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Easter 26

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I have made a slight change to the weekend.  Rather than have three nights at the Colchester Country Park site, I emailed them to say that we would only be staying for two nights. There's no refund on cancellations but I can swallow that. Although there is quite a lot to see in the area, it's all a fair walking distance and some of the reviews aren't too kind about the noise from the nearby A12. The two nights will enable me to get a cab or Uber from the site to the football stadium and back again.  I had already booked Sunday night at the Waterpump CL and I asked if they could accommodate us on Saturday too. We are booked in. It means we can arrive early there and maybe have Saturday lunch in the pub, or arrive later and visit Aldeburgh or somewhere on the way up from Colchester. One of the days we will see Claire's sister for an Easter visit. The only problem is the shortages of diesel fuel. All due to Trump's War on Iran!

Lincoln Aviation Heritage Centre

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Once the van is back from Offgrid, and we can be confident that we can use her without electric hook-up, I am looking at more trips away. One I am interested in is the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Centre.  They have the Avro Lancaster "Just Jane" that they fire-up and do a taxi-run on the airfield. They also have a de Havilland Mosquito they taxi. Checking on the website there are a few days when they taxi on the same day. https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/plan-your-visit/lancaster-taxy-times

Molly's Back!

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She's back this morning. We went up to ARC and collected her.  All done.  I can't see that the taps are any different looking than the ones they have replaced. Except, the bathroom sink now doesn't spray everywhere but in the sink! The job was very expensive and we will be careful in future. One time you forget to leave the taps open and they are buggered. All the taps are now Reich and I suspect they were before too! We have started making moving stuff back in from the house. The lounge was full of boxes and stuff we had brought in. The garage is next.  The bedding has gone back in .. It started to rain, so we abandoned any further carrying stuff out. When we got home I started to wash down the front with MukJunkie.  Some of the dirt and what looked like moss needed a more concentrated blast at 3 to 1, and then back to 6 to 1 after it was brushed.   Rinsing was a little difficult as the house's outside tap was playing up. Another 🤬🤬🤬🤬 tap! This one was wrap...

The Taps!

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It's not ARC's fault but the correct shower tap didn't arrive and it's on back order! Bugger. They called and gave us the bad news this morning. They have found another option and that should happen tomorrow. Both the sink taps are done. They have capped off the shower pipe. So if there is a problem we can use the van until the right one arrives.

Bristol Balloon Festival

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I am looking at a couple of days at the rally. The campsite is almost next to where the balloon festival is held. I am don't think we'd be there for the entire weekend that the festival will be on for, but maybe get there on the 5th or 6th before the balloon goes up.... I have no idea how big the rally field is and hopefully there will be more information in the club's magazine nearer the time. It's a shame it's a no booking rally.

I'm taking part in Take the Lead

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Paul's fundraising page - https://takethelead.mungos.org/fundraising/pauls-fundraising-page3979?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=dssb-EM&utm_content=MPC

Molly's gone!! Vanished!!

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If I was a YouTuber i would use my new AI skills, such as they are, to create a dramatic thumbnail. Okay, I had a go... But it's quite mundane and she has gone to ARC for the taps to be replaced. She'll be gone a few days to get the work done.