What did you do on your holidays ? (Pictures welcome !)

Posted by: DIL on 08 August 2005

A kind of topical question

Hopefully Sloop John B had a good holiday in the peak district and David G got his french drains dug.

For my part I am still part way through widening the garage by 1.5m and adding a new entrance hall and loo. Two weeks holls to go, so there is hope that the major structural bits will get finished. When I get round to it, I'll post some pictures.

What about you others ?

/david

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by Tony Lockhart

Still 9 weeks to go

....til we go to Tanzania and Zanzibar

Tony

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by Bruce Woodhouse

Added 6 Munros to my collection with a few days around Oban this May. Not had my summer holiday yet (the Pyrenees await).

Bruce

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by MontyW

Dave G has not even started to dig his french drains... I suppose I ought to soon! I have planned to start mid September and if anyone really wants to see them I'll post a picture or two...

At the moment I'd rather have a glass or three of my fav' brew, enjoy the weather and listen to some tunes

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by Steve G

Just back from a couple of weeks in the North West of Scotland and Orkney. Didn't get any munros bagged but I did manage to mountain bike into Sandwood Bay.

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by Nime

Not literally we hope? Very nice it looked to on google images.

I saw the Rund om Danmark pass through a small town. I think this was the leader but the camera was so slow to react I'm amazed I caught anything.

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by garyi

Well money being as it is we either did holiday or did kitchen.

Kitchen won.

Just waiting for the lighting which is coming from Italy, which Ironically is on holiday.

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by Bob Edwards

As a "vacation," I hiked, with my Trail partner, about 55 miles on the Appalachian Trail in New York State--roughly from Wingdale/Harlem Valley NY to Bear Mountain NY.

We backpacked and stayed in Trail shelters two nights and in tents the other 4 nights. Great trip, although very hot and humid--the Trail is under a canopy of tall trees for the most part, and so generally there was no breeze at all. Coupled with numerous ascents and descents, made for a very hot trip.

Terrific time!

Best,

Bob

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by JonR

Very nice gazza, you must be well pleased with all your handiwork....now all you need to do is find a place for that bottle of wine in readiness for my forthcoming visit....!

Posted on: 08 August 2005 by MontyW

Garyi,

I noticed from the picture of your kitchen, that you have some shelves with hidden fixings. Did you buy these OR did you make them? If you bought them, where from and if you made them, where did you get the fixings?

Cheers,

Dave

Posted on: 09 August 2005 by Nime

How loud is that extractor?

We have three settings on ours:

1: F15 taxying.

2: F15 taking off.

3: F15 using afterburner in vertical climb.

Pardon?

Posted on: 09 August 2005 by Derek Wright

Nime - interesting to hear that your modern stainless steel extractor fan has noise problems - I think that extractor fan makers use a different sound scale to dishwasher manufacturers.

Posted on: 09 August 2005 by garyi

David, the shelves were made from the spare worktop.

However the idea came from shelves available from Habitat.

They are easy to make however the shelf is secured to the top wood from underneath with 3 inch screws and wood glue, then the top wood is screwed to the wall (I used no more nails as well as our walls are cob, i.e. chalk.)

Posted on: 10 August 2005 by Bas V

I went to Italy for two weeks. 35 C every day and I have only once seen a cloud. Very nice!

Here's a picture of the painting on the ceiling on the dome in Florence. Impossible to photograph though...

Regards! Bas

Posted on: 10 August 2005 by Steve G

Had a few pics back now (those I shot on print film) so here's a couple from my holiday in the North West of Scotland:

Smoo Cave from the outside

Smoo Cave from the inside

Sandwood bay looking north