Jane & Rog Plod to Portugal (9 Viewers)

[Jane And Rog]

Oooh, I do love a rognon, rare as hens teeth. usually.

Exactly, and why it had to be done. And ris de veau too, what a treat.

 

[Jane And Rog]

Yesterday’s map.

 

[paddymcc]

Great you're starting a new thread, have a wonderful trip.
I'm glad there are some tree lined roads still. The French government at one time thought the high death toll was due to drivers being mesmerised and falling asleep but after cutting a lot down realised that French lunchtime drinking habits was the cause!
Sorry to hear about the fibula, I'm afraid I suspect it won't heal without an operation.But I'm sure only having 1.5 legs won't stop you

 

[Neilh]

Have a fantastic trip, looking forwards to hearing of your fun adventures. We’ve just come back from a 10 trip to Santiago and the coast, fabulous scenery and food, enjoy

 

[JJ]

When we were in Portugal last year we tried using google translate which is, apparently, Brazilian based…..lots of people just shook their head and didn’t understand translation. There is no option on google to choose which version of Portuguese you can use.

I must have a different version of Google translate to you.

I have two forms of Portuguese on mine... Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazilian).

JJ

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[Stoosal]

I must have a different version of Google translate to you.

I have two forms of Portuguese on mine... Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazilian).

JJ

That is strange. I’ve just deleted and downloaded the app to make sure it’s up to date and double check but it still only shows Portugese (Brazilian)!

 

[Kilroy]

I must have a different version of Google translate to you.

I have two forms of Portuguese on mine... Portuguese (Portugal) and Portuguese (Brazilian).

JJ

Ditto

 

[Neilh]

Muxia was worth a visit, we were lucky with the weather, there’s an Aire looking over the bay

 

[Jane And Rog]

Wow those scallops look delicious. Were they cooked over a fire? If so (or anyway) where can we get them?

 

[Jane And Rog]

Great you're starting a new thread, have a wonderful trip.
I'm glad there are some tree lined roads still. The French government at one time thought the high death toll was due to drivers being mesmerised and falling asleep but after cutting a lot down realised that French lunchtime drinking habits was the cause!
Sorry to hear about the fibula, I'm afraid I suspect it won't heal without an operation.But I'm sure only having 1.5 legs won't stop you

Oh I do hope not. But I was wondering it it’s like as I suppose no weight really goes past that point of the fibula, so the pieces of bone are not getting pressed together.

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[Jane And Rog]

Ditto

Hmmm. Are you on Android? Better Google than iPhone maybe?

 

[paddymcc]

Oh I do hope not. But I was wondering it it’s like as I suppose no weight really goes past that point of the fibula, so the pieces of bone are not getting pressed together.

Yes the 2 parts of the bone need to touch really. If there was callus showing on the x-ray they may still fuse eventually. You may be able to feel it as a smooth hard swelling over the fracture.

 

[Jane And Rog]

Mainly driving today. First on the D roads and then finally the N10 which is great because it’s fairly fast and very toll free. The N10 is also somewhat symbolic for us - the last time we used it was driving to Morocco - our first long trip after I retired.

Today we’ve come about 500kms south to just north east of Bordeaux. We’re sharing the free-if-you-buy-some wine camping at Vignoble Pestoury amongst representatives from every other European country except France.

Denby, Jane and the chateaux before the Swiss arrived​

Before we get into the wine, I also feel I should sing the praises of my new 3D printer. Not only do we have a nice bedside phone stand each and the lighter no longer rattles, there is a new funnel for the Aeropress, the little gas canisters for the new bbq can be hooked under the table and most importantly Jane has a science fiction egg cup for the boiled eggs we never eat in the van.

A watched egg never boils​

The wine tasting at Vignoble Pestoury was very informative. It was also quite long - you could feel everyone willing the nice lady to speed up and splash the free wine. She wasn’t to be hurried though. We got a detailed explanation of the winery and her family, the weather and politics of Bordeaux wine and how you might transition to organic wine making.

Sanctioned scrumping​

Finally we were ushered into the tasting room where we were given a further 30 minute lesson on the geography of Bordeaux and differences between small producers and the grand crus. It was actually very interesting - she knew her grapes and soil and was pretty funny. When it did come the tasting was very generous. They make seven wines, we tasted all of them, three versions of their mainstay and a bonus Saint Emillion from a vineyard they sold a few years ago.

Geography teacher with benefits​

 

[Neilh]

Wow those scallops look delicious. Were they cooked over a fire? If so (or anyway) where can we get them?

Hi yes they were do over coals, they are on nearly every menu in NW Galicia, as well as squid, octopus, razor class, mussels and a glass of good Albarino, Liberia for 3 euro.

 

[Neilh]

Love the egg cup

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[cliffanger]

Love the egg cup

I love it too, but wouldn’t the hot boiled egg melt the plastic - not to mention the dripping yolk being a bugger to clean off the cup? Sorry Rog, I didn’t mean to diss all your hard work - it looks gorgeous!

I’m still using our Rob’s from 30 years ago - he’s never eaten a boiled egg in his life - this one contained an egg of the Cadburys Cream variety

 

[Jane And Rog]

Love the egg cup

I will make sure I do actually have a boiled egg at one point! I think the plastic is carefully chosen not to melt at hot egg temperature - I have been told in considerable detail about all this so I should know, but I may just have nodded off after the first half hour…

 

[Jane And Rog]

Yesterday’s travel - a long day!

 

[Jane And Rog]

Yesterday we saw this cashpoint machine. I wonder what option 3 does? Rog’s best guess was it calls for the restoration of the French monarchy. Mine was that it plays “Rule Britannia.”

 

[Jane And Rog]

The egg cup is made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (commonly known as ABS) it’s the same stuff that Lego bricks and probably a lot of the dash and plastic trim of your van is made of. As I’m sure you know all 3d printing filaments are thermoplastics and ABS is no exception. It’s glass transition temperature - the temperature at which is becomes malleable and deforms is 105C - which is why you can’t dissolve a LEGO brick in your tea and why Jane’s morning egg - assuming it ever exists - will not melt the egg cup.

What I’m less sure about is if those arms are strong enough. ABS has a good Young’s modulus of 2.8 GPa: well able to resist the forces Jane’s arm can produce or that of an egg shell when a point force is applied (we will approximate Jane’s teaspoon as a conic body for ease of calculation). However 3d printing introduces layers into any object which lower the Young’s modulus through a combination of imperfect adhesion and small sharp corners at boundaries concentrating stress.

We will of course report back on usage of the egg cup and any yolk related spillage resulting from catastrophic delamination of egg support arms.

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[dazandandrea]

Thank you for the explanation about youngs thingy about summet.
I shall now go back to sleep .
safe travels.
Quick question.
The places you are stopping at are they free or are you subscribed to some camping card scheme or something similar?
Thanks.
Daz and Andrea.

 

[Jane And Rog]

Thank you for the explanation about youngs thingy about summet.
I shall now go back to sleep .
safe travels.
Quick question.
The places you are stopping at are they free or are you subscribed to some camping card scheme or something similar?
Thanks.
Daz and Andrea.

The first stop was on the Camping Car Park network. There’s an app for it and you need a card, which you can buy at the entrance to most sites. They’ve hoovered up a lot of old municipal sites. Usually cost around €15 and have full services if not showers & loos.

Last night was actually on the France Passion network but we found it with the Park for Night app. It could have been totally free, including the extensive lesson on organic wine making & the regions of Bordeaux, but it would feel a little churlish to not buy at least one bottle of their wine afterwards. The most expensive bottle was €16:50 so even that wouldn’t break the bank.

 

[houdini]

Mainly driving today. First on the D roads and then finally the N10 which is great because it’s fairly fast and very toll free. The N10 is also somewhat symbolic for us - the last time we used it was driving to Morocco - our first long trip after I retired.

Today we’ve come about 500kms south to just north east of Bordeaux. We’re sharing the free-if-you-buy-some wine camping at Vignoble Pestoury amongst representatives from every other European country except France.

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Denby, Jane and the chateaux before the Swiss arrived​

Before we get into the wine, I also feel I should sing the praises of my new 3D printer. Not only do we have a nice bedside phone stand each and the lighter no longer rattles, there is a new funnel for the Aeropress, the little gas canisters for the new bbq can be hooked under the table and most importantly Jane has a science fiction egg cup for the boiled eggs we never eat in the van.

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A watched egg never boils​

The wine tasting at Vignoble Pestoury was very informative. It was also quite long - you could feel everyone willing the nice lady to speed up and splash the free wine. She wasn’t to be hurried though. We got a detailed explanation of the winery and her family, the weather and politics of Bordeaux wine and how you might transition to organic wine making.

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Sanctioned scrumping​

Finally we were ushered into the tasting room where we were given a further 30 minute lesson on the geography of Bordeaux and differences between small producers and the grand crus. It was actually very interesting - she knew her grapes and soil and was pretty funny. When it did come the tasting was very generous. They make seven wines, we tasted all of them, three versions of their mainstay and a bonus Saint Emillion from a vineyard they sold a few years ago.

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Geography teacher with benefits​

That’s a mean looking corkscrew on the wall!

 

[Lenny HB]

Have a great trip, I know what you mean about slowing down, we are currently blasting across Spain.

 

[G-RMPS]

Can you 3D print me a CCP card please? And can you embed some Euros in it so that I can use it?

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[Jane And Rog]

That’s a mean looking corkscrew on the wall!

They had some massive bottles for sale!

 

[Jane And Rog]

Have a great trip, I know what you mean about slowing down, we are currently blasting across Spain.

Spain tomorrow for us! Been following your trip with interest, loved the windmill stop.

 

[Jane And Rog]

G-RMPS Would’t the card be too thick to go in the machine if it had euros embedded in it?

 

[Neilh]

The egg cup is made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (commonly known as ABS) it’s the same stuff that Lego bricks and probably a lot of the dash and plastic trim of your van is made of. As I’m sure you know all 3d printing filaments are thermoplastics and ABS is no exception. It’s glass transition temperature - the temperature at which is becomes malleable and deforms is 105C - which is why you can’t dissolve a LEGO brick in your tea and why Jane’s morning egg - assuming it ever exists - will not melt the egg cup.

What I’m less sure about is if those arms are strong enough. ABS has a good Young’s modulus of 2.8 GPa: well able to resist the forces Jane’s arm can produce or that of an egg shell when a point force is applied (we will approximate Jane’s teaspoon as a conic body for ease of calculation). However 3d printing introduces layers into any object which lower the Young’s modulus through a combination of imperfect adhesion and small sharp corners at boundaries concentrating stress.

We will of course report back on usage of the egg cup and any yolk related spillage resulting from catastrophic delamination of egg support arms.

Oh

The egg cup is made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (commonly known as ABS) it’s the same stuff that Lego bricks and probably a lot of the dash and plastic trim of your van is made of. As I’m sure you know all 3d printing filaments are thermoplastics and ABS is no exception. It’s glass transition temperature - the temperature at which is becomes malleable and deforms is 105C - which is why you can’t dissolve a LEGO brick in your tea and why Jane’s morning egg - assuming it ever exists - will not melt the egg cup.

What I’m less sure about is if those arms are strong enough. ABS has a good Young’s modulus of 2.8 GPa: well able to resist the forces Jane’s arm can produce or that of an egg shell when a point force is applied (we will approximate Jane’s teaspoon as a conic body for ease of calculation). However 3d printing introduces layers into any object which lower the Young’s modulus through a combination of imperfect adhesion and small sharp corners at boundaries concentrating stress.

We will of course report back on usage of the egg cup and any yolk related spillage resulting from catastrophic delamination of egg support arms.

I do like a good discussion about additive construction technology, combined with AI

 

[G-RMPS]

Well, as 3D printing is layered, can you not make some of the layers from Euros. The notes, obviously, not coins. Not sure about the Youngs Modulus of banknotes, though, but you are obviously an expert in elasticity - and stiffness!

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