  July total 46!

With the weather being the unpredictable factor this summer, I have been looking at further north.  How about the Baltic? Germany? Denmark? It's an area that neither of us have been to before.  I started to look at the area where the "Riddle of the Sands" was staged around the German East Frisian Islands. For years I have thought about a trip to Peenemunde , where the Germans designed and tested the V1. It's on the German Baltic coast. Then I thought about Denmark, or a toe dip into Poland?  I discounted Norway and Sweden!! I tried to get ChatGPT to come up with a sensible idea but it seemed unable to come up with a plan that wasn't a rush there and back. The basic text I gave it was quite specific regarding some places to include but still it planned a whistlestop tour.... So back to the drawing board? Claire would prefer France, Normandy and Brittany.  All that's set in stone are the Eurotunnel dates. As I mentioned in a previous AT26 post, it pr...

Back in the top league again after a few years in the second tier. A win at home to Sparta Prague. What a great start to the new season. Zpátky v nejvyšší soutěži po několika letech ve druhé lize. Vítězství doma nad Spartou Praha. Jak skvělý začátek nové sezóny.

The last Yes album I bought was back in 2014 with "Heaven and Earth". I had pretty much given up on them after the clowns from the Buggles came and completely f*cked up one of the best bands ever. When Jon Anderson was sacked interest waned more. So why buy this? I heard a couple of minutes played on the radio. At least it sounded like we had turned back the clock. Aurora Tracklisting: Aurora (07:27) Turnaround Situation (05:50) Love Lies Dreaming (06:24) Countermovement (13:48) Ariadne (06:18) All Hands on Deck (03:04) Outside the Box (04:20) Emotional Intelligence (03:30) Jambustin’ (Bonus Track) (04:24) Watching the River Roll (Bonus Track) (04:42) It's a good album. Even those of us that go back to 1969 have been impressed.  Speaking about myself of course. My brother and I went to see Yes at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016. More classic stuff and pretty much the same lineup as today. We Are YES Other Yes blogs: Tales from Topographic Oceans Yessongs Close t...