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Europe » Portugal » Algarve » Albufeira January 3rd 2010

Sunday 3.1.2010 Day 80 Portugal coast Day 80 and we are not around the world yet hmm oh well we are having fun doing it a lot slower. We woke up and had a fantastic European bfast we thought we were the only people in the hotel and that the bfast was all for us so we eat most of it then another couple came in we felt bad about eating all the food so we rushed out got our stuff and then check out of the hotel. We then drove on for about 2 hours to the town that our resort is in. We drove around but could not find our hotel we tried putting in different info we where given on where it was into our sat nav but it could not find ... read more
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Europe » Portugal » Central January 2nd 2010

Saturday 2.1.2010 Day 79 Alcacer Do Sal We had to get up early to get off the ferry. We arrived in Bilbao Spain and drove towards our hotel in Portugal. We got two toll ways on the way and it cost us about $40 Aus in tolls. We got very tired on the way and stopped at a little town called Alcacer Do Sal it was a small little Portugal village as we drove in there where lots of restaurants open and there was fantastic smells coming from it. Unfortunately I was too tired to eat. ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao January 1st 2010

Friday 1.1.2010 Day 78 Chanel Ferry We had bfast in the coffee shop then went whale and dolphin watching on the top deck. We also when to a talk on whale and dolphin watching after the talk there where lots of dolphin all around the ship and playing in the water. We had lunch and then had another look around the ship before having dinner and then going to the evening show. There was a singing and dancing show then a Magical show which was fantastic and then there was a live band. ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Bilbao December 30th 2009

Thursday 31.12.2009 Day 77 NYE Channel ferry We had bfast and then headed off to the P&O ferry. While waiting for the ferry we got some things to make our UK car EU legal. We then drove on to the ferry and then checked in to our room which was very small with a small bathroom. We then check over the ferry which had 4 restaurant and 3 barrs. We watched the ferry leave and then got some duty free wine and chocolate. We had dinner and then watched a bit of the show we saw the New year in and song Auld Lang syne with the other passengers. ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Plymouth December 30th 2009

Wednesday 30.12.2009 Day 76 Portsmouth We walked to King Arthur castle it a fantastic place on the side of a cliff and Merlins Cave is there as well. We then drove to Stonehenge we could not believe how many people where there we saw more than 10 busses come and go while we were there. It cost £6.60 per person to go in and you cannot walk inside the stones there is a path around then that you have to stay on a long way from the stones and with hundreds of other people. The monument evolved between 3,000 BC and 1,600 BC and is aligned with the rising and setting of the sun at the solstices. It is a world Heritage site but the toilets and museum on the site are temporary buildings. It ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall » Tintagel December 29th 2009

Tuesday 29.12.2009 Day 75 Ancient circles and King Arthur’s Tintagel Castle We got up and had a fantastic cooked English bfast and then went off to explore the ancient sites. We tried to find a 3500 BC burial mound called Tregeseal Chambered Cairnand even though we punched a book on Ancient sites in the area we could not find it. There was small stone on the side of the road saying to report people vandalising or leaving sacrificed at the site to report them. No sign to say what the site was. We when to look for it but there was a fork in the road and we took one way and it was not down there so we when the other way and there where posts with arrows on it that we followed but still ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall December 28th 2009

Monday 28.12.2009 Day 74 ST just / Lands end We had a fantastic bfast at the hotel but the cook had to go on about fat people and people getting court OS smuggling drugs. We then drove down to lands end the southernmost point of Great Britten. We then found a great hotel call the Commercial in St Just the centre of ancient sites in west Penwith. We had a great dinner in the pub. St Just is a world heritage site for it's ancient mining.... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Dorset December 27th 2009

Sunday 27.12.2009 Day 73 Poole - Quarter deck We got up and went to bfast but there was no coffee no hot bfast and the milk was off so we went to complain about last night and get our money back. We did this and they gave our money back while we were complaining lots of other people did as well. We then got our stuff and checked out and went and got a coffee we really need it after last night. I then when and got a new computer to replace the one that broke even though it was still under warrantees just to hard get it fixed OS so will have to do it when I get home. Then we looked for a place to stay which we found in Poole called the Quarter ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Dorset » Bournemouth December 26th 2009

Saturday 26.12.2009 Day 72 Bournemouth It was our last day in the Lakes today so we checked out and headed to Bournemouth beat hotel. It is a bit run down but we got a good deal. The hotel is full of music stuff on the wall. The bed was very uncomfortable and the kettle had lots of stuff in it so we had to get a new one the lift was not working and we were on the 3rd floor so that was not fun. Then when we tried to get to sleep there was riot in the hotel with kids running while and screaming braking windows and doors down with fire hydrant this went on all night and was on our floor and the one below. So we did not get any sleep all night. ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire » Carnforth December 25th 2009

Friday 25.12.2009 Day 71 XMASS My first snowing xmass. It was fun to have an English snow xmass we had pheasant with all the veggies for xmass. My computer died! Not a good xmass present. ... read more
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