On The Road Again

In response to:Onward around Paris

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:23:53 +0100

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In response to:An LED lighting test

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:41:53 +0200

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In response to:Onward around Paris

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:18:39 +0200

Yes that is one thing that needs scrapping instantly. There are just the odd few left and just the locals know them. It is still no excuse for no due care and attention.

I think the daftest was the high street in Lourdes, here the silly Tourist Train blasted his horn and shot out from a blind corner behind a trinket shop.

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:47:15 +0200

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In response to:Onward around Paris

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:48:51 +0200

I sympathise with the victims of attackers from the right, it happened to me in Yugoslavia, different language, same customs (including the hole in the floor) when an idiot town councillor rammed my old Morris 8 from a side road.
He spoke the lingo, he knew the police (same lodge) so I paid the fine.
Typical.
Mo
Oh, and it was a few years ago.

In response to:From the River to the Canal

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:10:34 +0200

Thanks for the comment.
I saw a fairly recent photo where they were full, they just have a little residual water in them now.

I didn't get round to a full understanding, after a bit of thought I needed to go back and look.
One diagram showed a tap filling the top lock, it being a double flight which joins the two lower rivers by going over the hill. Maybe a stream was used.

In response to:From the River to the Canal

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:22:40 +0200

Those locks in the field are fascinating, would be fun to fill them one night.
Excellent blog as usual.
M

In response to:Massiff Central Mountains

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:19:26 +0200

Yes a biggy, I am playing catch up.

Phenolite, no not got any, its interesting to see the different structure of the 2 volcano cores through binoculars.
How? did they have taps onto 2 different levels of magma?

Typical of that pastels woman, repeating everything I say :-)
Actually blog.de have said they have cancelled several of my blogs. We went away for 60days didn't we so I have been doing a bit of logging in.

In response to:Massiff Central Mountains

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:19:53 +0200

In response to:Massiff Central Mountains

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:35:14 +0200

Bit of an epic report this time, well done and great pictures.
Ofcom? The French have an Ofcom? Wouldn't make any difference if they did, nobody takes any notice do they?
Did you bring home the Phonolite? Must be able to use it somewhere, RF chokes perhaps. How about a piece hanging by your front door, saves on bell batteries. Maybe its like bakelite but just for phones.
And thanks for the weather, its just arrived up here in Yorky-sher.
Mo

In response to:Massiff Central Mountains

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:05:58 +0200

Yes, not half. Wonderful weather all the time, you have to have the odd shower/storm but even they have been warm.

In response to:Massiff Central Mountains

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:16:24 +0200

Great posting as usual. You're lucky with the weather.

In response to:Next Step

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:12:20 +0200

If I could play the guitar the tune would be 'It's All Over Now Baby Blue' unfortunately.
Back in a decidedly crowded, scruffy UK now.
Another song, for you, 'There's an awful lot of Coffee in Brazil' and in my Campingcar.

In response to:Next Step

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:03:23 +0200

Oh yes, rub it in why don't you, while we're suffering in Blighty you're swanning around in unheard of temperatures, eating and drinking from the land, dangling your feet in the river, playing guitar til midnight too I shouldn't wonder.

Enjoy it while you Cannes.

More ships photos please.

Mo

In response to:France 2009

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:14:40 +0200

Hi Frank been thinking about you, now in Correze region 1000m up, can't be too far from you.
Internet access is not too easy in the remote parts.

In response to:France 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:23:23 +0200

Good stuff. Hope you have an enjoyable trip. Great shame about your chums' break-in.

In response to:New Season

Thu, 28 May 2009 17:00:57 +0200

Hi
We have come from the Tent world via Caravans to Campingcar.

Well I wrote an article for MMM some years ago with all the ins and outs of Solar and Wind. I may copy it on here it remains my intellectual property. Then you may quote from it at will if you wish.

Briefly I bought it prior to having Solar power nearly 10 years ago. At that time breaks were in the UK and had to be taken when time off was booked. I noted for several years that whilst the sun often did not show in the UK the wind blew even when the sun shone and at night too of course.

It produces around 5Amps in a reasonable breeze and 16 Amps in a gale. It is virtually noiseless, very little vibration when mounted on the van.

Economy wise of course like Solar the outlay is quite high, from then on all power is free. This causes me more annoyance with the trend for sites that have 'lectric laid on and you have tp pay for it even when you do not use it.

Of late I have used it less as we take breaks according to the weather and spend time in France, here we have a vast surplus of power from the Solar Panel and it is not worth erecting the Wind Genny. Despite this I always have it ready for the times when there is less power from the sun.

As part of a power package to be independent of mains supply I would recommend it. Maybe depending upon personal needs as a second to a 5 to 6 Amp Solar Panel

In response to:New Season

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:37:27 +0200

Hi,
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In response to:New Season

Mon, 25 May 2009 12:30:04 +0200

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In response to:Black Doughnuts

Thu, 21 May 2009 17:04:29 +0200

That would've been a shoddy experience when that happened. Sorry to hear.

In response to:New Season

Sat, 16 May 2009 09:31:03 +0200

On the road again with a new MoT. Well done. Cambelts always worry me. If they break, it's disastrous.

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:36:25 +0200

hi Only me again, if you need speedcams for free for most countries then go to POI Plaza, regular updates, also lots of other POI's ie campsites etc
have fun
Steve

In response to:Wild Beasts of the Forest

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:04:23 +0200

Appreciate the further info. I understand about the adventure. My wife and i tend to wing it alot when traveling planning very little. but every now and then somthing catches your interest. and that you did with talk in the wild and sounds in the night. sounds amazing.

Thankyou

In response to:Wild Beasts of the Forest

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:52:14 +0200

Hi
When I blog I tend not to give precise locations do I. The reason? I have read too many lay-by by lay-by, by expensive camp site 'with a lovely pool' exact itineraries. They kill the sense of adventure IMHO.

The Forester is found on the D61 after Amboise (West of Tours) on the way to Montrichard about 4Km into the forest there is a sign 'Verger'.
No not the guy who looks after the Vicar, f.verger eng.orchard. In this case probably a forest fungi orchard, in season I think he may sell 'fruits of the forest'.

In response to:Wild Beasts of the Forest

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:02:08 +0200

Sounds amazing, Can you provide more details on the location would love to check this out :)

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:22:07 +0100

Hi Again, Just bought a little gizmo called a battery extender thats used if and when you have no supply to keep the battery topped up its on e bay look up battery extender charger mitec/mio 169 268 269 336 blue for the correct model for the medion 96800.
hope this helps anyone who reads this article
cheers
steve

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:37:14 +0100

Just another point regarding the battery on the Medion when not connected to a 12V supply.
To reduce temptation we remove the sat nav and put it in a cupboard when we are stationary. Very often in the middle of the night the Medion will have switched itself on and an eerie glow will be seen around the cupboard door.
Likewise this has happened on the shelf at home.
Moral keep it plugged in or keep your eye on the little devils battery regularly.

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:42:59 +0100

Hi Steve
Yes, my sat nav spends a bit of time on the shelf, toward the end of last year it did go flat, flat. It can go flat and turn itself off OK but after that if the last bit of charge goes then it goes dumb.
No great problem Medion will re install from the SD card and all the personal data entered (including MP3) is stored on the SD so nothing is lost.
However if you have installed TomTom on it then you lose the Windows files added by you and I had to go over it all again.
However 'Aunties house' is still there as again personal data is on the SD.

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:42:25 +0100

Just a thought, has your medion ever got a flat battery?? I keep mine fully on charge, but wondered what would happen if the battery did go flat! would you lose all the data put on???

In response to:Medion Sat Nav

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:21:53 +0100

Thanks Steve
Yes indeed, I did that shortly after this post. It turns a sows ear into a silk purse. As you say it works great we used it in the UK and France last year.