Our "Trip of a Lifetime" (warning - long!)
Dec 2, 2003 | 9:00 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Swanhunter:
Cracking report BigLar! Glad you enjoyed Cornwall - I spent 14 summer holidays in a row there.
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Cracking report BigLar! Glad you enjoyed Cornwall - I spent 14 summer holidays in a row there.
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It's really a delight and so,...so,...so Un-English! And I mean that in the nicest sense.
Dec 4, 2003 | 1:37 am
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Fantastic report, BigLar, and entertainingly written - thanks. As for the cucumber sandwiches - even after spending 5 years living in England, I was none the wiser about why they ate them either! Such insipid, tasteless little things.
As for the cucumber sandwiches - even after spending 5 years living in England, I was none the wiser about why they ate them either! Such insipid, tasteless little things.
Dec 6, 2003 | 10:14 am
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<<As for the cucumber sandwiches - even after spending 5 years living in England, I was none the wiser about why they ate them either! Such insipid, tasteless little things<<
Cucumber sandwiches? Delicious with lots of butter! One thing I can't stand are peanut butter sandwiches, which are very popular in America. By the way do you like Marmite sandwiches?
Cucumber sandwiches? Delicious with lots of butter! One thing I can't stand are peanut butter sandwiches, which are very popular in America. By the way do you like Marmite sandwiches?
Dec 7, 2003 | 11:55 am
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Great report! Sounds like you really did have the trip of a lifetime and made many great memories.
Dec 11, 2003 | 9:40 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bretteee:
Cucumber sandwiches? Delicious with lots of butter! One thing I can't stand are peanut butter sandwiches, which are very popular in America. By the way do you like Marmite sandwiches?</font>
Cucumber sandwiches? Delicious with lots of butter! One thing I can't stand are peanut butter sandwiches, which are very popular in America. By the way do you like Marmite sandwiches?</font>
Dec 15, 2003 | 8:05 pm
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Whoohoo! Excellent reading and inspiration!! I've gotta start doing something about using up the points for the good of...me - and my other half.
Thanks for posting, this was great fun to read!
Thanks for posting, this was great fun to read!
Dec 15, 2003 | 9:22 pm
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Excuse me...I am unable to catch my breath after reading this SUPERB report...
BOY OH BOY OH BOY...
This - in and of itself is a gift of joy.
Words cannot express the excitement I had while reading this post...
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Patrick A. Inouye, LMT
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BOY OH BOY OH BOY...
This - in and of itself is a gift of joy.
Words cannot express the excitement I had while reading this post...
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Patrick A. Inouye, LMT
volunteer trip reports moderator
Dec 19, 2003 | 7:57 pm
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This is not an intentional bump!!
I sent all my kids a link to this trip report (They're scattered all over the country).
When I got home today, I found that my middle daughter (who is a writer/editor/publish, etc) had taken the report and put it together with pictures, and so on, and bound it into a nice 40-page (!) document! Really neat!
We'll have that for the long winter nights ahead ("Hey, hon. Remember that little restaurant on the Rivera?"). What a thoughtful Christmas present!
I sent all my kids a link to this trip report (They're scattered all over the country).
When I got home today, I found that my middle daughter (who is a writer/editor/publish, etc) had taken the report and put it together with pictures, and so on, and bound it into a nice 40-page (!) document! Really neat!
We'll have that for the long winter nights ahead ("Hey, hon. Remember that little restaurant on the Rivera?"). What a thoughtful Christmas present!