Summer Holiday Thread

[OurManFlint II]

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I'm off backpacking in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Nice!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Nice!

I'm actually off to Nice for a weekend next month :-)

[stan butler]

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Camper van trips
Dorset
Porthcawl
Somerset
Devon/Cornwall
Anglesey
Gower
Aberystwyth
North Coast 500
Loch Ness
And Norway if the missus lets me

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Italy...including Lucca/Barga to see where my gggrandfather came from. Plus some walking in the lakes, Como and Maggiore.
Normandy...DDay beaches walking tour. Will finally get to see where a guy I knew in my youth came ashore. He was 1st Dorsets, lived up Rhiwbina Hill. One of the first ashore. 3 left alive at the end of June 6th from 30 on his landing craft as he recalled it.
Menorca/Mallorca two centre for some walking. Nothing booked yet but looking at end of August/start of September.

That sounds great. :ayatollah:

[Tuerto]

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Mid April for 3 weeks walking our last section of the SW Coastal Path (Plymouth to Poole - 210 miles): B&Bs with two 'rest days', one in Lyme Regis fossil hunting.

September in mainland Greece for the first time. Hotels and a bit pricey!

Fossil hunting in Lyme Regis? Dirty bugger.

[Organ Morgan.]

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Original poster might want to invest in a better car than spending his wedge on dogging expeditions to Tenerife next month and Tenby during the summer.

His crappy Astra shakes, coughs, splutters and backfires its way to Cardiff and back while he grips the steering wheel for dear life.

He and that shed is a menace to other road users.

[jon1959]

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Fossil hunting in Lyme Regis? Dirty bugger.

I'm hoping to bump into Kate Winslett doing her Ammonite thing! :thumbup:

[jon1959]

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As you may be aware, I'm doing the SWCP but in smaller chunks and won't finish it until next year (and I'm not looking forward to completing it). My next stretches are Plymouth eastwards too. Give me a shout if you want the benefit of some local knowledge when you are in SE Devon.

Thanks.

We did Bude to Penzance in 2019; Penzance to Plymouth in 2021 and Minehead to Bude in 2022. This will be the longest segment.

The SW Coastal Path is usually described as 630 miles - but we have already done about 20 miles more than the official distance because of high tide detours, MOD live firing detours, and storm damage (fallen trees blocking path) detours.

But we are not doing The Salt Path - more The Comfort Path with B&Bs/hotels all booked in advance, and daily luggage transfers for the cases. Hopefully not too much rain.

[splott parker]

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Saundersfoot, lovely 4 bed house including hot tub and 1 dog allowed….whenever guests aren’t using it.
Feel free to message for details ;0)

Hot tub sounds ok but I draw the line at sharing it with a dog!!!!

[dembethewarrior]

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Thanks.

We did Bude to Penzance in 2019; Penzance to Plymouth in 2021 and Minehead to Bude in 2022. This will be the longest segment.

The SW Coastal Path is usually described as 630 miles - but we have already done about 20 miles more than the official distance because of high tide detours, MOD live firing detours, and storm damage (fallen trees blocking path) detours.

But we are not doing The Salt Path - more The Comfort Path with B&Bs/hotels all booked in advance, and daily luggage transfers for the cases. Hopefully not too much rain.

What happened to a backpack and off you go?

"Daily luggage transfers" sounds so middle class :D

[dembethewarrior]

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Hot tub sounds ok but I draw the line at sharing it with a dog!!!!

:hehe:

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I envy you, having it almost on your doorstep.

Funnily enough, I recently happened to come across images of Tenby on the Internet, truly beautiful place!

I haven't been there for about 25 years, I would imagine it's hardly changed much?

Would love to visit there again in the not too distant future.

Tenby is great for a philistine like me

Beach and nice walks nearby but also plenty of chippys , kebab and curry houses

[Organ Morgan.]

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Tenby is great for a philistine like me

Beach and nice walks nearby but also plenty of chippys , kebab and curry houses

Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour yet?

Fall to thy knees to repent while you can for your moral turpitude at Castell Coch's car park and elsewhere when you fornicated with scrubbers galore.

The dark back lanes and bushes and knocking shops where you sinned were not private affairs: He witnessed it all.

:old:

[J R Hartley]

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Booked a week in Portal Nous, Majorca.

Booked flights and hotel myself. The price on package holiday with the likes of TUI for a family of 4 absolutely crazy money in school holidays.

[jon1959]

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What happened to a backpack and off you go?

"Daily luggage transfers" sounds so middle class :D

I think old(er) age happened.

There is still a backpack - but a suitcase transferred by local taxi as well. When we started doing this type of long national trail walk years ago most people carried all their stuff in a pack. But in recent years I would say that 80%+ use luggage transfers for cases and just carry the day pack.

Changing times! All pre-booked and the transfers account for about 10-15% of the cost with the rest mostly on accommodation.