Posts made in March, 2017

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Posted by on 24, Mar 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Tilly the Tandem, UK | 0 comments

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Those of you who know me well will know I think of Shakespeare in the same light as Enid Blighton, Farage and Trump. I know people like them but I just don’t understand why. Bet you never thought you’d see a sentence with those four people in it did you? Anyway, his quote is appropriate for our departure day. It’s always sad to leave home, especially when you leave someone elderly – my Dad, Bob, is 91, though he seems to have moved the decimal point and is thoroughly enjoying his second childhood. He’s great fun to be with and is such a real character in his...

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Time to pack…

Posted by on 20, Mar 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Tilly the Tandem | 2 comments

Time to pack…

After a few delays due to our ailments we’ve begun to pack for our next trip. Mind you it won’t take long, we’ve only got the 4 panniers to pack for the next few months, two of which contain all our camping and cooking gear and the other two our clothes. And you can’t get many clothes in two panniers, though Linda somehow managed to get all her cycling gear, plus two going out dresses and three pairs of heels! I’d imagine we’re the only cycle tourers to have more high heels than pants! Anyway, we set off on Tuesday 21st March and will take 4 days to cycle...

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