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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 12 Oct 2017, 10:31

Hell Razor5543 wrote: 12 Oct 2017, 10:24 Is it near to Cheltenham and Gloucester?

No, miles and miles away...

A clue might be that it's in a next-door county to Gloucestershire

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 16 Oct 2017, 17:32

Got to be the red sun today, and the dust from the Sahara.

I would imagine you could have got a nice photo from Jim's tower!

Anyone been out with their camera/phone for a bit of original artistic work to grace POTD?

Pending that I bet someone has put something up on youtube....random search coming up "Red Sun"

Regards Neil

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 16 Oct 2017, 17:49

It's absolutely covered my nice clean cars

It rained a little here first-thing and then I saw my cars...

Looks like I never washed then yesterday...

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 17 Oct 2017, 10:01

Anyone know much about Barmouth Bridge?

Appeared as a pic in Geograph's images of the day from the gallery. So had a read of the wiki article. Good news at the end of the article its still there! and you can still walk and cycle across it.

Barmouth bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1315812 [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], by E Gammie (From geograph.org.uk), from Wikimedia Commons

Even better news, the Wiki article doesnt have the latest as yet.....and very topical it has just had its 150th Birthday this month, and got a nice present...

http://www.railadvent.co.uk/2017/10/bar ... thday.html

Regards Neil

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2017, 10:11

That is an awesome bridge Neil and on my list to travel over one of these days

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 17 Oct 2017, 10:34

On our mini holiday to North Wales last year we did go to Barmouth but at the time didn't know you could walk/cycle across the bridge....thought it was just a railway bridge. It was pretty damp that day but would have had a walk across it, if we had known at the time.

Did have a nice cup of coffee in Davy Jones Locker though

Its part of National Cycle Route 8

Regards Neil

harryp · Unread post by **harryp** » 17 Oct 2017, 11:08

If ever staying near that stretch of coast, suggest you get a return rail ticket traveling between Pwllhelli and Machynlleth. The views are absolutely stunning, the line running between the road and coast, and the friendliest staff ever. According to Web, (few years ago) tickets were just over 12 pounds, so wondered why when getting ticket on the train, conductress was taking so long. She suddenly asked me for a little over 9 pounds, apologising for delay as she was working out the cheapest fares. Perhaps other rail staff should be trained there?
A strongly recommended lovely day out

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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2017, 11:17

NewcastleFalcon wrote: 17 Oct 2017, 10:34 Its part of National Cycle Route 8

That looks a lovely cycle route Neil and I didn't realise you could cycle across the bridge...

I have a cunning plan now for a long and special cycle ride next year

Thanks... Without you posting that link I'd have never have known..

Tome to start planning

harryp wrote: 17 Oct 2017, 11:08A strongly recommended lovely day out .

That just gives me more reason to go there

Gibbo2286 · Unread post by **Gibbo2286** » 17 Oct 2017, 11:47

NewcastleFalcon wrote: 17 Oct 2017, 10:34 On our mini holiday to North Wales last year we did go to Barmouth but at the time didn't know you could walk/cycle across the bridge....thought it was just a railway bridge. It was pretty damp that day but would have had a walk across it, if we had known at the time.

Did have a nice cup of coffee in Davy Jones Locker though

Its part of National Cycle Route 8

Regards Neil

It's ALWAYS pretty damp in that area, we used to go there for holidays from Birmingham, never had a whole dry week.

I acquired a caravan at Barmouth for my parents (a fiver and pay off the £30 years site rent for the previous owner who'd given up) they loved it and spent many breaks down there in their Morris Minor 1000.

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 17 Oct 2017, 17:25

Just posting this as a nice picture of the Cote d'Or at this time of year. Photo bombed by a Xantia.

: Own photo

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 17 Oct 2017, 18:07

xantia_v6 wrote: 17 Oct 2017, 17:25 Just posting this as a nice picture of the Cote d'Or at this time of year. Photo bombed by a Xantia.
IMG_20171016_152542.jpg

Gorgeous

And the countryside looks quite nice too

Unread post by **Richard_C** » 17 Oct 2017, 21:17

I live near and have membership of IWM Duxford so occasionally just wander off there to escape from sitting at the computer working. A few weeks back I went on a Friday and our local B17 was just starting up to fly off somewhere for a weekend airshow. Thought some of you might like it, but resist the urge to shout "too much choke" at the driver - took him a few goes to get #1 inboard started.

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 17 Oct 2017, 22:08

Richard

Is that Sally-B dressed up as Memphis Belle?

Regards Neil

Unread post by **Richard_C** » 17 Oct 2017, 22:46

It is and always is - that aircraft was used in the eponymous film and permanently carries its proper Sally B nose art one side and Memphis Belle on the other - heres one from an airshow in 2010

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 17 Oct 2017, 22:54

Thanks Richard......Plenty of smoke generated in this little clip from the film!

Regards Neil

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