Well we are here in the IOM in great weather for two weeks for the Southern and a bit of chill out have met up with Kate and tbe lovely Man a couple of times always good to catch up with them two racing on the first three evenings were good but then in race day it all turned souer a rider lost his life and the remaining races were abandoned it has hit me hard I knew the rider and his family , and …

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You may have some of the biggest suspension bridges but I think we have some of the oldest

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Well the Bugilow is nearly ready for another adventure to the Magical Isle in the middle of the Irish sea , have to say I am getting all excited ( silly old fool that I am ) the bedding all cleaned and put back ready to go just a few cloths to put in check on the stocks of tea and coffe dog food and thats about it top up with water and prime the portaloo on Monday and Tuesday it will be Liverpool …

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Anybody make it over for the TT this year?  I managed to watch it on TV later, but was on my own little vacation while it was going on.

Would like to go to the TT again soon, but wondering if the Classic Manx (or whatever they call the Manx GP now) would be a better choice.

That said, there was some great racing this year, though!

Has anyone else spotted that our Mands from the old board has applied for her ACU licence? She’s taking up racing, as a sidecar passenger. I always knew she was crazy ...

Well the first trip away of 2018 was a short five day trip to the Isle of Anglesey with the Daughter and her partner staying in a cottage that was fairly central and a good time was had by all loads to see and only scratched the surface a few camera phone pics to be going on with havent got round to updown loading the stuff taken on the blunder bus , it is a lovely area but it was rather on the …

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A few photos taken in towns and vilages while out on this afternoons ride Masham the home of the Black Sheep brewery them Middleham a small town known for its race horse stables then past the forbiden corner a novelty garden over the moors to Kettlewell and down past Kilnsey crag well known for the over hanging cliff face a big attraction for rock …

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Merry Christmas every one have a great time and all the best for 2018
We will be at our daughters for lunch with some of the kuds having a lazy day letting others do all the work , all of a suden crimbo dont seam so bad , then boxing say I will be doing a traditional walk from Ripon Cathederal to Fountains Abby mince tarts and Mulled wine a few Carols in the Abby and back home walk off some of …

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Glad yesterday is over the boss had a fall I was sat in my chair minding my own buisness when she came flying past going for a flying head but of the fireplace ending up being taken to the hospital A&E department for exrays , finding a break in her Humerus so its arm in a sling back to fracture clinic on the 27th and see how it goes from there , so it is out with the marigold gloves and the …

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