Hello. First of all, apologies for the lack of podcast yesterday. We explain all on the podcast. It all got a bit heavy. So, today we talked about...

• The failed podcast.

• Lorra's inability to work out directions.

• Taking Betsy Pearl in our morning walk.

• A visit from Lorra's parents.

• Simon's bridge nerd-out.

• Clifton Suspension Bridge and fear of falling.

• A grim Burger King.

• Watching "Everybody's Talking About Jamie".

• Richard E Grant's bad Sheffield accent.

• Disappointing Asda experience.

• Catching up with Dubai friends.

• Watching new Bake Off & Buzzcocks.

• The insane Fred West coincidence anecdote.

You can watch the Fred West documentary and see the mill we wanted to buy here: https://www.itv.com/hub/fred-and-rose-west-reopened/10a1319

Gotta dash...Today is Uni-Drop-Off Eve (tomorrow we say goodbye to Leo), so we're having a family day out to Cheddar Gorge & Wookie Hole today. Keep the messages and comments coming.

See you next time x

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Hello you! Hope you're well. We've been out for another chilly, crisp, morning walk. It's rush-hour in the country, so we've seen a couple of cars. Back in the cottage garden, we talked about...

• Teso Plant Chef sossies.

• Cold showers.

• Deriving to Bristol & marathon-dodging.

• Leaving Leo for his first day in his new hometown.

• The Galleries & Cabot Circus.

• Ladies in the men's toilets.

• The Old Market Quarter.

• Betsy Pearl's gay sauna comedy moment.

• The joy of being upstairs on a bus.

• The Christmas Steps & more scantily-clad students.

• Crepes & no patatas bravas at Bristol Harbour.

• A closed city centre.

• Squirrel whispering in Castle Park.

• Leo's Bristol big day out.

• The Arlo Parks red vinyl mystery.

• A closed Thornbury but open Berkeley.

• A fire fail.

Today, Lorra's folks, Gaye & Dennis, are doing a fly-by with Leo's bike and we might pop-up to Jeremy Clarkson's farm, Diddly Squat. Well report back tomorrow.

See you next time x

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A bit of a surprising, eye opening day for us yesterday. We talked about...

• Three motorways & traffic.

• Our son's uni residence & parents dropping-off.

• Textbook Bristol introduction.

• Corn Street & St Nicholas Markets.

• Too many people.

• The "students these days" discussion.

• Bristol oversell & subsequent disappointment.

• Leo's first legal drink and getting carded.

• Proper England rain.

• Thornbury fly-by & the Tesco vibrator.

• Saturday night telly and feeling down.

• Late night wildlife encounters.

• Betsy Pearl's all-nighter.

Hopefully (although probably not today!) we'll soon have better Bristol experiences. Do get in touch with your tips.

See you next time.

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Good Morning! And it is a good morning, as we got to try out a new walk from our Gloucestershire cottage today. And we talked about...

• The country morning ambience.

• Leaving Calshot & Hampshire.

• Longleat Safari Park.

• Getting attacked by monkeys & deer.

• Bath traffic woes.

• A massive steaming pile of manure.

• Lorra's emotions and the bins.

• Our new cottage.

• Berkeley and nasty local encounters.

• A quality chippy and another world record.

• More hellos and thank yous for your messages.

Longleat Safari Park: https://www.longleat.co.uk/

So, no plans for Gloucestershire & Bristol as yet but Lorra's already got her folders and lists out in the kitchen, so adventures await. We'll be posting lots of photos, instastories, etc, here: http://instagram.com/catboy92

See you next time x

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Emotional morning. After a couple of weeks, flights, swabs, tests, results, isolation and everything else, this morning was our last time around 'The Calshot Lap'. It was a crisp but sunny 10ºc (Simon even wore a long-sleeved top - Shock horror!)

Today we talked about...

• Betsy Pearl's "appendicitis".

• One last Mother-in-Law BS story.

• Packing.

• A gorgeous trip up and down the River Stour.

• A walk around Christchurch and revisiting the wishing well.

• Chip Advising at The Old Mill Tea Room.

• Hengistbury to Mudeford Spit.

• A long drive home via Lymington.

• The homeliness of BBC Radio 2.

• A final evening walk.

• Some thank yous.

The boats we hired in Christchurch: http://www.willowwaymarina.co.uk/boat-hire.html

The land-train we went on: https://bit.ly/3nE3FG7

Today we're heading off West, to Bristol, with a safari stop-off on the way. We're scared, pensive, excited, nervous and more about this next part of the trip, as books will close, new chapters will begin and goodbyes are forthcoming. We'll let you know how it goes.

See you next time x

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What a beautiful walk this morning, to accompany our recording. Blue skies, a thick fog hanging on the mouth of the river and the Solent, the Isle of Wight Ferry's foghorn blaring away... Loved every second of it. And today we talked about...

• Our final full day in Hampshire and packing.

• Walking with alpacas.

• Awful GPS & wild horses.

• Acres Down Farm & cream teas.

• A walk with a view.

• Morrisons, aloohol-free Guinness & even more gin.

• Blackberry-picking.

• The best & worst curry.

So, our last full day in Hampshire. No plans as yet (other than more packing... God knows how we're going to get it all in the car). As usual, all the things & places we're talking about are accompanied on Instagram and Insta-Stories here: http://instagram.com/catboy92

Petlake Alpaca Farm: https://www.petlakealpacas.co.uk/

Acres Down Farm & Tea Rooms: http://www.acresdownfarm.co.uk/

Alam Spice Takeaway: https://www.alamspice.co.uk/

See you next time x

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Hello! Hope you're fit & well. We're just back from our morning walk and recording session, which we missed terribly yesterday, due to the inclement weather. That said, the 100% rain forecast for the day didn't happen and we managed to fit quite a bit in. Today we talk about:

• Longdown Activity Farm.

• Lorra's pygmy goat fantasy.

• Robin's Nest Antiques Emporium sans haggling.

• North/South Halfords pronunciation discrepancy.

• The Happy Cheese review & a Chip Advisor world record.

• An evening with the relatives.

• Finding out the genesis of Lorra's Mum's BS stories.

• A lovely, dark drive home.

• The day ahead.

• Our feelings as we approach the end of Hampshire Diaries.

Check out Longdown Activity Farm here: https://longdownfarm.co.uk/

Check out Robin's Nest Emporium here: https://www.robinsnestemporium.co.uk/

Check out The Happy Cheese Pub here: https://www.happycheeseashurst.co.uk/

See you next time x

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Hello you! We recorded today's pod sat in the car at Calshot Beach in the rain, which is expected to last all day. And we talked about:

• Our view.

• The weather (obviously).

• The new hire car and it's futuristic holes.

• Heading into Southampton City Centre.

• Our review of the Costa vegan bacon butty.

• Lorra's Primark wormhole.

• Simon's views on the ugliness of England's city centres.

• Marks & Sparks sparkly festive booze.

• Leo's expensive phone fix.

• Our Lymington fly-by.

• An exciting Barry Manilow charity find.

• Strolling around Beaulieu.

• Simon's E-Type Jaguar anecdote.

• A 5km dog walk through Badminston Common.

• Our feedback on your feedback.

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On this morning's chilly (12ºc) Calshot loop, we talked about:

• The possibility of the UAE changing the weekend.

• Getting to do a Simon 'thing'... The car boot sale.

• Missing out on almost-definitely-stolen-but-cheap bikes.

• More hire car/sex metaphors.

• Teaching Betsy Pearl the art of haggling.

• Betsy Pearl being an abductor's dream come true.

• Leo's pretentious student purchases.

• Simon's vinyl bonanza.

• Purchase of the day... The Thunderbird 2.

• The Middle of Lidl.

• Extended family meet-ups.

• Showing-off about Dubai's snow.

• Watching the rubbish NTAs.

• Simon & Leo's VW Transporter fantasy.

• Simon's inflatable catamaran canoe fantasy.

Lots of photos talked about today. See them all here: http://instagram.com/catboy92

The inflatable catamaran kayak thing Simon was talking about is actually called a Kayacat and can be found here (should anyone wish to gift him one ahead of his 50th birthday): https://kayacat.com/

See you next time! x

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Another rapidly-recorded and 100% unedited pod this morning, from a quick walk down to the beach and back. It was 9ºc this morning, it's been around 17ºc every other morning. Today we talked about:

• The weather, obviously.

• The Windsor parking odyssey.

• Windsor Castle.

• St George's Chapel and too much history.

• The 9/11 memorial and getting on the telly.

• The State Rooms & Prince Phillip Exhibition.

• Painting and hobnobbing in the East Garden.

• A £150 walk around Windsor.

• Chip Advisor at The Hare & Hounds in Sway.

• A Mother-in-Law porn mine.

Off to see how much vinyl Simon can find at the Car Boot sale near Brockenhurst.

See you next time x

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