Archive: 2011
34 articles published during 2011.
Front Fence
Current ongoing project is my front fence, I have decided that a wooden picket fence would be a worthy addition so construction started early April. fence has been going well and is close to completio...
Patio Enclosing
Thought i would upload some photos of my recent project of enclosing my patio end with Laserlite. I have removed the tired wooden lattice that was here when I bought my place and created a new wall in...
Froggy Visitor
Had a visit from a southern banjo frog....
Welcome to the dark side
Yes the tussle between Microsoft and Apple has been blurred even further with the buying of my iPad 2....
iPad 2 cover
One of the dilemmas once you have bought your new flash iPad is which cover should you buy to protect it? Apple have come out with a new magnetic cover which turns the iPad on and off when you open it...
iPad Camera Connection Kit
Today I have been playing around with the iPad camera connection kit to see how it would work with photos and movies. After seeing quite a bit on the Internet I wanted to find out exactly what was tru...
One more night
Well only one more night to go till grand tour two kicks off. I will be bloging to my home site, http://Ely.mine.nu and the intension is to only use my iPad or phone. Will be interesting to see if my...
Day 01 – London
Well kick off day one and it is an early start at 5:10 am touch down in Heathrow, day finds us touching down in the dark on a drizzly and cold morning, only 7 deg for a starter. After picking up our b...
Day 02 – London
Sunshine greats us after a good night, another great escape from jet lag. Breakfast is taken in the refurbished dinning area, and the hash browns, eggs and beans are a welcome start. Today is a day to...
Day 03 – Ely
Well our time in London is over and so it is off into the country side we drive. After a slight hassle getting our hire car we leave the busy city, drive past lords cricket ground and out along the mo...
Day 04 – Bury St Edmunds
Well today is Saturday and it is our fist day without definite accommodation for the night, I am hoping for a cancelation and I have arranged to be able to leave the car in the car park for the mornin...
Day 05 – Lincoln
Well today finds us heading to Lincoln, first stop is Kings Lynn a small village at the mouth of the Ouse river, the town has a nice church and the river is very wide and largely tidal. After a quick...
Day 06 – York
After spending the morning continuing our look around Lincoln it is time to hit the road again this time bound for York. I have decided to take a slightly indirect route so as to drive over the Humber...
Day 07 – Warkworth
Well another sunny day and a great day for a walk around York, so off into the morning air we go heading for the Minster. It is a short stroll to get there and the minster is still undergoing it’s res...
Day 08 – Edinburgh
Well it is time to point the car north and head for Scotland and today is another sunny day, after taking a walk around Warkworth and a closer look at the castle it is off to Alnwick and then Bamburgh...
Day 09 – Edinburgh
Yes another sunny day, perfect for walking and so it is off to Calton park to have a look over the city, the climb to the top is rather steep but the view is well worth it. The weather is taking a tur...
Day 10 – Inverness
Another sunny day greets us as we rise and think of the highlands. Today we are off to Inverness and we are bathed in sun light as we cross the fourth bridge and head for Perth. Last time I was here I...
Day 11 – Inverness
Wet. It has been raining most of the night, but luckily it has eased and after a hearty breakfast we head off for a walk along the river, over the bridge, and around the castle. Today we are off to Ob...
Day 12 – Carlisle
Today London is forecasted to be the hottest day on record for October, 30 deg, but we are not in London we are in Oban and we are in for rain, rain and more rain....
Day 13 – Wrexham
Well today we are off to Wales, Wrexham is our final destination today....
Day 14 – Bath
Sunshine greets us and it is a short trip to Pontcysylite which is the home of the longest aqueduct in Britain, it is 1007 ft long and 127 ft height and is a one lane river in the sky. A very impressi...
Day 15 – Bristol
Bath is covered in cloud this morning, we are heading to Bristol today, followed by an afternoon in Bath....
Photos first half of trip
Here is a link to photos from the first bit of the trip...
Day 16 – Winchester
Well yesterday I bought a nice scottish woolen scarf and today the icy winds arrived....
Day 17 – Brussels
Well the last day of driving around Britain is upon us, only a 1 hour drive back to the airport to drop off the hire car is left. The day is quite good as we head down the motorway, the traffic is pla...
Day 18 – Brussels day 1
Drizzle is the best way to describe the weather today, and it looks like it will be with us for awhile. We start the morning with a wonder around the streets of the inner city, as we approach the gran...
Day 19 – Ypres
Rain rain go away, not perturbed we are heading off on our first long train trip to Ypres....
Day 20 – Amsterdam
The sun is showing signs of making an appearance today and we are heading on another day trip, this time to Amsterdam....
Day 21 – Amiens
Well today will be an interesting day, a lot of train connections to catch and not a hugh amount of wiggle room....
Day 22 – Reims
Well the alarm is ringing for 7 am but it is pitch black outside, to dark even to see the clouds. Today we are on the rails to Reims, the 11:07 train to Tergnier with a connection to Reims. We arrive...
Day 23 – Paris
Well the morning is a better one as we look out over the Reims cathedral while having breakfast. There is a light mist but also breaks of sunshine as well....
Day 24 – Chateau of Versailles
First full day in Paris and it is sun sun sun, today we are catching the RER to Versailles to see the Chateau of King Louis the XIV. I have bought the tickets yesterday so it is just a matter of catch...
Day 25 – Paris
Today is another full day of walking and we head of the see the tomb of Napoleon, on our way we encounter a street parade, many cultures with tall figures are heading along the street to the sound of...
Day 26 – Paris
Another big day, today is museum day but first a visit to the Notre Dame cathedral, the RER takes us straight to the front door and we manage to get inside just as mass was finishing and the organ was...