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Title: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: WCDev on July 12, 2015, 04:58:50 PM
Hello folks,
We will be on holiday from 1st August 2015 until 18th August 2015 inc.

The forum and website will keep running but support and order processing may be delayed over this period, depending on if we can get an internet connection whilst we're camping.

Thanks in advance for your understanding  [tup]
Title: Have a great trip! (Re: Summer Holidays 2015)
Post by: elagache on July 12, 2015, 11:16:37 PM
Howdy Stu and WeatherCat adventure voyagers,

We will be on holiday from 1st August 2015 until 18th August 2015 inc.

It is a little early but . . . have a great vacation!!

(http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/travel-trailer-smiley.gif)

We promise to mind the store while you are out in the wilderness!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

P.S. I assume you've got the Land Rover ready for duty?
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 13, 2015, 12:03:23 AM
Have a great vacation! And try to stay away from the interweb, or at least your compiler! :P [cheer]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Blicj11 on July 13, 2015, 01:52:12 AM
Enjoy your holiday Stu.
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Bull Winkus on July 13, 2015, 07:38:12 AM
Enjoy the camping, Stu! Don't forget the matches, the can opener and the beer.

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Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: WCDev on July 13, 2015, 05:55:52 PM
Thanks folks - very much looking forward to it :)
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Randall75 on July 13, 2015, 07:25:43 PM
ENJOY
 [beer]
 [cheers1]
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Just not to many at a time  [biggrin]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: wurzelmac on July 14, 2015, 05:51:58 PM
Have a nice time apart from WeatherCat and all the other world.

 :)

Reinhard
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: LesCimes on July 23, 2015, 01:54:47 AM
Speaking of summer holiday, I just got back from my annual hike. For what it's worth, this year I completed hiking the entire 2189 miles of the Appalachian Trail section by section over 35 years. Didn't break any speed records, to say the least.
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Blicj11 on July 23, 2015, 05:36:10 AM
Michael that is brilliant. Good on you mate!
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Bull Winkus on July 23, 2015, 07:17:23 AM
Wow! ? That's quite an accomplishment. Congratulations! We need a cake cutting celebration!

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Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: Felix on July 23, 2015, 10:29:45 AM
<snip> this year I completed hiking the entire 2189 miles of the Appalachian Trail section by section over 35 years <snip>

You've followed through on something I've frequently thought about but never acted on. Many congrats! Out of curiosity, did you start there in Georgia's Springer Mountain and systematically do a section each year (in order) all the way to Katahdin Mountain? Or did you do random sections at a time based on current weather or some other criterion?
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 23, 2015, 03:23:07 PM
Congratulations! [cheer] [tup] Accomplishing long term goals have a special reward seldom experienced by most people! Nor do I think 'speed' would have enhanced your experiences!

I only wonder why you didn't take a short detour while in Tennessee to come by for a visit to our humble abode not far from the Mighty Muddy! After all, we're only on the opposite end of the State! [lol] I can only assume you did that section of the trail before you knew where I live...
I've never seen the Trail, however, I have read about it! :-[
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: elagache on July 24, 2015, 12:16:38 AM
Speaking of summer holiday, I just got back from my annual hike. For what it's worth, this year I completed hiking the entire 2189 miles of the Appalachian Trail section by section over 35 years. Didn't break any speed records, to say the least.

Congratulations Michael!  [tup]

Cheers, Edouard
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: LesCimes on July 29, 2015, 10:33:51 PM
My apologies for the slow response to all the kind congratulatory notes! Thank you all very much. (Family came in from out of town - full house!)

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Out of curiosity, did you start there in Georgia's Springer Mountain and systematically do a section each year (in order) all the way to Katahdin Mountain? Or did you do random sections at a time based on current weather or some other criterion?

I began the hike in Georgia and hiked consecutively (first step of a hike always started from the last step of the previous hike) to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Then, because the northern end of the trail is seriously more difficult and I wasn't getting any younger, I jumped up to Maine and hiked back to Harpers Ferry, also, consecutive sections. Over the years I had multiple hiking partners accompanying me, mostly family members, but, as it turns out, I solo hiked nearly a third of it.

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I only wonder why you didn't take a short detour while in Tennessee to come by for a visit to our humble abode not far from the Mighty Muddy!

Good question - hmm, maybe we need sister trail, Hike the Mississippi River!
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 30, 2015, 04:04:10 AM
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...maybe we need sister trail, Hike the Mississippi River!
I prefer the Natchez Trace, it's a paved road... for cars! I dare say hiking the Mighty Muddy is exactly why the Trace was created! ;)

Hiking is not something I'd recommend for a few months. I'd like to wait until the Heat Index is lower than the triple digits we've had for the past few weeks! [sweat2]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: LesCimes on July 30, 2015, 11:09:31 PM
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I prefer the Natchez Trace, it's a paved road... for cars! I dare say hiking the Mighty Muddy is exactly why the Trace was created!
Am with you on that! Am planning a fall trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway - driving, not hiking.
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 30, 2015, 11:54:16 PM
That will be a great trip, but you'll miss <this fantastic, beautiful. and engineering marvel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_Trace_Parkway_Bridge)> on the Trace! Our Grandkids used to live just a bit south and east of this bridge and we got to see it in many different weather conditions!
Title: Have a great one Stu!! (Re: Summer Holidays 2015)
Post by: elagache on July 31, 2015, 12:03:56 AM
Dear Stu and WeatherCat vacationers . . . .

August 1st is closing in fast, so I'd better offer best wishes quickly!

Have a great vacation Stu!! [tup]

Of if you would prefer that in UK-English . . .

 ;) . . . .Have a lovely holiday old chap  . . . rather!! . . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/travel-trailer-smiley.gif)

Edouard  :)
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: WCDev on July 31, 2015, 05:38:31 PM
Lol, very funny  :)
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on July 31, 2015, 08:34:05 PM
Oops! My bad, I thought you'd already left when you made the post a couple of weeks ago! I've been collecting, archiving, and writing all my questions and planned on dumping them on you any day now!!! Just let me know where I can reach you when you're in the most restfull place on the vacation and I can bring you back to the "daily grind" very quickly! You are welcome! [goofy]

On second thought, just have a great time and don't worry about a thing! Enjoy a well-earned vacation! [tup] Just be careful driving around on the Continent, they use the wrong side of the road, you know! [rolleyes2] [lol]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: WCDev on August 18, 2015, 06:09:07 PM
We did have a great time thanks! Even better, the weather cooperated as well - only got two days rain!
Title: Welcome home - Any highlights? (Re: Summer Holidays 2015)
Post by: elagache on August 18, 2015, 11:25:18 PM
Howdy Stu and WeatherCat welcome wagon, . . . (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/welcomewagon.gif)

Welcome back Stu!  [tup]

We did have a great time thanks! Even better, the weather cooperated as well - only got two days rain!

Any highlights?  Did the Rover and caravan perform well? (http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Forum_support_documents/Custom_emoticons/travel-trailer-smiley.gif)

Any grand Guinness discoveries? . . .  [beer]

Hope that returning to work isn't too much of a rude awakening!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: WCDev on August 19, 2015, 04:46:20 PM
Thanks Edouard - yes, the Rover performed perfectly - two thousand miles in two weeks without missing a beat (probably down to the vast sums of money spent on new parts this year :) ) at an average of 21 MPG (which is pretty good towing a 1.5 tonne 'van).

Found some really good Guinness in North Yorkshire (along with some good cheese obviously), fair-to-middling on the south coast, but again pretty good in Devon (and Cornwall) :)

Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: xairbusdriver on August 19, 2015, 05:12:45 PM
"Devon" means "clotted cream" to my wife! [cheer] I'll take the scones, with or without the jam! [rolleyes2]
Title: Glad all went well. (Re: Summer Holidays 2015)
Post by: elagache on August 19, 2015, 11:06:21 PM
Dear Stu, X-Air, and WeatherCat vacationers,

Thanks Edouard - yes, the Rover performed perfectly - two thousand miles in two weeks without missing a beat (probably down to the vast sums of money spent on new parts this year :) ) at an average of 21 MPG (which is pretty good towing a 1.5 tonne 'van).

Glad the Rover continues to serve you so well!  GM sure made a huge mistake in just abandoning that Buick and Pontiac engine and selling the molds to Land Rover.  I'm not surprised that GM tried to buy it back!

Found some really good Guinness in North Yorkshire (along with some good cheese obviously), fair-to-middling on the south coast, but again pretty good in Devon (and Cornwall) :)

Oh well, I suppose you can't find great Guinness everywhere, otherwise you would have no reason to leave home!  ;D

Glad you had a great time  [tup], but also glad to you have back on the forum!  [bounce]

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: Summer Holidays 2015
Post by: LesCimes on August 22, 2015, 02:35:13 PM
Hmm, I always thought a Guiness was a Guiness. Didn't know there was good Guiness and not so good. Shows I've got a lot to learn.