JDR goes on his 2012 Tour ... - Page 11

DEZIBOY · 14th September 2012, 01:22

Ginger Beer crab flavour ew now for me. Haggrid likes the flavour though.

👿THE BITCH👿

coste1l · 14th September 2012, 09:21

Thats because hes child sized!

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katsock · 14th September 2012, 11:22

But - JD (the whisky, not Ridders!) with Ginger Ale - Yum..

JDR - are you heading back darn sarf at all?

J. Derek Riddell · 14th September 2012, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by katsock

But - JD (the whisky, not Ridders!) with Ginger Ale - Yum..

JDR - are you heading back darn sarf at all?

Only as far as Harwich - ferry to Esbjerg in Denmark today - right leg is giving me "gypp" now, after over 5500 Km / 3300 Miles driving, etc. - so, minimising the driving on the way home

Although, today's drive (Glasgow to Harwich) - 8 hours, including several short stops - was not enjoyable at all - SO many prats on the road, obviously allergic to the inside lane ! - must have undertaken more vehicles than I overtook

coste1l · 14th September 2012, 22:15

Enjoy the drive jdr

wish the car had seen a rolling road for total peace of mind

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fatboy-pete · 14th September 2012, 22:46

Pity you are not in the Sheffield area tomorrow JDR as their is a meet of epic proportion.

Bloody good trip anyway JDR

J. Derek Riddell · 14th September 2012, 22:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by coste1l

Enjoy the drive jdr

wish the car had seen a rolling road for total peace of mind

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Patience, young one ! - will be done on a calibrated setup, after I get home

coste1l · 14th September 2012, 22:59

Good man!

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The Vision · 15th September 2012, 01:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by J. Derek Riddell

Patience, young one ! - will be done on a calibrated setup, after I get home

looking forward to seeing the numbers

would still like to hear it tho

J. Derek Riddell · 15th September 2012, 10:08

Asimo Date : 14.09.2012 : Friday

Day 21 of JDR's Log

Up early, for the drive from Glasgow to Harwich, as I had decided to take the ferry to Esbjerg (Denmark) ...

Theoretically, a 7 hour drive, so I left before 08:00, for a latest 17:00 check-in - i.e. over 9 hours allowed ...

Several short stops on the way, plus heavy congestion on the A120 ...

Only just made it !!! - got to the check-in booth at 16:54 - only 6 minutes to spare

...

Anyway, on to the ship, unwind with Internet Tablet & Kindle - dinner at 21:00 - couple of glasses of nice 'Amerone' with it - large G&T afterwards - then off to bed (knackered, again) ...

Relic · 15th September 2012, 13:33

You know you will need a break to recover from this break right

okehciv · 15th September 2012, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Relic

You know you will need a break to recover from this break right

That's just what I was thinking !

Anyway have enjoyed reading all about the trip, thanks JD

J. Derek Riddell · 16th September 2012, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Relic

You know you will need a break to recover from this break right

Too right mate - just arrived at a Hotel on the south coast of Norway, about 45 minutes ago (00:30 'CET') - shattered, but need a sandwich and a drinkie-pooh or three, to unwind - 4 hour drive in the morning, to get home - but, I restart work on Monday, after 8 months "on the sick" (in Trondheim !), and I begin with a continuous 12 day stint

...

J. Derek Riddell · 16th September 2012, 02:44

Asimo Date : 15.09.2012 : Saturday

Day 22 of JDR's Log

O.K - arrived in Esbjerg (Denmark) on the 'dot' of 13:00 - was off of the ship by 13:05 ! ...

Set the SatNav for the trip North, to a port called Hirtshals, for the 3+ hour trip to Kristiansand on the South coast of Norway ...

Plenty of time - 3 hours or so drive, but some 6+ hours to check-in time - but I needed a lot more than 3 hours ! - so fatigued (just like the Glasgow to Harwich drive) - sleepy so often, and kept pulling over for a short nap ...

There is (for me) something about the trip home, that just makes my body \ constitution 'give in' on the way back - happens almost every time, whether by "Train or Plane or Automobile" ...

Anyway, arrived in Kristiansand more or less on time (ETA 23:59 'CET'), but took a bit of time to get out of the Port (ferry was full), so although my Hotel was only about a kilometer away, I didn't get there until a little after 00:30 'CET' ...

Totally shattered, yet still 'jumpy' (?) and badly needing to unwind \ chill out \ empty my head - now successfully done, with aid of a bottle of local Beer and a couple of Cognacs and a decent Roast Beef Sandwich

...

Oh, and I was stopped by Norwegian Customs ("Toll Politi") coming in ! - this time, I was VERY concerned - thousands of Pounds worth of Antique Gold and Silver Coins (all mine, but no receipts), my rather large 50 year old Train Set, a pile of gifts from my Mother to my Children, and all the "retail therapy" I had in the UK

...

But, again - no worries - I just told the very polite and friendly Officer the truth (usually works best) and he simply said "thank you, have a nice night"

...

p.s. - it's a bloody good job, that the Civic can really lug a big load - car was (once again) sunk by an extra couple of inches at the rear - which (with hindsight) was probably why I was stopped ...

p.p.s. - now approaching 6000 Km on this trip (even after having taken the "ferry shortcut" on the way back) - going to be well over 6000 Km before I finally get home ...

J. Derek Riddell · 16th September 2012, 19:22

Asimo Date : 16.09.2012 : Sunday

Day 23 of JDR's Log

Aahhhh - finally - home again

...

Up at around 10:15 in Kristiansand, breakfast, then departure for home about 11:00 ...

SatNav said 3.5 hours - and it took almost exactly that - little traffic on Sunday, although what there was, usually 'dawdled' (Sunday drivers

) ...

There were a few exceptions though ...

1} A BMW 5 series (I think it was a 525i ?) tried to pass me on an uphill stretch of dual lane - started to overhaul me (more torque than my Civic), but I then dropped 2 gears, and floored it - he gave in and fell back ...
2} A Land Rover 'Evoque' (no idea what engine) had the cheek to indicate to overtake me - NO CHANCE - pedal to the metal, and it was suddenly 100 metres behind me ...
3} Similar stories for about 3 other 'incidents' - even with another huge load in the back and boot, overtook everything - glorious engine note (addictive, in fact) ...

So, home around 14:30, unpacked (what an amount and weight of stuff !) - and put the Rib Roast in the oven, at a not very high temperature, around 16:00 - mmmmmmm, nice beef ! - dinner around 19:30 (remember, it's "CET" !), and now a Barbados Rum or two, before I collapse into my OWN bed

...

p.s. - I'm totally (about 250%) 'shattered' - long tour, great fun, hugely rewarding, rather exhausting ! ...

p.p.s. - mobilisation to my new job is deferred to Tuesday, as there is no way I'll be fit for anything on Monday ...

p.p.p.s. - looking forward to a good "try out" of my Civic tomorrow, without the some 400 \ 500 Kg extra weight on board ...

Staffs Deltic · 16th September 2012, 19:51

Glad you are home safely. Epic trip with superb write up. Thanks for the entertainment.

J. Derek Riddell · 16th September 2012, 21:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Staffs Deltic

Glad you are home safely. Epic trip with superb write up. Thanks for the entertainment.

Thank you for your kind words, my good sir

I'm rather pleased to report that, on this trip :-

I've exceeded 6100 Km / 3800 Miles in Total
I've had over 4400 views of my 'blog' / travelogue !

robbo51 · 16th September 2012, 21:19

Get the pics up now Derek!!

J. Derek Riddell · 16th September 2012, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbo51

Get the pics up now Derek!!

Doing my damndest ! - camera has them (I can view them all on its screen) - but reading / copying / converting them to ".jpg" files is proving to be a problem

However, I've done it before - tomorrow, I'll able to "multi-task" again - today, I can't walk and talk, at the same time

KNACKERED !!!

robbo51 · 16th September 2012, 21:36

Get a good nights sleep
We ALL look forward to seeing them
BTW...Sorry we missed each other
Another time perhaps

16th September 2012, 02:44	#214 (permalink)
J. Derek Riddell [ Laird Mac Nac Feegle ] Thread starter Car: 2007 1.8 'Executive' (EX) Join Date: 8th November 2007 Location: Isle of Hundvåg, Stavanger, Norway Posts: 9,232 Thanks given: 297 Thanked 1,093 Times in 823 Posts iTrader: (5)	Asimo Date : 15.09.2012 : Saturday Day 22 of JDR's Log O.K - arrived in Esbjerg (Denmark) on the 'dot' of 13:00 - was off of the ship by 13:05 ! ... Set the SatNav for the trip North, to a port called Hirtshals, for the 3+ hour trip to Kristiansand on the South coast of Norway ... Plenty of time - 3 hours or so drive, but some 6+ hours to check-in time - but I needed a lot more than 3 hours ! - so fatigued (just like the Glasgow to Harwich drive) - sleepy so often, and kept pulling over for a short nap ... There is (for me) something about the trip home, that just makes my body \ constitution 'give in' on the way back - happens almost every time, whether by "Train or Plane or Automobile" ... Anyway, arrived in Kristiansand more or less on time (ETA 23:59 'CET'), but took a bit of time to get out of the Port (ferry was full), so although my Hotel was only about a kilometer away, I didn't get there until a little after 00:30 'CET' ... Totally shattered, yet still 'jumpy' (?) and badly needing to unwind \ chill out \ empty my head - now successfully done, with aid of a bottle of local Beer and a couple of Cognacs and a decent Roast Beef Sandwich ... Oh, and I was stopped by Norwegian Customs ("Toll Politi") coming in ! - this time, I was VERY concerned - thousands of Pounds worth of Antique Gold and Silver Coins (all mine, but no receipts), my rather large 50 year old Train Set, a pile of gifts from my Mother to my Children, and all the "retail therapy" I had in the UK ... But, again - no worries - I just told the very polite and friendly Officer the truth (usually works best) and he simply said "thank you, have a nice night" ... p.s. - it's a bloody good job, that the Civic can really lug a big load - car was (once again) sunk by an extra couple of inches at the rear - which (with hindsight) was probably why I was stopped ... p.p.s. - now approaching 6000 Km on this trip (even after having taken the "ferry shortcut" on the way back) - going to be well over 6000 Km before I finally get home ... Last edited by J. Derek Riddell; 16th September 2012 at 02:56. Reason: the p.s. and the p.p.s. ...

16th September 2012, 19:22	#215 (permalink)
J. Derek Riddell [ Laird Mac Nac Feegle ] Thread starter Car: 2007 1.8 'Executive' (EX) Join Date: 8th November 2007 Location: Isle of Hundvåg, Stavanger, Norway Posts: 9,232 Thanks given: 297 Thanked 1,093 Times in 823 Posts iTrader: (5)	!!! Home !!! ... Asimo Date : 16.09.2012 : Sunday Day 23 of JDR's Log Aahhhh - finally - home again ... Up at around 10:15 in Kristiansand, breakfast, then departure for home about 11:00 ... SatNav said 3.5 hours - and it took almost exactly that - little traffic on Sunday, although what there was, usually 'dawdled' (Sunday drivers ) ... There were a few exceptions though ... 1} A BMW 5 series (I think it was a 525i ?) tried to pass me on an uphill stretch of dual lane - started to overhaul me (more torque than my Civic), but I then dropped 2 gears, and floored it - he gave in and fell back ... 2} A Land Rover 'Evoque' (no idea what engine) had the cheek to indicate to overtake me - NO CHANCE - pedal to the metal, and it was suddenly 100 metres behind me ... 3} Similar stories for about 3 other 'incidents' - even with another huge load in the back and boot, overtook everything - glorious engine note (addictive, in fact) ... So, home around 14:30, unpacked (what an amount and weight of stuff !) - and put the Rib Roast in the oven, at a not very high temperature, around 16:00 - mmmmmmm, nice beef ! - dinner around 19:30 (remember, it's "CET" !), and now a Barbados Rum or two, before I collapse into my OWN bed ... p.s. - I'm totally (about 250%) 'shattered' - long tour, great fun, hugely rewarding, rather exhausting ! ... p.p.s. - mobilisation to my new job is deferred to Tuesday, as there is no way I'll be fit for anything on Monday ... p.p.p.s. - looking forward to a good "try out" of my Civic tomorrow, without the some 400 \ 500 Kg extra weight on board ...

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14th September 2012, 01:22	#201 (permalink)
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J. Derek Riddell [ Laird Mac Nac Feegle ] Thread starter Car: 2007 1.8 'Executive' (EX) Join Date: 8th November 2007 Location: Isle of Hundvåg, Stavanger, Norway Posts: 9,232 Thanks given: 297 Thanked 1,093 Times in 823 Posts iTrader: (5)	Asimo Date : 14.09.2012 : Friday Day 21 of JDR's Log Up early, for the drive from Glasgow to Harwich, as I had decided to take the ferry to Esbjerg (Denmark) ... Theoretically, a 7 hour drive, so I left before 08:00, for a latest 17:00 check-in - i.e. over 9 hours allowed ... Several short stops on the way, plus heavy congestion on the A120 ... Only just made it !!! - got to the check-in booth at 16:54 - only 6 minutes to spare ... Anyway, on to the ship, unwind with Internet Tablet & Kindle - dinner at 21:00 - couple of glasses of nice 'Amerone' with it - large G&T afterwards - then off to bed (knackered, again) ...

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