A bit more travelling in July but this time deep into Germany again on the Honda Nc750c DCT to give it its full title. A very capable and misunderstood bike by the mainstream, but those in the know are aware of its capabilities - I've had three !
But before that on the 1st July we were gardening and I got to speaking with a neighbour - top and bottom we ended up buying a old circular patio that was duly wheelbarrow'd round to sit in the back yard until I've time to install it... it's still there.
Visiting my mum early July, She's a trooper, never complains and has and continues to be an example of how to live a life
Off to Devon again this time camping. Not camped for many years so I loaded up the Himmy and ventured off with all I needed for a couple of nights camping with friends. It was a nice site but the pitch was on a slope not ideal. Saturday night was a massive thunderstorm that ran for four hours and came with torrential rain. Pleasingly the tent held up well.
The middle day wasn't so bad riding the Devon lanes with some stunning views
The day home was wet again and I waited in the toilet block - not a good look, until I was able to put the tent down in 'less' rain.
We had a house guest 7th-10th July as Loki Toms dog came to stay much to the disgust of Lilly our cat. He's a good little dog, no trouble.
11th July I was heading off into the valley. However I made the mistake of going after heavy rain and the summer vegetation wet me through so I detoured to a dryer route. It's the benefit of walking these woods I know many of the paths.
The 12th the newly plastered workshop rooms were getting their first mist coat
14th we were back over in Heanor putting together the kids Christmas present. They had been patient
Back to see my mum on the 20th
Rachel was singing with her choir at Crich on the same day so after seeing my mum we headed off to the Tramway museum. It was a lovely concert in a nice place - well worth a visit
Then foreign travel - off to France Belgium the Netherlands and Germany for a week. We did the Dam buster dams and Belsen amongst other things.
We had a few of these......
Last night was in Ypres, been there many times for the Menin gate ceremony
8.53 am in Flanders lodge Ypres, ready for a long day to get to a Derby Park for a family picnic....
The Wells men, lovely photo got to the park about 3pm...
29th July and the Himmy was getting some TLC - not bad for 20,000 365 days a year miles. Look at that summer sun !
I was over at Shebdon on the 30th putting one of the two trial 390w solar panels onto Percy. The other was used for the Ecofloe battery at the gable end of the workshop later in the year. The little 145w panel had been on Waterlily then Percy so must have been 15 years old and done a good shift. Grass got a trim also.
Back at the cottage one of the chimneys needed pointing and as the weather was fair that was todays job - 30th July.
We used the last day of July for a nice summer walk
A nice month of doing stuff, family diy and bikes boat. Making the best of the weather as as from memory it never really got summery after July sadly....
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