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Quite surprised to see coconuts in the Waitrose at Oxford services on the M40.12:12:26
Erika is a fan of Burger King.12:15:29
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Our al fresco lunch at Oxford Services.
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I regretted ordering this fake chicken burger.12:22:03
Erika however had no such regrets.14:42:23
We stopped off later in the village of Bringsty for tea and cake, and bought a jar of the local honey there.14:43:54
Nice teapot topiary in the garden of the little tearoom.
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Chie and Erika at our table at the tearoom.14:44:21
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I had ginger cake, it was good!15:46:40
As we were passing by, I also persuaded the girls to have a brief stop off at Weobley, because I recall going there with Robin once and it's all very picturesque.
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An antique hand dryer in the public toilets very kindly provided for visitors by the people of Weobley.15:53:35
More timber framed houses.
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More topiary!15:56:01
This is one of the more iconic views of Weobley. A shame about the cars!15:56:12
Perhaps nicer oriente this way.15:57:03
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Without those cars that would be idyllic.15:57:31
Even the old petrol station is picturesque!16:45:37
Finally after all the detours we arrived at our home for the weekend - the Moor Tower, near Hay on Wye.16:45:45
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Erika on the top floor, the lounge.16:52:49
Views from the lounge.16:52:58
Nicely framed I thought.16:53:07
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On the top of the tower now - a pirate flag!16:58:44
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A very tall oak tree was growing next to the tower which obscured the views in that direction.16:59:05
Me and the pirate flag.
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The tower and our car.17:03:41
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We popped down into Hay on Wye and visited the Co-op there to buy things for dinner. I was amused by this special offer - £2.40 each or 2 for £4.80. What a bargain!19:13:39
Back at the tower, having a glass of that bargain cider up on the battlements.
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The three of us on top of the tower.19:15:01
Me and Chie taken by Erika.19:15:23
More selfies etc. I quite like this one.
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Lots more photos of us on top of the tower.19:15:49
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A video of the pirate flag.19:34:13
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Erika down in the track, she was doing a bit of filming.19:35:33
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Strawberries after dinner.
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The lounge. Not sure why I took this photo.20:18:50
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The sun setting.21:01:07
I decided to go for a quick walk while the girls were having a shower.
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I wanted to see if I could cut through into town without having to walk along the road.21:07:33
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The moon there.21:10:55
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Nice colour to the sky here I thought.21:36:19
Heading back to the tower.21:37:07
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Last glimmers of sun.21:58:14
Chie and Erika up to see the night time views from the top of the tower.21:58:31
Trying to get a picture of Erika holding the moon. Not quite right!
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That seemed to work slightly better!21:59:23
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That oak tree obscuring whatever we might have been able to see of the sunset.22:05:42
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This is the switch to open the skylight thing leading to the roof.
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The car in the moonlight.23:15:19
Can see some stars here.23:15:48
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Tried to use Night Sight mode on my phone to take a photo of the moon but it never works does it?