Rob Little's Blog – the musings of an English / British Tour Guide !

Off to Dartmouth Regatta on my 1989 Yamaha YB100…..more photos etc to be added throughout the day !

We shall see how it goes – I just thought it would be more interesting (and painful) to go on the little bike ! “Milestones”, times and maps below !

Leaving home – 9.45am (22174 miles)
Bath – 10:35am (25 miles – I did a detour!)
Wells - 11.15am (43 miles)
Glastonbury - 11.35am 50 miles
Taunton - 12.30pm 70 miles
Cullumpton - 1.10pm 90 miles
Dawlish Warren – 2.45pm 117 miles
Paignton - 3.45pm 134 miles
Kingswear - arrived 4.10pm 140 miles !

Rob Little
Large Gentleman on a small bike…..
Lets Tour England !!

My little Yamaha YB100 ready to go !

Wells Cathedral

1.10pm Cullompton – 90 miles !

Lunch in Cullompton, Devon !

The last time I had a little bike like this I lived in this house in Exeter 38 years ago !!

Teignmouth

Teignmouth

Teignmouth

Torquay Harbour in Devon – the (so-called) “English Riviera” !

Paignton Sea Front – 134 miles

Dartmouth and the River Dart from Kingswear ! 140 miles

At last arrived 4.10pm with a rather numb posteria !

Dartmouth and the River Dart tonight

Night nite from Dartmouth !

Unusually when I went to the front door this morning for “role call” the two cats, Phoebe and Tesco did not appear.

Then Gladys the dog, on her morning constitutional, discovered just a few remains of a carcass – a lower part of a leg, a bit of fur and a little twirl of “guts”. Gladys the Dog had “seen the rabbit” but alas there was nothing left for her ! And then Tesco the cat appeared – staggering into the front door, stomach tight as a drum!! He’d not only killed the rabbit but jumped over a 7ft gate with it in his mouth and then consumed every bit, “fur on”, except for the guts and a little bit of leg….. !! The only thing he didn’t have with his rabbit was a glass of white wone ! Now he is “collapso” in the bed sleeping off the digestion!

Tesco the Cat……”That’s my BOY” !!

Rob Little
Feline Admirer
Let’s Tour England !

Tesco the Cat – tight as a drum

Tesco the Cat contemplates his new novel “the silence of the rabbits”

Tesco the Cat – “the cat that got the cream” !

Its Official – the wettest summer in 100 years !!

Its been the wettest 5 month period (Apr – August) since 1879 and the wettest June, july and August since records began nearly 300 years ago !!

Everything is soooooo GREEN !

Rob Little
Boring but moist statistician
Let’s Tour a Sunny Hot England in 2013 !

Post Script – and today, on the last day of August, confirmation that last night was one of the coldest August nights on record…..some people are scraping windshields this morning !!

Back in the Cotswolds….visiting Fairford Church and Rodmarton Manor amongst other places !

Rob Little
Cotswold Tour Guide
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Fairford Church

Fairford Church

Malmesbury monsoon

Rodmarton Manor near Tetbury

Tetbury Town Hall today !

Three nice photos from the last few days – the old Menai Bridge built 1815 by Thomas Telford and still in use today, The beach and Pier at Llandudno and the stunning Caernarfon Castle built by Edward I in the 13th Century !

Rob Little
Tours to / visit Wales
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The old Menai Bridge, built 1815 by Thomas Telford – joins Wales to the island of Anglesey

The beach and pier at the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno in North Wales

The 13th Century Caernarfon Castle built by King Edward I – simply stunning !!

I’ve never worn a sweatshirt in August let alone a sweatshirt and a tee shirt…..whatever happened to “global warming” I say bring it on !!

Rob Little
Brrrrr
Let’s Tour England !

I’m standing up for my Customers…..I don’t WANT your Medicare and Social Security to be CUT…..or am I just being selfish ??

Rob Little
Let’s Tour England !

Llandudno is the best Victorian seaside resort on the UK with amazing architecture.

And the 13th century architecture of Caernarfon Castle is stunning!

The Blaenau Ffestiniog railway is great !

Rob Little
Driver Guide in the Principality of Wales
Lets Tour England (and Sheep Country too !!)

Outside Bodysgallon Hall in Llandudno

The view this morning from Bodysgallon Hall in Llandudno

Bodysgallon Hall in Llandudno

Llandudno looks beautiful this morning !

The beach at Llandudno

The beach at Llandudno

Could be Florida but no…..its Llandudno in North Wales !

Classic shot of Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle

The Market Square in Caernarfon, North Wales

Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway – 45 second video

Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway

A return to Tribell’s Fish Restaurant in Llandudno, North Wales…..was not a disappointment !

Rob Little
Specialist in things that Swim !
Let’s Tour England

The Promanade and Pier at Llandudno after a monsoon-like day!

The Promanade at Llandudno after a monsoon-like day!

The Promanade at Llandudno

The translaton of:

“Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrowllllantysiliogogogoch”

is…..

“The Church of Mary in the Hollow of the White Hazel near the Fierce Whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave ! “

Bloody hell…..is it really worth it??

Rob Little
Driver / Guide
Let’s Tour England

Bangor, Wales

The Menai Bridge built by Thomas Telford in 1815

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch – the longest place name in Britain !