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Just a quick entry, since yesterday's travels were to a place most people won't have heard of - Nailsea. Still, it was lovely to catch up with Ruth and have a chat about all sorts of things.

Today I'm off to Bath and then Cardiff. Lovely!

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Have fun!

Thanks!

Ah, Nailsea.

Last time I was there, it was hosing it down with rain and I was plastered in about six inches of mud...

Pretty sure the weather wasn't that grim there yesterday, though!

Aw, poor you! No, it was lovely weather yesterday, which was very nice indeed.

I can never be totally sure - given that I'm normally about ten miles further north (and the other side of the Avon to boot!) - so glad to hear you weren't suckered by rain and mud.

(Should add, we did at least have the decency to win the hockey match concerned - I'd have been even MORE miffed if we'd lost..........)

Yes, I've noticed the way the weather can change in short distances. Luckily, apart from my trip to Lands End, I've been very fortunate with the weather so far. Touch wood that continues!

I can certainly understand your irritation if you'd been muddy, cold AND lost!!

Especially round here - it's the combination of hills that does it. (I'm sure there's a good geographical explanation to fit, but my GCSE Geography's decidedly rusty!) There was one memorable occasion when I had cause to call my mother. She works in central Bristol, whereas I'm right on the outskirts - as the crow flies, probably about five miles between us. I had the mother of all thunderstorms going on; she had a lovely sunny afternoon...!

Well, that certainly makes sense. We get differences if there are extreme heights in Australia, but mostly you can plot weather very smoothly and regularly.

It could be said of here that if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it'll change *grin*

I do remember my impression of Australia was that the weather WAS lovely and predictable - though I did keep getting accused of being Tasmanian as I was walking around in shorts and t-shirt while the natives (Queenslanders, for the most part, but I got it too in Sydney!) were wrapped up in at least five layers... (Mind you, I also got accused of faking my English accent after I accurately directed another tourist through Sydney's railway station - not that it was terribly hard; they were looking for something I'd walked past not five minutes earlier!)

Sad thing is, that was all nearly ten years ago. *sigh*

Ah, yes, it's always nice when you can help other people. Sometimes tourists can be more helpful than locals in that way! *g*

I shocked my Dad this morning by pointing out to him that it was 13 years since he, my Mum and I travelled around the UK. Time definitely flies!

One of my housemates when I was a student was from Nailsea (otherwise, I probably wouldn't have heard of it).

I'm intrigued that people do seem to know it!

I think I'm cheating, given that you probably had to more or less wave at my house to get from Nailsea to Bath to Cardiff!

Maybe a bit. ;-) But you should have said something! We could have got together for a cuppa. Well, maybe next time...

If I'd realised a bit sooner, I would have done. Alas, I've been suffering with internet gremlins for most of the last three weeks and only caught up with the fact that you'd be in Nailsea this morning!

If you're still in the general area and fancy a cuppa I DO have the day off on Thursday, but given your schedule, that's probably also well out.

Aw, very sad, both for the internet gremlins and missing out! Sadly I will be heading up to Scotland on Thursday and since my time is getting a bit tight, I'm afraid that won't be possible. *sad hugs*

*nods* Thought it probably would be.

We'll definitely have to arrange something the next time you come.

*hugs*

Absolutely!

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