A photo of the day thread

[mart]

brilliant sunset to tonight

 

[Wanderlust]

Northumberland looking stunning tonight, you shandy drinking southerners can keep the hot weather

 

[panda]

Cleethorpes beach at 7o'clock last night

 

[suavecarve]

Gorges du nan and tunnel Les ecouges balcony roads vercors.

 

[Smudger55]

Not quite Cavtat. Morning trip into Bournemouth by trainView attachment 629310View attachment 629311View attachment 629312View attachment 629313 View attachment 629314

Which site did you stay at Buntyb for your trip to Bournemouth? Was train close by and was there a bus route close by to get around? We have no bikes just dog and buggy and thinking of this area for September. Cheers Smudger55

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[Smudger55]

Hutoft car terrace just outside Sutton on sea. They have now started charging for parking and are only allowing campers under 6 metres,it’s only £4 to park for the day and Dishab badges free

We are off to Sutton-on-Sea very shortly

 

[dazandandrea]

Couple of days ago in the Peak District

 

[telsdog]

Our attempt to get the fridge cool. Bloody Dometic tech tower. Over 2 grand for a fridge that only works below 20 deg

 

[bobnick]

Some of Ronda. Love this place.
I'll be happy to see the back of this hot weather. Portable A/C would be top of the shopping list if we come again. Mainly for night time.

 

[movan]

Preparing for Glastonbury festival.

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[maison]

Some of Ronda. Love this place.
I'll be happy to see the back of this hot weather. Portable A/C would be top of the shopping list if we come again. Mainly for night time.
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We were there BC (before COVID).

Mrs Maison wanted to buy some embroidered runners and mats so we entered a shop near the Bull Ring. The owner must have started his liquid lunch before we had breakfast as he was well pis…. (Inebriated). We could have bought the entire shop for €20 as he couldn’t be bothered to haggle. Just a thumbs up and another sip of vino.

Whenever we see anyone “the worse for wear” nowadays we repeat his comments to us, “is cheep”.

 

[suavecarve]

Our attempt to get the fridge cool. Bloody Dometic tech tower. Over 2 grand for a fridge that only works below 20 degView attachment 631445

We are feeling your pain.
Moved up to 1000 metres high where it is only 82. Parked under mountain so shade at 7pm giving the gas just enough chance to make the freezer have fridge temperatures with the help of 8 ice blocks.

 

[telsdog]

We are feeling your pain.
Moved up to 1000 metres high where it is only 82. Parked under mountain so shade at 7pm giving the gas just enough chance to make the freezer have fridge temperatures with the help of 8 ice blocks.

Well the fan didn’t work. It was up to 37deg today and the bottom of the fridge was 16 deg

 

[buntyb]

Which site did you stay at Buntyb for your trip to Bournemouth? Was train close by and was there a bus route close by to get around? We have no bikes just dog and buggy and thinking of this area for September. Cheers Smudger55

We stayed at Black Knowl Caravan & Motorhome site. The train station is in Brockenhurst is about 2.4 miles away. You could walk it but allow about 45 mins walk. We took a taxi at a cost of £10 one way. The train was £17.60 return for two of us which I think is good value. Brockenhurst is lovely. Think there is a bus service running through it as well. Lymington worth a visit too if you get the chance.

There are other campsites that may be nearer to a train station. From memory, I think there is a campsite at Christchurch which is also on the same train route. It’s another fab place to visit.

 

[scousebird]

Well the fan didn’t work. It was up to 37deg today and the bottom of the fridge was 16 deg

Is your door sealing properly?

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[Nirvanauk]

Sunset at Whitby last night.

 

[suavecarve]

Is your door sealing properly?

Under normal circumstances a fair question
It is shockingly hot out here atm.
Around Bordeaux they cancelled all public events that didn't have air conditioning for public safety.
Our fridges/freezers just can't handle it.

 

[scousebird]

We're in France now and have been in 38/39° but our fridge/freezer has been ok

 

[Yorick]

I used to freeze a few beers overnight, then mix them with the ones in fridge part to give them extra chill. And perfect if you opened one just as it thaws

 

[bobnick]

We leave Ronda tomorrow for Salamanca. Looked at the weather thing, it tells us 39c there tomorrow, oh joy.
Think i'll get a flight back to Dubai to cool down

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[suavecarve]

We're in France now and have been in 38/39° but our fridge/freezer has been ok

Well jealous

 

[movan]

Sorry, pretty boring photos again but days are quite sedate at the moment. This was inside an old ruins and I was trying, on my phone, to photograph the nesting pigeon in the window and make it look exciting for you. sorry.

 

[movan]

.... and in a different mode, then went for a cuppa and thought this an ingenious indoor way to keep the kiddies entertained whilst adults sat and relaxed.

 

[namwaldog]

We leave Ronda tomorrow for Salamanca. Looked at the weather thing, it tells us 39c there tomorrow, oh joy.

They dont call that province, Extremadura, for nothing.

If you can, call at Camping Caceres where each pitch has it's own facilities Inc shower and toilet.

You can stand under the shower (it's a full wetroom) all day if you want....

 

[icantremember]

Sorry, pretty boring photos again but days are quite sedate at the moment. This was inside an old ruins and I was trying, on my phone, to photograph the nesting pigeon in the window and make it look exciting for you. sorry.

Not boriing at all Joy although a little spooky maybe.

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[telsdog]

Is your door sealing properly?

We always push the door hard when closing to make the seal. Works fine up to 25deg. Over that it gives up. 3x140mm fans in the top vent. Had a new refrigeration unit fitted under warranty but made no difference. Apparently this is how they are. Thetford fridge in our old van was brilliant.

 

[scousebird]

We always push the door hard when closing to make the seal. Works fine up to 25deg. Over that it gives up. 3x140mm fans in the top vent. Had a new refrigeration unit fitted under warranty but made no difference. Apparently this is how they are. Thetford fridge in our old van was brilliant.

That does not sound right, I would be making a lot of noise at the dealer's/Carthago about that fridge. I would not accept "apparently this is how they are".

 

[suavecarve]

We always push the door hard when closing to make the seal. Works fine up to 25deg. Over that it gives up. 3x140mm fans in the top vent. Had a new refrigeration unit fitted under warranty but made no difference. Apparently this is how they are. Thetford fridge in our old van was brilliant.

I m thinking of getting an external fan like yours and using frozen ice blocks in the open bottom vent and blowing the air up to the top vent where the 140 mm fans can take over, hopefully causing enough cooling power to freeze the next set of ice blocks.
We have also reallocated the frozen pillows which we put inside our pillows and stuck them in the freezer overnight to place in the fridge in the morning

 

[Smudger55]

We stayed at Black Knowl Caravan & Motorhome site. The train station is in Brockenhurst is about 2.4 miles away. You could walk it but allow about 45 mins walk. We took a taxi at a cost of £10 one way. The train was £17.60 return for two of us which I think is good value. Brockenhurst is lovely. Think there is a bus service running through it as well. Lymington worth a visit too if you get the chance.

There are other campsites that may be nearer to a train station. From memory, I think there is a campsite at Christchurch which is also on the same train route. It’s another fab place to visit.

Thanks for replying and informing me of the transport options available. Cheers Smudger55

 

[Two on Tour]

The first time she has been out this year.
We were going to be at one of our local village shows with her yesterday, but the weather was foul.

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