Almost sorted.

[Bushtrekker]

With a bit of help from my daughter's boyfriend, the solar panel has now taken up residence on the roof and there is just the wiring to do tomorrow. France seems a lot nearer now there are only a few days to go and I've become an avid reader of anything French and viewer of French websites to bring my language skills up to speed. Hopefully by the end of next month my French will be a lot better and if I decide to come back via Switzerland and Germany my German will be better as well. I once had a German CD which was totally useless as it contained things like 'I have left my umbrella in the post office', when 'How much is the fare to Dusseldorf' might have been more use. Tomorrow will be checking day, checking documents, checking any bits I need for the car, such as the headlight deflectors I was reminded about this evening and making sure I've got all the books I need.

 

[Funky Farmer]

Have you sorted the nose bleeds?

 

[Bushtrekker]

No, but I'm fairly sure I know what has been causing them.

I get bad hay fever and have been using a steroid spray, which as it turns out lists nose bleeds as a posssible side effect. Thinking back, when I was talking to Pink at the meet, my van was parked next to a flower bed and I'd used the spray a couple of hours before.

 

[ivecotrucker]

"I have left my umbrella in the post office". Obviously you never read your British Agent's Codebook.

Have a good trip, don't forget the high viz jacket & warning triangle.

 

[lotusanne]

With a bit of help from my daughter's boyfriend, the solar panel has now taken up residence on the roof and there is just the wiring to do tomorrow. France seems a lot nearer now there are only a few days to go and I've become an avid reader of anything French and viewer of French websites to bring my language skills up to speed. Hopefully by the end of next month my French will be a lot better and if I decide to come back via Switzerland and Germany my German will be better as well. I once had a German CD which was totally useless as it contained things like 'I have left my umbrella in the post office', when 'How much is the fare to Dusseldorf' might have been more use. Tomorrow will be checking day, checking documents, checking any bits I need for the car, such as the headlight deflectors I was reminded about this evening and making sure I've got all the books I need.

That reminded me of the Spanish phrase book we once had on a holiday in Spain where we used to have absolute hysterics over some of the phrases, my favourite being a full declension of "We are tall dentists", "they are tall dentists" etc etc!!! It still makes me laugh now! How could anyone ever have thought that was useful!. have a GREAT trip!

 

[Bushtrekker]

I'll be looking for freelance work when I get back.

Maybe I could write 'The Totally Useless Phrase Book' including such gems as 'My budgerigar is dead.' and that all time favourite 'Eskimos rub noses when they meet.' in all the European languages:lol-053:

 

[daisymini]

That reminded me of the Spanish phrase book we once had on a holiday in Spain where we used to have absolute hysterics over some of the phrases, my favourite being a full declension of "We are tall dentists", "they are tall dentists" etc etc!!! It still makes me laugh now! How could anyone ever have thought that was useful!. have a GREAT trip!

My dentist was very tall handsome and spanish to boot...I had no complaints dont ya just love the NHS