does “you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off” have anything to do with the fruit machine? Or was it just your excitement at Rule Britannia?
Oh my dears, how I wish we were in a position to down tools and get on board. Alas we are not. Rod had a stroke in November. Thank goodness, Rod is making excellent progress, it could have been so much worse. I have loved your blogs over the last few years, in turn they have left me exhausted, crying and laughing out loud. I can only pray that you do get all the help you need. You both so deserve this project to succeed. I am sure you will. With love, Annie x x x
How many pre 2017 £1 coins do you want? I came across a savings hoard of £500 in £1 coins in a cupboard that I had forgotten about, (what a nice surprise!). Anyway, I reckon I have at least £100 in pre 2017 and probably more. Let me know and I will sort them out. Looking forward to seeing you both soon.
We would love to come and help but as you know if we don’t keep the pressure on and eyes firmly on the ball in the North we will be who knows where soon 🤦🏼♀️😳
Now if Allan is every board we have a few bathrooms in need of refurbishing 🤣🤣🤣
Unfortunately too old and infirm to be of help but enjoyed reading your blog, very funny, and God bless you for what you're trying to do! Just hearing about it made me want to go and lie down in a darkened room fanning myself with a copy of the Radio Times. Boa sorte!!
hi Alastair, another BBC News escapee here. A few of our mutual former colleagues suggested we swing by your place when we were in Portugal, but alas my Insta posts were a few weeks behind real-time and we had already moved on from the Alentejo by the time I got the messages. Anyway, we are full-time overlanders at the moment and I was wondering if you had shared these posts on any of the FB groups for so-called vanlifers in Portugal? There's a lot of people knocking around so you never know who you might find. I'm enjoying your blog and also planning on moving to Substack soon! For now we're on Insta @trailing_ivy_
Good luck with it all. After a few years abroad – some nomadic, some static – we feel some of your pain re trying to tackle logistics in an unfamiliar place. Poco a poco!
does “you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off” have anything to do with the fruit machine? Or was it just your excitement at Rule Britannia?
Will you make a shorter blurb so it can be shared on Facebook? Wish Mike and I could come!
Hey there - of course...there are loads of great spots - when are you coming?
Thanks a lot! Fingers crossed!
Oh my dears, how I wish we were in a position to down tools and get on board. Alas we are not. Rod had a stroke in November. Thank goodness, Rod is making excellent progress, it could have been so much worse. I have loved your blogs over the last few years, in turn they have left me exhausted, crying and laughing out loud. I can only pray that you do get all the help you need. You both so deserve this project to succeed. I am sure you will. With love, Annie x x x
Alastair,
How many pre 2017 £1 coins do you want? I came across a savings hoard of £500 in £1 coins in a cupboard that I had forgotten about, (what a nice surprise!). Anyway, I reckon I have at least £100 in pre 2017 and probably more. Let me know and I will sort them out. Looking forward to seeing you both soon.
Medwin
Sounds as always treasures found
We would love to come and help but as you know if we don’t keep the pressure on and eyes firmly on the ball in the North we will be who knows where soon 🤦🏼♀️😳
Now if Allan is every board we have a few bathrooms in need of refurbishing 🤣🤣🤣
Unfortunately too old and infirm to be of help but enjoyed reading your blog, very funny, and God bless you for what you're trying to do! Just hearing about it made me want to go and lie down in a darkened room fanning myself with a copy of the Radio Times. Boa sorte!!
hi Alastair, another BBC News escapee here. A few of our mutual former colleagues suggested we swing by your place when we were in Portugal, but alas my Insta posts were a few weeks behind real-time and we had already moved on from the Alentejo by the time I got the messages. Anyway, we are full-time overlanders at the moment and I was wondering if you had shared these posts on any of the FB groups for so-called vanlifers in Portugal? There's a lot of people knocking around so you never know who you might find. I'm enjoying your blog and also planning on moving to Substack soon! For now we're on Insta @trailing_ivy_
Good luck with it all. After a few years abroad – some nomadic, some static – we feel some of your pain re trying to tackle logistics in an unfamiliar place. Poco a poco!