zap99 Posted June 13, 2022 #35476 Share Posted June 13, 2022 6 hours ago, kalos said: Hi, I hope everyone is doing ok today . Yesterday was a surprise for Mrs K for our anniversary as she is a big fan of Art Deco era and I managed to find a four star hotel not to far away that fitted the bill . The Sunday lunches were out of this world , veg etc ,served like P&O used to serve. As a further treat we stayed for the night and the breakfast was just as good , just about everything on offer as well as fish . I like cruising but for the time being I could get used to these staycations . Just had a nice walk around a park next door , soon be time for lunch , me thinks the chippy is on the menu today . Catch you all later . Nice surprise. Happy anniversary........not the Midland in Morecambe is it ?🎊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 13, 2022 #35477 Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, zap99 said: Nice surprise. Happy anniversary........not the Midland in Morecambe is it ?🎊 No it's local just around the corner from Donny race course, twenty minutes from home. Amazing what you find on Google 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted June 13, 2022 #35478 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Just now, kalos said: No it's local just around the corner from Donny race course, twenty minutes from home. Amazing what you find on Google It looked nice. I like an Art Deco hotel. There is a nice one in Bournemouth and a very nice one on Burgh Island in South Devon, just around the headland from Jean........where she gone..?🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 13, 2022 #35479 Share Posted June 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, zap99 said: It looked nice. I like an Art Deco hotel. There is a nice one in Bournemouth and a very nice one on Burgh Island in South Devon, just around the headland from Jean........where she gone..?🤔 Dunno maybe she's on tour 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovemygarden Posted June 13, 2022 #35480 Share Posted June 13, 2022 2 hours ago, kalos said: Stay safe, protect your skin Only for sale in Scotland!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted June 13, 2022 #35481 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, zap99 said: Nice surprise. Happy anniversary........not the Midland in Morecambe is it ?🎊 Love the Midland, we have stayed there a number of times. Have you stayed there Zapp and played at hunt the bathroom? Kalos hotel looks amazing, have a lovely time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted June 13, 2022 #35482 Share Posted June 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Eglesbrech said: Love the Midland, we have stayed there a number of times. Have you stayed there Zapp and played at hunt the bathroom? Kalos hotel looks amazing, have a lovely time. Not yet, but it's on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted June 14, 2022 #35483 Share Posted June 14, 2022 We have a beautiful sunny morning that I am hoping will last because Tuesday is a bowling day for us oldies in Stoke-on-Trent and it will make a nice change to be warm and dry, especially as I was checking my bowling bag this morning and found that my fold away waterproof jacket is missing. I hope you all have a good day in the sun whatever you have planned for today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted June 14, 2022 #35484 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Morning. I have a day off grandson duties today so was hoping for a lie in, but my son text me early with his wordle score 🙄 so I’m now up editing more Norway photos. For anyone interested in seeing an unedited video of the ride down on the troll cars from Briksdal glacier, Norway, in the pouring rain, my husband has posted a video on YouTube 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted June 14, 2022 #35485 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I hesitate to say it’s another lovely sunny day Last day of the cricket, which has turned out pretty well, considering the dubious start. Have a good day all, I hope the sun shines on you 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted June 14, 2022 #35486 Share Posted June 14, 2022 9 hours ago, zap99 said: Not yet, but it's on the list. Depending on the room you get you will have fun finding the bathroom as it is hidden behind a wooden panel that pulls out. It’s well worth paying for a forward facing room or you get a view of the car park. The rooms are really quirky and the Art Deco detail just lovely. Good afternoon tea too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 14, 2022 #35487 Share Posted June 14, 2022 21 hours ago, kalos said: Hi, I hope everyone is doing ok today . Yesterday was a surprise for Mrs K for our anniversary as she is a big fan of Art Deco era and I managed to find a four star hotel not to far away that fitted the bill . The Sunday lunches were out of this world , veg etc ,served like P&O used to serve. As a further treat we stayed for the night and the breakfast was just as good , just about everything on offer as well as fish . I like cruising but for the time being I could get used to these staycations . Just had a nice walk around a park next door , soon be time for lunch , me thinks the chippy is on the menu today . Catch you all later . Happy anniversary to you both, glad you enjoyed yourselves 🥂🥂 Looks lovely, I like Art Deco too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted June 14, 2022 #35488 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Costa Jurassica just now. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 14, 2022 #35489 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I’m hoping to have a good day off today, at the moment I’m enjoying an hour in my sunny garden after doing some washing and doing a final sort of holiday clothes. John booked a last minute day off for today so I’ve told him I’m having an hour out here while it’s relatively quiet and then we need a brief shopping trip. I’ve left him muttering and cursing as he always leaves his holiday organisation to the last minute! Sorry those in the North who haven’t got warmth, we’ve only had the odd day here and there so far and haven’t had two nice days together yet this ‘summer’. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted June 14, 2022 #35490 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Eglesbrech said: Depending on the room you get you will have fun finding the bathroom as it is hidden behind a wooden panel that pulls out. It’s well worth paying for a forward facing room or you get a view of the car park. The rooms are really quirky and the Art Deco detail just lovely. Good afternoon tea too. Thanks for the tip.I like a nice view of the carpark, but prefer afternoon tea. On a diet at the moment. 4 weeks til Norway, so I need to lose the weight I added in Cornwall. It would be nice to get ahead for once. How does the hidden bathroom work at 3.00 am?🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare P&O SUE Posted June 14, 2022 #35491 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Well we decided to buy some bread and meats to make our own charcuterie board which we had in the garden! Very civilised. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eddie99 Posted June 14, 2022 #35492 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Lovely! It’s so nice to eat outside when the weather allows Enjoy your mini-staycation 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted June 14, 2022 #35493 Share Posted June 14, 2022 20 hours ago, Eglesbrech said: Kalos hotel looks amazing, have a lovely time. I agree, it was amazing, so much so we have rebooked it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Devonian Posted June 14, 2022 #35494 Share Posted June 14, 2022 We have just returned home from a drive over the border from Devon to Dulverton in Somerset in our 1993 Rover mini (think of the Italian Job!!) to celebrate her passing the MOT, with a drink by the river whilst enjoying the sunshine. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted June 14, 2022 #35495 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Just watched the brilliant cricket result! Not often at present there is anything to shout about. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaceman Posted June 14, 2022 #35496 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, True Devonian said: We have just returned home from a drive over the border from Devon to Dulverton in Somerset in our 1993 Rover mini (think of the Italian Job!!) to celebrate her passing the MOT, with a drink by the river whilst enjoying the sunshine. A proper mini then!!! Fun cars to drive. Much better than the imitation ones built today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha whiskey Posted June 14, 2022 #35497 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, lincslady said: Just watched the brilliant cricket result! Not often at present there is anything to shout about. Certainly nothing to shout about in the football tonight 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted June 14, 2022 #35498 Share Posted June 14, 2022 4 hours ago, True Devonian said: We have just returned home from a drive over the border from Devon to Dulverton in Somerset in our 1993 Rover mini (think of the Italian Job!!) to celebrate her passing the MOT, with a drink by the river whilst enjoying the sunshine. 2 hours ago, Palaceman said: A proper mini then!!! Fun cars to drive. Much better than the imitation ones built today. Well, my first car was an Austin Mini Traveller, 1965 (ish). Starter motor button on the floor, sliding windows that let the rain in, and door pockets where the aforesaid rain collected. I used to put foam rubber in the door pockets to absorb the rain water. And let's not start about the rusting sub frame, and trying to change the spark plugs without removing the radiator grille. As to the brakes - I don't know where to start, let alone stop ! And yet, I used to drive it from Colchester to Lancaster, no M62 in those days, and it never let me down. But "fun to drive " - absolutely not ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Hill Posted June 14, 2022 #35499 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 hours ago, lincslady said: Just watched the brilliant cricket result! Not often at present there is anything to shout about. I went into dentist at about 3:30, score was around 120 for 4, I went to post office after dentist visit, when I got home Bairstow was in full flow, an amazing afternoon of cricket and what an innings from Jonny Bairstow which almost broke the record for the fastest ever century by an English male batter, a record held by Gilbert Jessop back in 1906 of 76 balls, Bairstow took 77. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted June 15, 2022 #35500 Share Posted June 15, 2022 8 hours ago, wowzz said: Well, my first car was an Austin Mini Traveller, 1965 (ish). Starter motor button on the floor, sliding windows that let the rain in, and door pockets where the aforesaid rain collected. I used to put foam rubber in the door pockets to absorb the rain water. And let's not start about the rusting sub frame, and trying to change the spark plugs without removing the radiator grille. As to the brakes - I don't know where to start, let alone stop ! And yet, I used to drive it from Colchester to Lancaster, no M62 in those days, and it never let me down. But "fun to drive " - absolutely not ! First road car was a gold Vauxhall Viva, I did like my minis though, I used to extend the runners on the floor so I could get the seat back far enough to get my long gangly legs in, it was like driving a go kart, great in the snow though with a pair of town and countries on the front. However the heater and windscreen wipers were a bit iffy, not to mention the hours changing subframes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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