For the last few weeks we have taken to walking along many of the local network of foot paths that criss cross the country, in an effort to kill time and regain some fitness. Some pic’s of historic features during a wander beside the meandering river Adur, taking in the…
Poki’s Progress Poki was due to arrive back in the U.K. at London Gateway Port last Thursday, 1st May. Everything had been going very smoothly. We had been tracking the ship, the Maersk San Lorenzo and it looked as if she would be on time. However, on Tuesday I received…
D-Day 2. It’s going to be a long day! Ending back in the UK tomorrow, on the 4th., if everything goes to plan. Exiting the hotel at 11am we wandered around the city, before enjoying a pizza for lunch in a glass lined kiosk, beside a fountain centered park. The…
Breakfast was hearty, but not healthy. Too much bread and cakes. Our food consumption during the day wasn’t any better. We didn’t want a big lunch, so a rather greasy empanada with chicken, ham and mushrooms sufficed. This was soon followed by very large ice cream cones. Dinner didn’t improve…
D-Day 1. Thankfully it dawned calm and sunny, though cooler. This allowed us to finish drying off some items before packing, particularly the Caranex. Once that was done, the solar panel mounted wind deflector could be disconnected from the charging system, and along with the three roof mounted storage boxes,…
Sunday was really warm. Up to 31 degrees again and humid. I sorted out my wardrobe box. Most things will remain in Poki, as I have more winter clothes than summer clothes. Mostly to ensure we survived in Ushuaia and Antarctica. My summer wardrobe consists of three pairs of shorts…
Well, this is pretty much it! ..:( The next time we drive Poki, will be to the port on Tuesday, April fools Day! For a meeting with Sebastian, the shipping agent, and hand over Poki.. Thanks to the wonder of paperless communication we did not have to drive into Montevideo…
Last Night’s Wine Tasting Dennis said, if I was able to and not inebriated or hung over, I would enlighten you on our tasting of Tannat. Well, it is a very full bodied robust red. We tasted 5 wines altogether. Chardonnay, Rose, Merlot Tannat which is 40% Merlot and 60%…
A lovely coool night. Light duvet out and snug as a bug in a rug. As Jen mentioned, leaves are falling, colours changing, autumn is on us. I wonder if we could have done more homework on weather for the continent and perhaps avoided some of the extreme heat we…
Directly opposite to the UK, where I’m told spring has sprung, we are going into Autumn here. Leaves are starting to fall and the trees are changing to autumnal colours. It is also getting cooler. While cooking dinner last night there was another very brief shower, lasting all of about…