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HOLIDAYS

#1 Post by clvrlad » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:06 pm

just thought id remind people

i wont be on here till monday night

so dont crash the site over the weekend ;-)

and welcome to all you new freshed faced hopefulls



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#2 Post by Looby » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:10 pm

Have a great time down here in the south. We are of course mortally offended that you're coming down here and not spending time with us.
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#3 Post by LAT » Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:14 pm

yes, have fun! And next time you're down south come and see us!
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#4 Post by brian » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:03 am

Presumably you have your visa duly stamped and all the vaccinations as well as a crash course in the language?
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#5 Post by clvrlad » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:44 pm

well im off home tomorrow but since im guiding americans around i needed a second dose of shots.... ;-)

and im only just up the road you could have coume up and visite ;-)
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#6 Post by kingsley » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:11 pm

I'm going away this weekend. Not a relaxing holiday, its a Duke of Edinburgh expedition which means a weekend of hiking, camping and cooking on a tiny stove!
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#7 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:30 pm

Ooh! That sounds cool. Have fun!
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#8 Post by kingsley » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:42 pm

Not when I've got a rucksack about the size and weight of a small hippo to carry!
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#9 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:47 pm

What you should invest in is a small hippo to carry you and the ruck sack. That would be far more stylish.
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#10 Post by kingsley » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:54 pm

Definitely! :lol:
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#11 Post by MBH » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:10 pm

kingsley wrote: a weekend of hiking, camping and cooking on a tiny stove!
Ouch - I feel cold and tired just hearing the description :roll:

Good luck, and I hope you have a great time. Take care :)
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#12 Post by LAT » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:15 pm

Hope the weather is kind for you Kingsley. And that your boots are comfortable. :D

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#13 Post by SparkOut » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:22 pm

kingsley wrote:Not a relaxing holiday, its a Duke of Edinburgh expedition
but that doesn't mean "bad" does it? Have a lot of fun. You can make it fun if you remember to - or just forget that it isn't, and then it will be, by itself.
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#14 Post by clvrlad » Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:23 am

enjoy it :-)
i loved doing stuff like that

still do lol
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#15 Post by kingsley » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:36 pm

Just got back, I'm incredibly tired. I didn't get very much sleep at all because it was just so cold! The food wasn't as bad as it could have been and I've got a couple of nice blisters to show for it. However this was just the practice one and I've got another to look forward in 5 weeks time!
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#16 Post by LAT » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:44 pm

Well done Kingsley, glad you survived! :D

Five weeks for the blisters to heal, but with luck it might be a bit warmer then.
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#17 Post by kingsley » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:48 pm

I hope so. It was dark by 7 o'clock and although we were told to try and stay in our tents we had to go out for the tiolet and to get drinks so we were shivering all night! The walking wasn't too bad abd there were lots of lovely views.
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#18 Post by gill216 » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:39 pm

No drinks, no toilets :twisted:

Hope you had a good time Kingsley- and that there weren't any huge great bulls in the fields you crossed- they are usually huge BEFORE they stand up.
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#19 Post by Looby » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:44 pm

kingsley wrote: I've got a couple of nice blisters to show for it.
You need to get some proper blister plasters.
If you put them on as soon as you begin to feel a rub they are brilliant. They also work if you have allowed a blister to form but still have to put your boots on and walk the next day.
Never be embarrassed about making the others wait while you attend to your feet. It would be a much worse problem if you had such a huge blister that you could walk at all.
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Re: HOLIDAYS

#20 Post by kingsley » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:46 pm

We stopped a couple of times and all got our feet out to check for blisters!
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