Making castles

Weekend away

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August 19th 2012
Our first attempt at taking the whole family away overnight in the van. We cheated a little by bringing along a ginormous tent for Daddy & J to sleep in, leaving Mummy & G to snuggle up in the campervan. A superb plan as it turned out, lots of space to store all the various paraphernalia, leaving room for us to sit in the cab, switch on the telly and watch Team GB storm 3 gold medals in the Olympi ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more