This is the first belated blog of 2012 for me and the January round of the HB club fishing competition. Weather that weekend was poor (worse weather than an English summer ? ) – particularly if fishing from a kayak …
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Volly, Shakespeare …. Brissul
Out last night with some of the boys down town in Bristol. A couple more pubs to add to the venue list (a couple of old favourites). First up was the Lloyds No 1 bar at the V-Shed on the waterfront, …
Three from the west country
Down at Tesco’s they had an offer on of 3 real ale beers for 4 pounds, seems to be the way in tight austere times. So thought would go for a few from the West Country, picked out Jail Ale …
Stone Circles, Druid Arms and the George at Laycock
After all the travelling, back to some more familiar surroundings and couple of pubs to add to the BOTF list. I took the kids down to Staunton Drew on the River Chew (unsurprisingly for some I have spent many hours fishing …
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Owain Glyndwr(pub) and Cwrw Dewi(beer)
Today decided would have a trip across to Cardiff for a bit of shopping with the kids. We caught the train from Brunel’s Bristol Temple Meads on the Great Western Line. It was a short trip of about 40 minutes …
Collie Wobbles at WaterEdge
I will cover a bit of ground in this blog literally from north west to south west of England. The family went on a trip up to the Lake District this week for a few days. A university veterinary reunion …
Cheddar ales and the Mendips
Cheddar Gorge is about 20 minutes South of Bristol. It is the home of Cheddar cheese. The gorge cuts through the limestone Mendips Hills, sheer cliffs, caves and winding road, it attracts a fair number of tourists. Up on the …
Volunteer Riflemans Arms and Old Thumper
Took the kids to Bath today for a scout around the shops, we walked along by the river Avon and had a quick look at the Rec. There you go son that’s where you want to play rugby … no …
1st Blog from blighty
The first blog for the 2011 UK tour, will try add a few new places of interest and beers to the back of the ferry menu . Managed to survive the flight which seemed longer than usual and the seats …
August round of Harbord Bowling Club Fishing comp
Another busy weekend. Friday night I was at a packed Brookie for the Manly vs. Storm rugby league game. Good to see Manly win in great style, they never looked like losing. A very partisan crowd erupted when the …
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