M’off…. For the month of June
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It was only 10:00 and already scorchio when I strolled into town, to find a Hawaiian shirt, which is compulsory for our boating extravaganza.
Cochem is not awash with Hawaiians, but where there’s a will, there’s a way (and usually a relative) and it’s job done.
Time to reward myself for my rugged self reliance….
Cochem is not awash with Hawaiians, but where there’s a will, there’s a way (and usually a relative) and it’s job done.
Time to reward myself for my rugged self reliance….
A visit to the Ukrainian leather man:
They have named the boat in my honour:
Are you having a wascoat made ;
Phoenix Nights meets the Mosel:
Fireworks were good:
This is the tune of choice for the discerning German party boat goer:
Fireworks were good:
This is the tune of choice for the discerning German party boat goer:
Well done Doc! Keep up with the lifting.
PA: Is that a shiner I see?
PA: Is that a shiner I see?
Day fourteen
And it’s another hot one:
A day to catch-up on a bit of washing, a mooch into town and maybe have a glass or two.
And it’s another hot one:
A day to catch-up on a bit of washing, a mooch into town and maybe have a glass or two.
Looking like you are staying in exact same apartment as wifey and I did last year.
This was us, a couple of days after the flood
Day fifteen
A quiet day (as befits the Sabbath) after a full afternoon and evening at the wine festival yesterday. Usefully spent, getting ready to leave tomorrow for Spa-Francorchamps.
A quiet day (as befits the Sabbath) after a full afternoon and evening at the wine festival yesterday. Usefully spent, getting ready to leave tomorrow for Spa-Francorchamps.
Day 16
80 miles
To Spa-Francorchamps for the CrowdStrike 24-hour race, where I’ll be joined on Thursday evening by Andy J.
Up in time to see Chris and Bob depart:
80 miles
To Spa-Francorchamps for the CrowdStrike 24-hour race, where I’ll be joined on Thursday evening by Andy J.
Up in time to see Chris and Bob depart:
Coffee and cake stop in Hillesheim, which (as it’s Monday) is all but shut.
That said, the parking platz I’d spotted on Google street view was just where it should be and the cafe was open, as Google told me it should be:
That said, the parking platz I’d spotted on Google street view was just where it should be and the cafe was open, as Google told me it should be:
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Aren't they on the wrong side of the road?
I watched with interest but…… all was well.
Arrived at Domain Long Pre, my home until next Monday morning. A smooth enough cross country run from Cochem, coming into the Belgian Ardennes at Losheim, made famous in the Battle of the Bulge, which raged across the area in December 1944.
en.m.wikipedia.org
www.domainelongpre.be
I am not quite sure how to describe Domain Long Pre. I guess the closest is to all it a self-catering ‘camp’ made up of assorted chalets. We were told about the place a few years ago, by a race team, racing at Spa or by some racing journalists, I forget now which. Either way, it is 20 minutes from Spa-Francorchamps and the circuit and all jolly good.
I bet this thing was frugal (not) on the way from the UK:
But it had the advantage over my low fronted vehicle, with no front lifter:
Anyway, the weather has cooled from the 33 degrees we enjoyed for nearly a week in Cochem. It’s now overcast and 22 degrees, with the occasional spots of rain. The rest of the week looks fine though….. or so says the man with the seaweed and fir cones. I have come prepared, as you can never be too sure at Spa.
Now to unload the car, set up my Ninja smoker / BBQ and do some shopping…
Battle of Losheim Gap - Wikipedia
Domaine Long Pre - Belgische Ardennen
Domaine Long Pré te Stavelot (Belgie), een vakantiepark gelegen in het hart van de Belgische Ardennen, vlakbij vele toeristische bezienswaardigheden.
www.domainelongpre.be
I am not quite sure how to describe Domain Long Pre. I guess the closest is to all it a self-catering ‘camp’ made up of assorted chalets. We were told about the place a few years ago, by a race team, racing at Spa or by some racing journalists, I forget now which. Either way, it is 20 minutes from Spa-Francorchamps and the circuit and all jolly good.
I bet this thing was frugal (not) on the way from the UK:
But it had the advantage over my low fronted vehicle, with no front lifter:
Anyway, the weather has cooled from the 33 degrees we enjoyed for nearly a week in Cochem. It’s now overcast and 22 degrees, with the occasional spots of rain. The rest of the week looks fine though….. or so says the man with the seaweed and fir cones. I have come prepared, as you can never be too sure at Spa.
Now to unload the car, set up my Ninja smoker / BBQ and do some shopping…
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Love the context of your jaunting about Richard, with a handful of pics thrown in for good measure.
Just be careful, certain islander and his cronies might just shoot you down for putting in waaaay too much effort (in “writing more bollocks) into your trip report
Keep up the good work, I love a good read.
Just be careful, certain islander and his cronies might just shoot you down for putting in waaaay too much effort (in “writing more bollocks) into your trip report
Keep up the good work, I love a good read.
Day seventeen
The overcast weather of yesterday has vanished overnight, we are back to wall-to-wall sunshine.
Up and about to go to Trois Ponts, to pick up the bread I ordered yesterday. From experience, the small bakery sells out, so I took the precaution of ordering each day’s bread in advance, through to Sunday.
Then into the small supermarket for some tea towels, which I managed to forget to bring.
The overcast weather of yesterday has vanished overnight, we are back to wall-to-wall sunshine.
Up and about to go to Trois Ponts, to pick up the bread I ordered yesterday. From experience, the small bakery sells out, so I took the precaution of ordering each day’s bread in advance, through to Sunday.
Then into the small supermarket for some tea towels, which I managed to forget to bring.
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Tea towels! Tea towels!
FFS! Have you no shame?
FFS! Have you no shame?
Self-catering, essential.
