Where were you 12 months ago to the day

footlooserv replied on 27/04/2020 16:38

Posted on 27/04/2020 16:38

During this time of the lockdown we keep looking at photos to remind us of where we were "on this date".

!2 months ago today we were in our RV in Siskiyou National Forest Oregon. We had come about 2 miles up the track to find it blocked by a tree. frown There had been nowhere to turn around before this so we had to go on to find a place for the night and to turn around. We had information that there was camping spots on this track. Normally i would have gone up and checked it out on our scooter that we carried on a rear rack. Being very tired and relying on information we had I had not frown We managed tojust get past going uphill but the back end of the RV  slid into the bank.

The photos show us on the way back down  knowing we only had one chance, as if we reversed we would slide again. The big worry is the air conditioning unit on the roof which is the highest point. The root of the tree was on the high side up the steep embankment and we managed to raise the lower end just enough and use our sturdy step ladder to prop it up a little higher. We managed to get back down OK and no damage anywhere to the vehiclesmile

So what were you up to 12 months ago?

cyberyacht replied on 20/05/2020 10:30

Posted on 20/05/2020 10:30

Wending my way from Metz to Camping Indigo in Strasbourg for a three day stopover en route to the Black Forest.

Why have I posted this? I think I'm going to cry now.

brue replied on 22/05/2020 09:16

Posted on 22/05/2020 09:16

Had just returned from a few days on the Dart at Steamer Quay, good weather, nice walks and river trips. 🐝🦋

Wherenext replied on 24/05/2020 11:51

Posted on 24/05/2020 11:51

"We drove to Buttermere, found some free parking and set off to walk up Red Pike, sometimes seeming almost vertical. It was ruddy hard work. We managed it after a break at the tarn for some energy boosters. The views from the top were fantastic and well worth the effort. We continued along the ridge to High Stile, which stand a bit higher than Red Pike and after lunch carried on to Giant Haystacks. There were more people coming up from Buttermere Lake to GH but we descended to the lakeside and walked slowly and achingly back to the car but we did see some Ring Ouzels and Wheatear on the way down in the scree.

We enjoyed mostly good weather but the wind was a bit cold. The views though were heart warming and truly magnificent. So a total of 3500' approximately climbed and about 10 miles of walking. Tired but proud of our efforts. Back to Borrowdale site and a shower in the van before having a M&S Chilli meal and a well earned few bottles of beer. We may not do much walking tomorrow though."

So says my diary from this day 2019. My legs have gone all wobbly just reading it again.smile

Hope whatever you were doing brought as much joy to you as this day did to us.

InaD replied on 24/05/2020 13:28

Posted on 24/05/2020 13:28

A year ago today we were staying on Delftse Hout in Holland, which is about 3 miles from where my friend lives.  We spent a week there, and on this day cycled from Delftse Hout to Aldi and Albert Heyn in the morning to do some shopping, and in the afternoon to Drievliet (amusement park, but we didn't visit!).  Total 20 miles cycled in very nice weather.

Next day, the 25th, we set off for France, and came home on the 30th of June.

It all seems so long ago and so far away now.......

thebells replied on 24/05/2020 13:56

Posted on 24/05/2020 13:56

We were just finishing our lunch at the top of Helvellyn 😊

Today we would have been doing the Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge from our base at Lundholme cl site😢

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