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20230930 mb12 Day 02 Wrap
So Sainsbury’s Chicken Salad Sandwiches at 04:30 and leaving the Mac to upload to YouTube while I went to Costa Coffee. Salopian and BrewDog hoppy start. Five Guys probably worth the money but note every week. Deya on cask at the Pelican.
20230929 mb12 Day 01 Wrap
Not only no street lights but 20 mph. The M5 as it gently got light while the M4 was a racing track. Bonus Nectar points while there was no Breakfast deal in Costa Coffee. The canal bridge rises twice. A new carpet in The Lord High Constable of England. Märzen in the Brewhouse and Kitchen. A gentle start to Oktoberfest Gloucester. No food van but plenty of beer and another glass. I fell asleep and was offered a glass of water.
20230826 mb11 Day 02 Wrap
Hearing on the radio that Bernie Marsden had died on Thursday. Listening to Mac OS Ken’s lack of advertising and signing up for his Patreon. Had an X like. Big queues for The Hereford Indie Food Festival and the weather has now turned mostly sunny. Great draft ales in the Hereford Beer House. End of the day hammering down.
20230825 mb11 Day 01 Wrap
The lack of valley street lights. Dawn with a touch of Autumnal mist. Cheaper Petrol and Costa. Limited Spoons menu, at least for a while. Back into the filled rolls routine. Cooling rain and a refurbished room.
#August2023 #Hereford #mb11
20230624 mb10 Day 02 Wrap
Begin the day with a Cappuccino and a Bacon Roll deal and then head to The King’s Fee to start the Pub Day with a fruit based drink. Later, a Jug! In Spoons, life is strange. Lots of fans in The Hereford Beer House and where did the day go?
20230623 mb10 Day 01 Wrap
So you use AI to create royalty free music, in this case rock music and you pre register it with your YouTube channel. Then an Apollo T-shirt with a money off voucher code. The Premier Inn Full English was a winner again. Left Portishead about 09:10 and although the traffic was heavy, it was free flowing. On the cross country part of the route, it started to rain and it was spotting in Hereford. Filled up at Sainsbury’s in Hereford at a much better 137.9p a litre. The Imperial was late opening for essential maintenance, so I ended up in the Herdsman. No Real Ale but a nicely cool Pint to Worthington Cream Flow.
Next on to The Orange Tree, for Real Ales, Aircon, Filled Rolls and fast WiFi. I ended up spending the afternoon there.
20230622 mb09 Day 01 Wrap
You leave earlier than you need to, to avoid the M4 traffic. You sit in the carpark at the Portishead Premier Inn and watch the world go by. 07:00, a Sainsbury’s meal deal for breakfast. 08:00, The Posset Cup for a fruit based drink and a bottle of Welsh Water before some Fine Ales. Curry Thursday despite there being a World Mango Chutney shortage. When you discover the Siren’s Calling doesn’t open until 16:00 on a Thursday. Back to The Posset Cup for a Doombar then check into The Premier Inn.
20230617 mb08 Day 01 Wrap
When even if it rains, pre departure, you get the watering can out. My make your own Coffee stop off point was raining. The rain stopped and the tyre pressure warning light came on. They looked OK but I topped them off. Tesco for a Full Mid Welsh. Parked up in The Elephant and Castle, Fine Ales followed.
On to The Sportsman, a CAMRA / Wye Valley pub. Well kept ales and then the find of the day, The Brew Hut. Coffee, Cask, Kegs and Cans. Very friendly and very fast WiFi upload. Ales from 09:00, closed Mondays. Then my Anker charger failed.
20230606 mb07 Day 03 Wrap
Another grey and cold morning with maybe a hint of damp in the air. Downloaded an update to Detail Duo and now I am trialling it. Both Spoons for the last day. Recording the WWDC Wrap. A gentle afternoon in The Pelican, discussing The Good Life.
20230605 mb07 Day 02 Wrap
Not only a very cold wind but a rather grey sky until mid morning. Full English in the Beefeater with lots of darker, better cooked sausages. Detail Duo and a query on Discord. Great brewed on site Fine Ales at the Brewhouse and Kitchen but the WiFI is poor. A Superior Sour in Warehouse 4 where there is fine WiFi and there will be a Gloucester Oktoberfest 2023.
And then there was WWDC23. No M3 but updates to the Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Actionable Widgets and better Airdrop. Lots of opportunities for more Belkin accessories. The Vision Pro, very expensive but I think it’s the start of something very big.
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