Blogs from Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Juste avant le départ pour notre tour du monde nous avons assisté au mariage d'une copine d'enfance à Nina. Un mariage typique anglais où les choses ne sont pas faites à moitié. Le mariage a eu lieu près de Ross-On-Wye en Angleterrre tout proche de la frontière avec le Pays de Galles, la campagne avec des collines vertes. L'église, au cachet très séduisant, était tellement petite qu'elle pouvait à peine acceuillir la soixantaine d'invités. Ensuite nous nous sommes déplacé en car vers au autre endroit tout aussi charmant pour l'apéro et le souper. Le cadre était idyllique et le soleil était très fort pour la mi-septembre. Une grande tente avait été dressée pour l'occasion et un groupe de musiciens on acceuillis les invités. Le site est une ancienne cidrerie et les organisateurs ont su l'utiliser pour ... read more

England Baby!!! Day 2: So, after a lot of trouble, I am here in Lugwardine, Hereford in the U.K. Luckily, it only took getting stuck in Chicago for the night and losing all my luggage in the process but, at least I learned something very valuable out of all this... ALWAYS take a day or two change of clothes with you, in a carry on, when flying internationally. Definitely would have come in handy... To start off the day I went out around some of the towns and country side and got to take in some of this great scenery. We drove around Hereford a little bit and then split off toward Ledbury, up into the Malverns, through Wyche and the historic pass cut out by the Romans, and then circled all the way back down ... read more

Hi Folks ! Following two or three days of inactivity through a rather dull period of weather I have been active once more as the sun has been shinning for the past week or so. Thought you might like to see my home from home …. Two tents …. one very small in which I keep my ‘stuff’ - cookers (I have three), gas bottles, loo, generator, dirty clothes ….. To erect this tent you simply open the bag, take the tent out and throw it in the air - it lands fully erect. All you then have to do is peg the sides and guy lines - easy. However I would not want to sleep in it as it does not seem to be weather proof. I think this is what young people call a ... read more

4 June 2008 Hi Folks ! Combined cycle and walking day. Blue skies ! Away from camp site by 7am (gates are locked until that time - just in case any of you feel that I am slacking by setting off at such a late hour !!!!). With the bike in the back of the car I made off for an area a few miles from the camp and generally to the south of Hereford. I parked as intended in a rough parking area near a footpath and set off to walk to the confluence of the Lugg and Frome and then the Lugg and Wye. I will not bore you with the detail … well since you insist …. perhaps not although anyone who studied geography to an advanced level will know that these rivers ... read more

31 May 2008 Hi Folks This was a quite delightful day - possibly the best so far. Having finally escaped the clutches of Gloucestershire I quickly immersed myself in the delights of Herefordshire - a county I have not previously visited. For those of you who are not clear on where this is … it is between the English Midlands and the Welsh county of Powys and so geographically is transitional between the Midland plain and the Cambrian Mountains. If I had any doubts that this was border country then they quickly disappeared on arrival in Hay-on-Wye the night before. Now I thought that Hay was in England but the street signs are in both languages - which of course makes for even larger signs cluttering up the place and spoiling the view. Do we really ... read more