Cliffandger Grand Tour

[DBK]

Back onto smilier things, the chat with the German chap was last night, We've since been welcomed into the Bates Motel - whoops I mean Camping Marina - and we are off on an excursion (whether we like it or not) to Krka National Park tomorrow!

We had a beautiful sunset last night and I got a few lucky shots -
We were walking on the beach when I spotted vapour trails in the sky....
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Salvador Dali's Swans Reflecting Elephants has nothing on my X reflecting..... Well..... X...

It won't let me attach this one, so will show you my photographic artistry tomorrow!

And this was the view from our pitch as we went to bed last night.
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This is the view from our site tonight - it is better than it looks and we will be eating in mother's Obe Wan when we get back from our excursion tomorrow!

PS - Another comment - and another reason why the sun doesn't shine on us - 'We only have to get St Paul's foot and we've got the full set......

We've only just entered Italy and in theory we are supposed to be heading for Croatia but we will be going via Tuscany. What's nagging me at the moment is the question, is it worth the long drive? Yes, there are beaches and pine trees but is there much else? Is it all a bit soulless? I can see the attraction of Greece - lots of old stones and history, but Croatia?

Perhaps you need to get back to the UK and reflect over a cup of tea and a cucumber sandwich but any first thoughts would be welcome.

 

[cliffanger]

Hi Dawn @Mousy - what lovely photos - hope you had a lovely day - The Royal Navy have obviously never heard of Martin's predilection for playing with knobs or they would never have allowed him inside the new Wild Cat!!

 

[cliffanger]

Hi @DBK - it's hard to say - it is mainly beaches, it maybe doesn't have the history of Greece, and you are already in the finest country there is for history, so I can see your point.

We've enjoyed it and are not hurrying back up. We are visiting Krka National Park today and will be going to see Plitvice lakes and waterfalls next week. We are traveling back up and around Istria because we felt we rushed that on the way down

I wouldn't want to sway you either way, it is a long drive down, but we've felt it was worth it.

 

[DBK]

Hi @DBK - it's hard to say - it is mainly beaches, it maybe doesn't have the history of Greece, and you are already in the finest country there is for history, so I can see your point.

We've enjoyed it and are not hurrying back up. We are visiting Krka National Park today and will be going to see Plitvice lakes and waterfalls next week. We are traveling back up and around Istria because we felt we rushed that on the way down

I wouldn't want to sway you either way, it is a long drive down, but we've felt it was worth it.

Many thanks!

 

[JockandRita]

@cliffandger. I think I would have disliked the German chap too, at the end of his ramblings.

Re that hill in and out of Trogir. Sorry that we forgot to mention that.
We were halfway up when a German plated car with two pensioners came round that bend at the top, and proceeded down the hill, (despite observing us coming up, with a line of traffic behind us) followed by a young woman in a German plated car, followed by a man in a German plated car. We had nowhere to go, but opposite us was a private garage entrance, where the pensioner chap could have pulled in. He didn't, and meanwhile the German girl now follows the pensioner knowing full well, that she's going no further either. The third German driver stays up at the top of the hill. The pensioners wave their arms at me to move over and get out of their way. I just sat there with the handbrake on, out of gear, and arms folded. Eventually, the pensioner driver slowly moves into the space on his right, and I move forward towards the young girl driver. She can't go anywhere, and eventually reverses up the hill to the front of the third German driver. He flatly refuses to reverse from his position, and the young lady now has to reverse into a car park at the top of the hill. I felt really sorry for her, and as I sailed on past and round the bend, I did give her a thankful and a She wasn't impressed.

Rita and I are glad to read that you are still enjoying your tour. Don't be keen too head north jut yet, as the weather is very changeable, with a thundery deluge on it's way across most of northern Europe. Currently at Luxembourg, hoping to head up the Mosel from Trier to Koblenz.

Keep the comments and photos coming. The blog makes great reading.

Stay safe,

Jock & Rita.

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[cliffanger]

Well, we have just had the BEST day. We didn't think that mother had a husband, but she did, and he was our for guide for the day. We went to Krka National Park, and spent the day wandering through valleys and waterfalls. It wasn't a very auspicious start - we entered through the gift shop - and then stepped onto a board walk to do a 3 mile loop around the park - carried along in a throng of school kids and Japanese tourists..

We escaped the throng and managed a few photos of the falls minus the crowds before we rendezvoused at Christian Konoba for lunch...

Lunch was delicious - Dalmatian dishes of ham, chorizo, cheese, olives, gherkins, bread and wine. The tradition was that a wooden jug full of wine is passed around the table again, and again, and again until it's emptied...

(By the way, I have no idea what's happening with my hair - it should never have parted where it has - I can only blame soft water.....)

As you all know I like to interact with the locals, so I sat with the father of the Obe Wan for a photo - lovely.....

While we were sitting on the bench having the photo taken, he asked me if I was English, I said 'yes' and he looked at Cliff and chuckled....

He then beckoned Cliff into the cave behind the konoba. I followed behind with camera in hand. He looked a little disconcerted, but carried on anyway. He lifted from a basket what looked like the beautiful ham we had just eaten...

'Lovely ham' I said..... 'No no' he said, and going on to lift three hams from the basket, he dug carrier bags from the hole, and with the BIGGEST smile on his face produced his 'special collection'......

It was the biggest collection of 'arborial porn' I had ever seen! I have more, but I feel they're only suitable for the Belly Locker!

We had a brilliant lunch and got back to the site, with enough time for an hours chill before having a meal cooked by mother, eaten in the company of Caren and Michael, A Dutch couple who are our temporary neighbours, putting the world to rights - he is a coin merchant - Really interested in what happens on the 23rd June... He is a Dutchman, but he doesn't consider himself European......

This has been a really interesting trip and I have many musings -but it's late and the musings can be left for tomorrow....

 

[cliffanger]

@cliffandger. I think I would have disliked the German chap too, at the end of his ramblings.

Re that hill in and out of Trogir. Sorry that we forgot to mention that.
We were halfway up when a German plated car with two pensioners came round that bend at the top, and proceeded down the hill, (despite observing us coming up, with a line of traffic behind us) followed by a young woman in a German plated car, followed by a man in a German plated car. We had nowhere to go, but opposite us was a private garage entrance, where the pensioner chap could have pulled in. He didn't, and meanwhile the German girl now follows the pensioner knowing full well, that she's going no further either. The third German driver stays up at the top of the hill. The pensioners wave their arms at me to move over and get out of their way. I just sat there with the handbrake on, out of gear, and arms folded. Eventually, the pensioner driver slowly moves into the space on his right, and I move forward towards the young girl driver. She can't go anywhere, and eventually reverses up the hill to the front of the third German driver. He flatly refuses to reverse from his position, and the young lady now has to reverse into a car park at the top of the hill. I felt really sorry for her, and as I sailed on past and round the bend, I did give her a thankful and a She wasn't impressed.

Rita and I are glad to read that you are still enjoying your tour. Don't be keen too head north jut yet, as the weather is very changeable, with a thundery deluge on it's way across most of northern Europe. Currently at Luxembourg, hoping to head up the Mosel from Trier to Koblenz.

Keep the comments and photos coming. The blog makes great reading.

Stay safe,

Jock & Rita.

No problem Jock, it seems you had the same nightmare trip as us but I think it should be mentioned in the ACSI book that the road into the site could be difficult to use in rush hour!

Hope your weather gets better - it's been really hot here and we are in no hurry to head north! The site we are on is really lovely - in the middle of nowhere but he does a taxi ride into Sibenic for 10€ return and a really good excursion into the national park for €34 which is well worth it. I wish I'd come to this site before we'de got to The Solaris. I guess you only know where to go on the second trip anywhere!

Hope you have a lovely rest of your holiday and a safe trip home xxx

 

[Granjan]

Fantastic pictures

 

[DavidG58]

great write up Ger, enjoying 'most' of it with you

 

[Anthea M]

Lovely photos and dialogue! What was he carving?!!! The weather looks great enjoy !!

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[cliffanger]

Well I'm up early, so will post before we leave for Zadar, as I'm not sure we have Internet at the next site, it being a Camper Contact and not ACSI.

So on with my musings..... We've seen a fair bit of graffiti in Croatia, but 'Torcida Split 1950' is everywhere. We thought it must be a political reference of some kind, but apparently it's their football fan club! It does have political undertones however, as when the fan club was started up by students in 1950, the Yugoslav Communist Party 'began with repressive measures towards them', so says Wikipedia, and sent one of them to prison!

They seem to have been a violent fan club in the past, and when they played Spurs at home in 1984, they slaughtered a rooster on the centre of the pitch because it was Tottenham's club symbol!

This graffiti is everywhere - I wonder if it means the same as I've seen tattooed on the fingers of many a Bristolian malcontent ....

In all of our wanderings over Croatia not once have we seen an animal grazing - nowhere - and yet there is land aplenty - mostly scrubby, prickly bushes, but surely a sheep or goat could handle that? So no animals grazing, yet there are Obe Wans everywhere, all offering local pork and ham dishes on their menus.....

We've had conversations with Germans, Dutch and Belgians and we've reached the firm conclusion that no-one likes Brussels (the administrative capital that is - not sure what their view is on the Christmas Dinner staple.....)

If I had to have a business here it would have to be a tyre shop - no namby pamby Kwik-fit or ATS Euro master for Croatians, it's (said in your best Jeremy Clarkson voice) The Vulkanizer!!! I've been told 'it's just the chemical process of converting rubber into a usable commodity - what did I tell you girls - no soul....) I don't care - What wouldn't you give to be able to answer the phone with (a la JC) 'The Vulkanizer speaking'!

Here is my very artistic 'Daliesque' X reflecting X photo that I was unable to upload the other night.....

And the final musing for today. We have visited the length and breadth of Dalmatia and this is the only Dalmatian we've seen .....

 

[JockandRita]

And the final musing for today. We have visited the length and breadth of Dalmatia and this is the only Dalmatian we've seen .....
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Is that the souvenir you've bought to take home?

We only saw the one Dalmation during our time there, and it was an absolute beauty of a dog.

Cheers for now,

Jock & Rita.

 

[cliffanger]

Is that the souvenir you've bought to take home?

We only saw the one Dalmation during our time there, and it was an absolute beauty of a dog.

Cheers for now,

Jock & Rita.

Oh Jock, if you could see my fridge door at home you would realise what 'World of Tat' meant..... We have the naffest fridge magnets, from some pretty classy places!

 

[Jandek]

Just catching up on your posts as have been wifi less for a while. Just got back from cruise and stay in Croatia. Special wedding ann so treated ourselves to a holiday where we didnt have to empty our own loo! Found Croatia to be a stunning country with absolutely beautiful scenery. Lots of history in Dubrovnik but could not move for orientals with selfie sticks!

 

[cliffanger]

Well we are back on line, although not with the Motorhome Wifi Booster - which has suddenly stopped working! I've sent a message to motorhomewifi so hopefully we should be up and running soon!

We said a tearful goodbye to mother at Camping Marina yesterday. She exhorted us to tell everyone on Trip Advisor about her 'lovely camping', 'lovely excursio' and 'lovely Konoba' which I am more than happy to do. At first sight the campsite seems a little drab and it is in the middle of nowhere, but it's lovely atmosphere and really friendly family more than make up for it. Also because it's very small and everyone gets to know each other on Father's excursio, by the time your eating mother's meat platter for two, the atmosphere is very jovial and relaxed - particularly when the conversation turns to the old man's 'special collection' at lunch!

We had planned to stay at Zadar for a few days, so booked into Camping Borik, which is the closest site to the city. Although it had the ACSI sign outside, it isn't an ACSI site, but you get a 20% reduction on the cost of 200.80 kunas per night.

Despite it being one of the most expensive sites so far, the toilets and showers were of the Portakabin type, and for those that used the showers (which we don't, thank goodness) they were just the basic shower cubicle - opening out onto the pitches, with nowhere to hang clothes and towels inside!

As if this wasn't bad enough - for the first time in Croatia - Internet was not free!!! And also, not cheap!! 30 kuna (approx £3) for one hour and 70 kuna for one day!!

There were no marked pitches so we pitched up, on the most level piece of ground we could find and later realised that the two vans closest to us were both from the UK - 'oh well, at least we will be able to have a chat later on we thought'... But they had other ideas - not only did they not acknowledge my 'hello', but when Cliff tried to break the ice with 'nice bike' as the bloke was squeezing it into his garage, he just said 'yes it is' and walked off! Needless to say there were no smiley face stickers on either van........

We cycled into Zadar to see, and hear, the Sea Organ. Set within the perforated some stairs that descend into the sea is a system of pipes and whistles that exudes wistful sighs when the movement of the sea pushes air through it. The effect is hypnotic, the mellifluous tones increasing in volume when a boat or ferry passes by. You can even swim from the steps of off the promenade while listening to the sounds.....

'Is it Me?'.... 'Can you hear anythin?'....... 'What's it sposed to sound like?'

Now - what have I said about being (him) unrighteous and (me) unrighteous by association?

1. The sun certainly don't shine on us.....

2. Every historical monument is covered in scaffold when we visit.....

3. And the sodding Zadar Sea Organ has been switched off TODAY for 10 DAYS to be cleaned!!!!!!

To say I had had enough of Zadar would be an understatement! Maybe if the organ had been working, I would have enjoyed it more - there are some beautiful Belle Epoque villas lining the front, and PLENTY of coffee shops to sit and while away an hour in, but the silent sea organ was the last straw!

We started to walk back to the bikes and I thought I should at least take a few photos...

I always thought that if you found a starfish on the beach you should carefully pick it up and return it to the sea....

Zadar was shelled for four years in the early 90s....

It is much worse than the photo shows!

But life goes on and Zadar is a mecca for the young and the beautiful....

But her beauty will soon fade and she will be just like us girls....

Big knickers and thermal vests.......!

We decamped this morning and moved to Starigrad - a name that is lovely and yet menacing all at the same time, and Camping Packlenica, right outside the national park, and this is the view from our pitch....

This really is right outside of door - should be nice when the sun comes out again tomorrow!

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[cliffanger]

@Jandek - hope you had a good time, and a very happy anniversary! We were advised to visit Dubrovnik in the late aftenoon, as the hordes would have returned to the ships! We did this, and it was bearable - but I know what you mean about Chinese/Japanese tourists with selfie sticks - and what about the posing for the camera! Hilarious!

 

[Anthea M]

Well we are back on line, although not with the Motorhome Wifi Booster - which has suddenly stopped working! I've sent a message to motorhomewifi so hopefully we should be up and running soon!

We said a tearful goodbye to mother at Camping Marina yesterday. She exhorted us to tell everyone on Trip Advisor about her 'lovely camping', 'lovely excursio' and 'lovely Konoba' which I am more than happy to do. At first sight the campsite seems a little drab and it is in the middle of nowhere, but it's lovely atmosphere and really friendly family more than make up for it. Also because it's very small and everyone gets to know each other on Father's excursio, by the time your eating mother's meat platter for two, the atmosphere is very jovial and relaxed - particularly when the conversation turns to the old man's 'special collection' at lunch!

We had planned to stay at Zadar for a few days, so booked into Camping Borik, which is the closest site to the city. Although it had the ACSI sign outside, it isn't an ACSI site, but you get a 20% reduction on the cost of 200.80 kunas per night.

Despite it being one of the most expensive sites so far, the toilets and showers were of the Portakabin type, and for those that used the showers (which we don't, thank goodness) they were just the basic shower cubicle - opening out onto the pitches, with nowhere to hang clothes and towels inside!

As if this wasn't bad enough - for the first time in Croatia - Internet was not free!!! And also, not cheap!! 30 kuna (approx £3) for one hour and 70 kuna for one day!!

There were no marked pitches so we pitched up, on the most level piece of ground we could find and later realised that the two vans closest to us were both from the UK - 'oh well, at least we will be able to have a chat later on we thought'... But they had other ideas - not only did they not acknowledge my 'hello', but when Cliff tried to break the ice with 'nice bike' as the bloke was squeezing it into his garage, he just said 'yes it is' and walked off! Needless to say there were no smiley face stickers on either van........

We cycled into Zadar to see, and hear, the Sea Organ. Set within the perforated some stairs that descend into the sea is a system of pipes and whistles that exudes wistful sighs when the movement of the sea pushes air through it. The effect is hypnotic, the mellifluous tones increasing in volume when a boat or ferry passes by. You can even swim from the steps of off the promenade while listening to the sounds.....

'Is it Me?'.... 'Can you hear anythin?'....... 'What's it sposed to sound like?'

Now - what have I said about being (him) unrighteous and (me) unrighteous by association?

1. The sun certainly don't shine on us.....
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2. Every historical monument is covered in scaffold when we visit.....
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3. And the sodding Zadar Sea Organ has been switched off TODAY for 10 DAYS to be cleaned!!!!!!

To say I had had enough of Zadar would be an understatement! Maybe if the organ had been working, I would have enjoyed it more - there are some beautiful Belle Epoque villas lining the front, and PLENTY of coffee shops to sit and while away an hour in, but the silent sea organ was the last straw!

We started to walk back to the bikes and I thought I should at least take a few photos...

I always thought that if you found a starfish on the beach you should carefully pick it up and return it to the sea....
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Zadar was shelled for four years in the early 90s....

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It is much worse than the photo shows!

But life goes on and Zadar is a mecca for the young and the beautiful....
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But her beauty will soon fade and she will be just like us girls....
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Big knickers and thermal vests.......!

We decamped this morning and moved to Starigrad - a name that is lovely and yet menacing all at the same time, and Camping Packlenica, right outside the national park, and this is the view from our pitch....
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This really is right outside of door - should be nice when the sun comes out again tomorrow!

Haha love it. What is a sea organ ? Is it anything to do with the old fathers carvings!! Who needs relics these are much more interesting!!!

 

[DBK]

There was an old man of Krka,
Who when it came to willys was no shirker,
Long, bent, twisted or straight,
He could pleasure a girl until it was ever so late,
That disgusting old man of Krka.

Best I can manage.

 

[cliffanger]

There was an old man of Krka,
Who when it came to willys was no shirker,
Long, bent, twisted or straight,
He could pleasure a girl until it was ever so late,
That disgusting old man of Krka.

Best I can manage.

@DBK If I'de read your poem before, I would never have sat next to him on the bench! I think it summed him up to perfection! Cliff saw the twinkle in his eye, but I, as usual was oblivious!

He was quite proud to tell us he was 78! My mum's 89 and I have to say she looks a lot better!

 

[sedge]

Now now Ger, has she had such a hard life? LOL

Been to a few of the places you've visited and other than the shelling holes and the uniform new pantiles looking down from that wall in Dubrovnik - I have to say nothing has changed much at all since the early 80s. Even the washing looks the same ..... When we went I commented - and have always said since - that the only 'really interesting' things you could see from up there WERE the roofs.

When the shelling was in full swing Kate Adie was stood on the coast road that goes north-south, so you look down on the town from the south. My God! - I shrieked - she's standing exactly where we stood waiting at the bus stop to go back to the hotel! Followed by my first husband saying - Yes - and actually for the first time in my life I'm really glad that Jon (a fellow holidaymaker at our hotel) made me walk all round that wall. (He had a right grumble when we both insisted LOL)

And yes - either completely natural and fairly pale and all eyebrows and lipstick And - sorry ladies - but it is true! - a tad 'hard' looking faces - until they - eventually! - smile!

A lot of concrete 'beaches' especially on the islands even back then. It's because most of the beaches aren't whatsoever flat and being stony anyway they had to do it (according to them, then) to enable tourists to sunbathe. Not a pastime you ever saw them indulge in - but foreigners seemed to favour it ..... not that long after Tito had popped his clogs really so whilst Victorians and Edwardians had always visited on their Grand Tours - they were only just opening up to 'mass' tourism for the likes of us. The various sections of society and religions were - apparently - all living in harmony at the time.

Until we all realised why it had been so very necessary for ole Tito to rule the place with such an iron fist. And only 100 years or so since their Royal family were on the throne - Google Prince Paul - the last heir to it.

There were the odd herd of goat one saw back then - but no other farm animals ever, including chickens. Yet there were always eggs and everything else!

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[cliffanger]

Well Funsters, we are still at Camping Paklenica for a second night and this was our view 10 minutes ago.....

However we are not alone.....

To our left, Hermann No. 1 with towel wrapped loins in his hammock (he had a shower 2 hours ago - Cliff thinks his Ledderhousen must be chafing), centre stage, Hermann No. 2 high on his Ubbly Bubbly pipe, and to our right, not sure of nationality (Cliff says probably German) - Hermann No, 3 whose obviously on a promise as he's being very nice to Helga, giving her the last glass of Grazevina!

This really is a stupendous pitch, so why did we shower, dress up and go and eat in a Mossie ridden campsite restaurant, with average food, and less than average wine you may ask..... I did too, but we had planned it last night and God forbid we should ever change our plans... But we scoffed our dinner down whilst slapping blood stuffed mossies off our ankles, and scurried back to our little (if somewhat crowded) piece of heaven!

Now observe couple no. 4 - for some unknown reason I can't upload their photo.... But...

Ever since we arrived yesterday, they have been talking to each other NON-STOP, he laughs at her jokes, she laughs at his, he made her pancakes today, and they cooked dinner (sausages) together tonight on a campingaz stove - they've obviously just met / are having an affair.....! We on the other hand will be back in the van and (me) practising my four fingered strumming, and (him) watching another episode of Come Dine With Me on the hard drive!

We walked up into Paklenica National Park today - or we would have if we'de taken the correct right hand turn.... As it was we walked up a very steep road and ended up in the middle of nowhere, but on the way up we stopped at a Mirila - an ancient graveyard on the mountainside. In times gone by when a Shepherd died, they wrapped them up in cloth and carried them down the mountain towards the church.

Religion had it that when the body had touched the ground, that was where it had to rest, so when they were out of puff and dropped the body, that was where it stayed. They were so poor that they left the body there but put stones at the head and the foot, so they would know how many carved stones to put in between to make a proper grave when funds allowed!

I don't think many came back to put proper carved stones on the graves, their excuses being that the body is dead, the soul has departed and what is left is unimportant!

I'ts a shame the WiFi is rubbish and I can't upload a video of the three lads next to us playing acoustic guitar, a beatbox and with beautiful voices, at this minute it's Jason Morgan, 'I'm Yours' - you'de pay good money for this.....

We Is 'appy.......

 

[cliffanger]

Another lovely day here, and I have to apologise for our jokes last night! We are surrounded by Germans here, which is OK, but one particular family seem to be completely taking over! Their pitch is behind ours, but they own the three hammocks that cut off everyone else's access to the beach!

The 'expansionist' culture has been exhibited on every site we've stayed on. Caravans pitched up with cars parked on the adjoining pitch is common, motorhomes parked up with washing lines on the adjoining pitch, satellite dishes on the adjoining pitch, pup tents on the adjoining pitch - this tent is on our pitch, but was there before we came and it doesn't bother us as its owned by the lead singer of the band that entertains us each evening!

I'de like to see them try it on a Caravan Club site!

 

[scousebird]

Hang your knickers on the hammock ropes and see if they remove them (the hammocks, not the knickers)

 

[cliffanger]

Hang your knickers on the hammock ropes and see if they remove them (the hammocks, not the knickers)

This was taken a few moments ago - every bit of flotsam and jetsam, including the bikini top on the hammock is theirs - and the blow up boat too!!!

 

[rb62]

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[cliffanger]

Now one boy has peed on the beach, the other is peeing in the sea, and a huge bucket has appeared - their pitch, on the other hand, is pristine!

 

[JockandRita]

Now one boy has peed on the beach, the other is peeing in the sea, and a huge bucket has appeared - their pitch, on the other hand, is pristine!
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Get Cliff to go and have a pee on the beach opposite their pitch.

Cheers,

Jock & Rita. (at Polch now).

 

[cliffanger]

Well, We've had a lazy day today, but cycled up to the entrance of the national park where we will be visiting tomorrow - now we know where it is!

On our walk yesterday, as I said we saw the Mirila, with the head and foot stones - these families scraped together the funds to fill in the gap between!

And I had another go at capturing the beautiful poppies that grow in the roughest terrain....

We walked up a very steep road and met a young couple half way up - so we swapped cameras! I seemed to make them look much thinner and fitter with their camera than they did with mine!

I took a panoramic view from a little further up the road...

We walked for another mile with no sign of the national park entrance, but passed an old man with a bag full of greens, so there must have been a veg shop somewhere higher up the mountain!....

We weren't in need of any greengrocery so we turned around and walked back down, and I suddenly noticed animal droppings on the road, and a lot of them - couldn't work out what it belonged to though - too big for rabbits, but not big enough for sheep or goats - so we're still none the wiser - but we at last saw livestock!!!!!

Ok it was just a scrawny cockerel and some hen pecked hens - but they are the first livestock we've seen since we've been here!

We've had a lot of visitors on our Park bench since we've been here -
This couple look just like the ones in the Specsavers ad...

Crikey mother - what was in those sandwiches.....?

You have to wonder - why?

I was very tempted to add an 'ed' to the end of this classic number plate!

The lads next door have blagged a night playing at the Hotel Alan next to the site tonight, so I think we are going to wander up and watch them, so will catch you all tomorrow!

 

[cliffanger]

Grandpa's in the hammock,

Grandma has just got out of the sunbed and the boys have obviously finished with the bikes......

But at least the bucket's gone!

 

[Just smiffy]

I'd be laying in that hammock every time they want to use it ..... They'll move it then....

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