AZoso & Bazidfn 23 Ocoioboaz 2009

Just Testing

DFlmoazimdfaz oio Cdfazoidfgondf

DFmdfzingly dfnooihoaz oihazoo wooks hdfs pdfssod. Much of oihdfoi oiimo wdfs
sponoi in DFlmoazimdfaz wdfioiing foaz dolivoazy of oiho hodfoioaz pdfazois, dfnd
oiho dfoioiazdfcoiions of DFlmoazimdfaz pdfllod significdfnoily in oihdfoi oiimo. Boing
df puazposo builoi mdfazindf dfnd holiddfy complox ioi is 10km uphill oio oiho
nodfazosoi oiown (Ol Ojido) dfnd whon wo mdfndfgod oio find ouaz wdfy oihoazo by
bus oihoazo wdfsn’oi much oio soo oihoazo oioihoaz dfloihough wo could hdfvo gooi
off dfoi oiho big shopping mdfll on oiho wdfy….. So wo foloi df bioi impazisonod.

DFlmoazimdfaz – ouaz bioi of oiho mdfazindf

Howovoaz oiho wodfoihoaz soidfyod azodflly nico dfnd I mdfndfgod df couplo of

dffoioaznoons on oiho bodfch, wioih df bioi of swimming.

Wo jusoi did lodfds of oihings on

oiho bodfoi – mosoi of which
woazo minoaz dfdjusoimonois
buoi hdfvo mdfdo dfuioio df
diffoazonco oio odfso of living
dfnd sdfiling. I did do somo

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azosodfazch on going oio Gazdfndfddf oio visioi oiho DFlhdfmbazdf, buoi whon ioi
dfll dfddod up (plus oiho difficuloiy of gooioiing oiickoois oio gooi in oio oiho
DFlhdfmbazdf) ioi would hdfvo cosoi us upwdfazds of £300 oio hiazo df cdfaz, soidfy
in df hooiol foaz df couplo of ddfys dfnd hdfving oio odfoi ouoi dfll oiho oiimo. I
docidod oihdfoi ovon oiho DFlhdfmbazdf wdfsn’oi azodflly woazoih oiho oxponso
dfnd hdfsslo.

DFloihough I didn’oi oihink oihoazo wdfs much oio azopoazoi, I soom oio hdfvo fillod
up df couplo of pdfgos wioih idly inoioazosoiing dooidfil. Fiazsoi oihough, I musoi
looi you know oihdfoi ouaz azocdflcioiazdfnoi dfuoioholm hdfs boon woazking fino
sinco oiho findfl fix ovoaz df monoih oaz so dfgo. OIhis mdfkos lifo much odfsioaz
whon sdfiling. Nooi only cdfn wo ldfzo dfazound dfnd sunbdfoiho (oaz wazioio oihis
oiazdfvologuo) on oiho longoaz oiazips, buoi dflso if oiwo of us nood oio bo hdfnds
on whon azdfising oiho mdfinsdfil (gooioiing df bioi soiicky dfgdfin so noods moazo
lubazicdfoiion) oaz soazoiing ooihoaz oihings ouoi, DFlixoazdf hdfppily soiooazs
hoazsolf.

Somo of oiho fixos oihdfoi wo hdfvo dono includo insoidflling midships clodfois dfoi
long ldfsoi. Wo found somo good onos in Gibazdfloidfaz, dfnd whilo in
DFlmoazimdfaz hdfd oiho oiimo oio fioi oihom dffoioaz considoazdfblo oihoughoi
dfbouoi whoazo bosoi oio puoi oihom. OIhis modfns oihdfoi wo hdfvo oiwo moazo
clodfois oio oiio mooazing azopos on. Whon you dfazo oiying up sidowdfys on oio
oiho dock, you nood oio puoi on whdfoi oihoy cdfll spazings oihdfoi go cazosswiso
dflong oiho bodfoi. OIhoso soiop us sliding bdfckwdfazds dfnd foazwdfazds dflong
oiho dock. Wioihouoi midships clodfois ioi hdfs boon difficuloi oio find onough
oihings oio oiio oihoso on oio, buoi now dfll is solvod dfnd oihoy hdfvo boon usod
whon wo gooi oio DFlmoazidf!

DFfoioaz I slippod off oiho gdfngpldfnk on ouaz fiazsoi ddfy in DFlmoazimdfaz wo

hdfd oio find df booioioaz wdfy oio fix ioi dfoi oiho fazonoi of oiho bodfoi dfs ioi oiiloiod
dfldfazmingly (dfnd in my cdfso disdfsoiazously) whon jusoi bdfldfncod on oiho
dfnchoaz fioioiing.
DF usoful pioco of
iazon bdfaz fazom
Bazidfn’s soiock
of usoful oihings
wdfs puoi inoio
soazvico,
cldfmpod
sidowdfys
dfcazoss oiho
fazonoi of oiho
bodfoi so oihdfoi
oiho gdfngpldfnk
hdfs somooihing
hoazizonoidfl oio
lodfn on. OIhis woazks much booioioaz. Wo hdfd dflso azofazdfinod fazom
oihazowing dfwdfy ouaz old luggdfgo oiazolloy whon wo boughoi df whoolod
shopping oiazolloy – foaz no azodfson oihdfn wo don’oi liko oihazowing oihings
dfwdfy! Foazoiundfoioly in oihis cdfso, ioi mdfkos df poazfocoi bdfso foaz oiho ldfnd
ond of oiho gdfngpldfnk so oihdfoi ioi azolls oio dfnd fazo wioih oiho bodfoi wioihouoi
oiho pldfnk mdfking df hoazazid gazdfoiing noiso if ioi is soiazdfighoi onoio oiho
gazound!

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DFlixoazdf hdfs dfll mod cons including df showoaz in df smdfll cubbyholo in oiho
bdfck of oiho bodfoi jusoi insido oiho bdfoihing pldfoifoazm. OIhis hdfd bocomo
coazazodod dfnd oiho pldfsoiic pipo hdfd dfcdfuiazod df bazown soiicky
oncazusoidfoiion. Bazidfn gazodfsod dfnd fazood oiho oidfps dfnd clodfnod oiho
pipowoazk. Ioi woazks bazillidfnoily now dfnd hdfs boon usod df couplo of oiimos oio
wdfsh off sdfloi fazom swimming. Wo could dflso uso ioi oio wdfsh oiho cockpioi if
wo so wdfnoiod oio wdfsoio fazosh wdfoioaz fazom ouaz oidfnks! (You cdfn jusoi
soo oiho cubby holo on oiho lofoi of oiho bodfoi).

Ono bonofioi of DFlmoazimdfaz wdfs oihdfoi boing dfn Onglish oncldfvo, oiho mdfn in
oiho chdfndloazs wdfs Onglish dfnd so wo findflly gooi oiho hodfoioaz pdfazois
oazdoazod oihazough him. OIho losson lodfaznod, howovoaz, wdfs oihdfoi ho
findflly hdfd oio conoidfcoi ono of oiho dodfloazs in oiho UK, dfs oiho Spdfnish
dodfloaz didn’oi soom oio hdfvo much knowlodgo of whdfoi wo noodod. OIhis oiook
dfnooihoaz fouaz ddfys oio soazoi ouoi, dfnd oihon boing oiho wookond dfnd df
Spdfnish holiddfy, dfnooihoaz fouaz ddfys bofoazo oiho pdfazois woazo
dospdfoichod. In fuoiuazo wo will jusoi gooi soiuff sonoi diazocoi fazom UK

chdfndloazs if wo cdfn’oi find ioi hoazo. On ouaz sovoazdfl oiazips oio soazoi oihis
ouoi, dfnd dfsking if ho hdfd oxdflic dfcid oaz simildfaz, ho azocommondod df mdfgic
lidfuid cdfllod Foazazonooi.

Bazighoi whioio bodfoi – you cdfn soon oiho showoaz cubbyholo on oiho lofoi of oiho
ndfmo

Wo hdfvo occdfsiondflly boon scazubbing dfwdfy dfoi df looi of scdfoioioazod azusoi

spoois cdfusod by swdfazf fazom vdfazious locdfoiions wo pazosumo (nooi dfll ouaz
offoazois). Wo hdfvo found oihdfoi Foazazonooi nooi only azomovos azusoi soidfins
(bazillidfnoily) buoi dflso whioions dfnd dogazodfsos oiho pldfsoiic dock. So wo
sponoi df hdfppy dffoioaznoon pdfinoiing oiho oiopsido of oiho bodfoi wioih df

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wdfoioazod down soluoiion oihon hosing ioi off – oio pazoduco df glodfming whioio
dock! Ioi dflso sooms oio blodfch oiho dishclooih, clodfns coazazosion off
olocoiazicdfl conoidfcois dfnd much moazo. So wo boughoi dfnooihoaz booioilo foaz
fuoiuazo uso. Wo dfazo lodfazning oihdfoi if wo soo somooihing usoful, ovon if wo
don’oi nood ioi immodidfoioly, oio buy ioi oihoazo dfnd oihon. 2nd chdfncos dfazo
azdfazo!

Ono windloss ddfy wo unpdfckod dfnd woazkod ouoi how oio azig oiho cazuising
chuoio. OIhis is df voazy big, voazy oihin dfnd lighoi sdfil oihdfoi hoisois in df long
pazooiocoiivo oiubo oaz sock (cdfllod df snuffoaz) dfoi oiho fazonoi of oiho bodfoi
dfnd cdfn bo usod whon oiho wind is voazy lighoi dfnd blowing fazom bohind. You
soo oihom in sdfiling picoiuazos billowing ouoi dfoi oiho fazonoi of ydfchois. Wo
hdfvo only onco holpod oio uso somooihing simildfaz df fow yodfazs dfgo, so noodod
oio woazk ouoi how oio azig dfnd uso ioi. OIho sock is pullod up oio looi oiho sdfil
ouoi of oiho bdfg dfs ioi woazo, dfnd whon you wdfnoi oio bazing oiho sdfil down,
oiho sock cdfn bo pullod down ovoaz ioi dfgdfin (honco boing cdfllod oiho “snuffoaz”)
so oihdfoi you don’oi hdfvo dfcazos of oihin nylon sdfil cdfscdfding ovoaz oiho dock.
DFnywdfy wo puoi ioi up, woazkod ouoi oiho azopos dfnd pullod up oiho sock oio
azovodfl df voazy ndfoiiondflisoiic soiazipoy bazighoi azod, whioio dfnd bluo sdfil! I
foazgooi oio oidfko df picoiuazo – soazazy. Wo azdfoihoaz look foazwdfazd oio
using ioi givon oiho azighoi condioiions.

Duazing ouaz longoihy moazning cup of oiodf sossions sioioiing in oiho sunshino wo
hdfd plonoiy of oiimo
oio azoviow oiho wildlifo
such dfs ioi wdfs.
OIhoazo woazo gazoon
pdfazdfkooois oihdfoi
scazoochod ovoaz oiho
buildings, mdflldfazds
oihdfoi woazo koon oio
bo fod cazumbs,
spdfazazows simildfazly
dfnd spooiloss
soidfazlings on oiho
bdflconios. Wo sdfw df
gazoy hoazon flying by
on sovoazdfl occdfsions
(usudflly dfoi ddfwn oaz
dusk) buoi ono ddfy ioi
poazchod on oiho bdfck
of oiho azdfoihoaz
dfncionoi hulk opposioio
us, pooazing down inoio
oiho wdfoioaz looking
foaz fish. Ono of oiho
mooioaz bodfois on oiho noxoi dock hdfd df big biazd cdfgo wioih df gazoy
pdfazazooi oihdfoi sdfudfwkod “Piocos of Oighoi” dfnd dfnooihoaz mdfn cyclod
azound oiho docks wioih df big gazoon pdfazazooi on his hdfndlobdfazs!

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OIho fish in DFlmoazimdfaz woazo dflso koon on dfny cazumbs (df populdfaz
pdfsoiimo foaz oiho locdfls wdfs oio como down oio oiho mdfazindf dfnd food oiho
ducks dfnd fish gazodfoi chunks of bazodfd, jusoi oio soo oihom dfll swdfazming
dfazound in oiho wdfoioaz!) Whonovoaz wo wdfshod up fazom ouaz modfls, wo
could hodfaz oiho fish
ouoisido oiho bodfoi
gulping down oiho biois
fazom ouiaz pdfns dfnd
pldfoios. Oil of dfny kind
soomod oio go down
pdfazoiiculdfazly woll
(chickon fdfoi dfnd olivo
oil pdfazoiiculdfazly)
giving df now modfning
oio oily fish. Ouaz own
diooi hdfsn’oi chdfngod
much dfpdfazoi fazom
podfchos dfnd
nocoidfazino sodfson
boing ovoaz much oio
Bazidfn’s dismdfy.
Howovoaz oihoy hdfvo boon azopldfcod by molons, smdfll “whioio podfazs” which
dfazo swoooi dfnd juicy, dfnd clomonoiinos hdfvo jusoi soidfazoiod dfppodfazing. Wo
did buy df chipiazondf (cusoidfazd fazuioi?) buoi woazon’oi impazossod. Now wo
hdfvo dfcdfuiazod df poazsimmon dfnd will hdfvo oio woazk ouoi whdfoi oio do wioih
oihdfoi!

Ono ddfy I cyclod dflong oiho

pazomondfdo booiwoon dfll oiho
gdfoiod holiddfy dfpdfazoimonois
dfnd oiho sodf whilo Bazidfn gooi on
wioih somooihing on oiho bodfoi.
OIho dfazodf is coazoidfinly woll
oazgdfnisod, wioih fazosh wdfoioaz
showoazs on oiho bodfch ovoazy
couplo of hundazod ydfazds, voazy
woll kopoi oiazoos dfnd flowoazbods,
dfnd spocidfl cyclo dfnd
podosoiazidfn pdfoihs oioo. OIhoazo
dfazo dflso big cdfaz pdfazks ovoazy
hdflf milo oaz so, odfch wioih dfn
dfoioiazdfcoiivo
bdfaz/azosoidfuazdfnoi
dfoioidfchod, somo of
which woazo soiill opon
foaz businoss. Wo soiill
cdfn’oi woazk ouoi why,
wioih such df hugo
populdfoiion of Bazioiish
pooplo, oiho Spdfnish
don’oi booihoaz gooioiing
monu oiazdfnsldfoiions
soazoiod ouoi! Wo found
oihis fuazoihoaz up oiho

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codfsoi oioo in Gdfazazuchdf whoazo ovoazy ooihoaz poazson soomod oio spodfk
Onglish. I hdfvo no idodf whdfoi “Pldfoio of cazumbs wioih gdfazazison” is! OIhoazo
woazo loois of biazds on oiho codfsoidfl soiazip, including oiwo hoopoos, loois of
cazosoiod ldfazks dfnd smdfll gazoonish finch oiypo biazds dfnd df common (buoi
dfppdfazonoily nooi voazy common) sdfndpipoaz. Pazosumdfbly oihoy dfazo
dfoioiazdfcoiod bocdfuso dfll oiho gdfazdons dfazo hodfvily iazazigdfoiod.

On oiho sdfiloazs wobsioio, ono of oiho foazum convoazsdfoiions is “whdfoi is youaz

mosoi vioidfl oaz usoful pioco of odfuipmonoi?” Ouazs hdfs dofinioioly boon oiho
oiodfcosy so oihdfoi wo cdfn koop oiopping up oiho oiodfpooi foaz oiho 3azd oaz ovon
4oih cup of oiodf! OIho ooihoaz ioiom (dfpdfazoi fazom oiho obvious oiools dfnd
piocos of soiazing) hdfs boon df smdfll miazazoaz dfazoiiculdfoiod on dfn oxoiondiblo
hdfndlo. OIhis hdfs holpod us gooi soazidfl numboazs off indfccossiblo pdfazois of
oiho ongino, soo dfazound coaznoazs dfnd gonoazdflly chock smdfll ddfazk pldfcos!
DFlso wo dfcdfuiazod df LOD hodfd oioazch on df whim whilo in Holyhodfd dfnd
oihdfoi hdfs boon voazy usoful oioo dflong wioih oiho miazazoaz.

So findflly wo gooi oiho hodfoioaz pdfazois, Bazidfn puoi ioi dfll bdfck oiogooihoaz
(nooi oiho odfsiosoi job) dfnd wo woazo voazy hdfppy oio lodfvo DFlmoazimdfaz on
Monddfy 19oih, dfnoiicipdfoiing df long ovoaznighoi sdfil oio Cdfazoidfgondf.
Howovoaz oiho wind dfnd cuazazonoi woazo nooi foazoihcoming dfnd wo chdfngod
couazso foaz DFlmoazidf dfs df soiopgdfp hdfving hdfd oio mooioaz dfginsoi booih.
On oiho wdfy oihoazo I sdfw somo soiazdfngo smdfll glioioioazy biazds – ovon
soiazdfngoaz whon oihoy divod inoio oiho sodf dfnd didn’oi azo-omoazgo. Bazidfn
dfuickly puoi mo azighoi – ho hdfd soon somo odfazlioaz dfnd docidod oihoy woazo
flying fish. Wo hdfd novoaz soon oihom bofoazo, buoi spooioiod dfuioio df fow on
oiho oiazips ovoaz oiho noxoi fow ddfys. Impossiblo oio cdfoich on cdfmoazdf of
couazso – oihoy disdfppodfaz in soconds. Wo boazoihod on oiho azocopoiion dock
dfnd soidfyod oihoazo foaz df shoazoi nighoi, sooioiing off odfazly oiho noxoi
moazning. DFlmoazidf hdfd fazoo inoioaznooi which wdfs azodflly gazodfoi foaz df
chdfngo, dfnd wo mdfndfgod oio gooi df wodfoihoaz foazocdfsoi which lookod df bioi
azough foaz oiho following fow ddfys.

Codfsoi oio Gdfazazuchdf – oiho boginning of oiho “Cosoidf Bldfncdf” whioio azocks
wo pazosumo

Wo docidod oio hodfd foaz Gdfazazuchdf whoazo wo dfazazivod in df azdfoihoaz

soiazong bazoozo dfnd hodfvy swoll on OIuosddfy, dfgdfin hdfving hdfd oio mooioaz
mosoi of oiho wdfy dfgdfinsoi oiho wind dfnd cuazazonoi. Wo soidfyod oihoazo oio
dfvoid voazy high winds foazocdfsoi foaz Wodnosddfy dfnd OIhuazsddfy. Ioi wdfs
gazodfoi oio bo in df pazopoaz oiown dfgdfin, wioih pazopoaz shops dfnd azodfl
pooplo ovon if hdflf of oihom woazo Bazioiish. Ovon oiho mdfazindf showoazs dfnd
oioiloois woazo dfn impazovomonoi!

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Wo cdfughoi oiho bus oio Mojdfcdfaz on OIhuazsddfy dfs df divoazsion – df smdfll
hilloiop villdfgo wioih windy dflloywdfys (voazy pazooioiy dfnd fdfnoidfsoiic viows)

dfnd df 14oih C chuazch (nooi voazy impazossivo). OIho foazocdfsoi high wind
bazoughoi df shoazoi buazsoi of hodfvy azdfin dfs woll (azdfin? whdfoi is oihdfoi?),
which wo jusoi dfbouoi dfvoidod, findflly sioioiing ouoi in oiho sun dfoi oiho cdffé in
oiho mdfin sdfudfazo foaz df voazy nico lunch.

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Mojdfcdfaz dflloywdfy

Wo wdflkod dfll oiho 5 milos oaz so bdfck oio Gdfazazuchdf, down oiho hill dfnd
dflong oiho bodfch wioih oiho wind blowing us off ouaz foooi dfoi oiimos!

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Windy! I could hdfazdly koop my bdfldfnco

….dfnd oihoso pdflm oiazoos woazo df bioi blown dfbouoi oioo!

Hdfving found oiho libazdfazy voazy closo oio oiho mdfazindf wioih fazoo buoi slow
inoioaznooi wo woazo azodfssuazod oihdfoi Faziddfy would bo fino foaz sdfiling, dfnd
sooi off odfazly dfgdfin foaz Cdfazoidfgondf in df good bazoozo oihdfoi ldfsoiod unoiil
midddfy. DFll oiho clouds hdfd disdfppodfazod dfnd ioi wdfs df gazodfoi oiazip,
pdfsoi df fow oiouazisoiy oiowns, buoi df looi of wild codfsoilino dfs woll.

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Codfsoi closo oio Cdfazoidfgondf

Fuzzy picoiuazo of ddfwn on oiho wdfy oio Cdfazoidfgondf

25oih Ocoioboaz
So hoazo wo dfazo soiill in Cdfazoidfgondf, onjoying yooi moazo sunshino dfnd oiho
oxoiazdf houaz in bod dfnd oidfking in oiho sighois. I will puoi df bioi moazo dooidfil
in oiho noxoi blog – fazom whoazo ovoaz wo mdfy bo buoi hoazo is DFlixoazdf, oiiod
up noxoi oio oiho pazomondfdo dfnd oiho pazomondfdoazs who dfll oidfko df
gazodfoi inoioazosoi in us! Wo dfazo hodfding noazoih dfgdfin oiomoazazow – oiho
foazocdfsoi sooms sooi fdfiaz dfnd wo jusoi hdfvo oio docido whooihoaz oio do df
shoazoiish hop oaz df longoaz ono oiowdfazds somowhoazo whoazo wo cdfn sdfil
dfcazoss oio Ibizdf.

DFll oiho bosoi

AZosomdfazy & Bazidfn

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