{"id":6116,"date":"2012-11-02T19:07:41","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T19:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=6116"},"modified":"2021-06-13T16:56:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T15:56:19","slug":"thoughts-from-the-birthday-pooch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/thoughts-from-the-birthday-pooch\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts from the Birthday Pooch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n<p>As it&#8217;s me birthday today Mum and Dad have finally let me have a go at writing one of these blog post things &#8211; I normally sleep while they write them, well it can be soooo boring.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;m not too good with typing &#8211; I struggle as I don&#8217;t have thumbs for the space bar &#8211; I&#8217;ve decided to dig out some of my fave pics from the past year.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy them please send me gravy bones as I love &#8217;em!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie x<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6123\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D42-004b-Charlie-plans-the-route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6123\" class=\"wp-image-6123\" title=\"D42 004b Charlie plans the route\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D42-004b-Charlie-plans-the-route.jpg\" alt=\"dog travelling in motorhome\" width=\"620\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D42-004b-Charlie-plans-the-route.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D42-004b-Charlie-plans-the-route-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I like to help Mum and Dad out where I can with my vast knowledge of Europe<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6121\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D17-015-Charlie-drying-after-wash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6121\" class=\"wp-image-6121\" title=\"D17 015 Charlie drying after wash\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D17-015-Charlie-drying-after-wash.jpg\" alt=\"dog in motorhome\" width=\"620\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D17-015-Charlie-drying-after-wash.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D17-015-Charlie-drying-after-wash-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warming up and drying off after a wash &#8211; I like five star treatment from Mum and Dad<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6120\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6120\" class=\"wp-image-6120\" title=\"D10 006 Pooch Chariot in St-Jean-De-Monts\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D10-006-Pooch-Chariot-in-St-Jean-De-Monts-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So glad that chariot thing was left in Morocco &#8211; I hated it!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6122\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D36-024-van-damage-inside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6122\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" title=\"D36 024 van damage inside\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D36-024-van-damage-inside.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D36-024-van-damage-inside.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D36-024-van-damage-inside-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When the tyre blew up in Spain I thought I was a gonner &#8211; I ended up under Dad&#8217;s feet by the pedals, a tad dazed<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6124\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D43-025-wet-Charlie-in-Cares-Gorge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6124\" class=\"wp-image-6124\" title=\"D43 025 wet Charlie in Cares Gorge\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D43-025-wet-Charlie-in-Cares-Gorge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D43-025-wet-Charlie-in-Cares-Gorge.jpg 665w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D43-025-wet-Charlie-in-Cares-Gorge-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes a walk in the rain is no fun &#8211; we were in the Picos mountains here and I was so cold I was shivering even with my coat on<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6125\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D45-040-Picnic-by-Lago-Erinca-in-Picos-Mountains.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6125\" class=\"wp-image-6125\" title=\"D45 040 Picnic by Lago Erinca in Picos Mountains\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D45-040-Picnic-by-Lago-Erinca-in-Picos-Mountains.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D45-040-Picnic-by-Lago-Erinca-in-Picos-Mountains.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D45-040-Picnic-by-Lago-Erinca-in-Picos-Mountains-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here I am on a sunny day in the Picos mountains, see how close I got to the picnic bag!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6127\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D53-028-Charlie-on-windy-corner-Finsterra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6127\" class=\"wp-image-6127\" title=\"D53 028 Charlie on windy corner Finsterra\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D53-028-Charlie-on-windy-corner-Finsterra.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D53-028-Charlie-on-windy-corner-Finsterra.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D53-028-Charlie-on-windy-corner-Finsterra-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was sooo windy at Finsterra in Portugal that my lips were flapping<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6128\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D72-010-Charlie-chasing-birds-on-beach-in-Nazares.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6128\" class=\"wp-image-6128 size-content\" title=\"D72 010 Charlie chasing birds on beach in Nazares\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D72-010-Charlie-chasing-birds-on-beach-in-Nazares-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice beach in Nazares, Portugal, but I didn&#8217;t catch one bird :(<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6130\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D77-004-Charlie-and-chicken-foot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6130\" class=\"wp-image-6130\" title=\"D77 004 Charlie and chicken foot\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D77-004-Charlie-and-chicken-foot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D77-004-Charlie-and-chicken-foot.jpg 599w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D77-004-Charlie-and-chicken-foot-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tasty chicken foot I picked up in Portugal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6129\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D76-005-gang-on-the-beach-Christmas-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-image-6129\" title=\"D76 005 gang on the beach Christmas day\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D76-005-gang-on-the-beach-Christmas-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D76-005-gang-on-the-beach-Christmas-day.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D76-005-gang-on-the-beach-Christmas-day-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had a great Christmas with everyone in Portugal. Mum and Dad got me a bone, we had a BBQ (I snaffled some food) and we went to the beach &#8211; couldn&#8217;t get any better!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6126\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D51-022-Charlie-Brown-in-Humour-Square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6126\" class=\"wp-image-6126 size-content\" title=\"D51 022 Charlie Brown in Humour Square\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D51-022-Charlie-Brown-in-Humour-Square-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me and my mate Snoopy have a plan to gang up on that Charlie Brown<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6131\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D85-017-Charlie-at-Vila-Nova-de-Milfontes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6131\" class=\"wp-image-6131\" title=\"D85 017 Charlie at Vila Nova de Milfontes\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D85-017-Charlie-at-Vila-Nova-de-Milfontes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D85-017-Charlie-at-Vila-Nova-de-Milfontes.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D85-017-Charlie-at-Vila-Nova-de-Milfontes-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How big and mean do I look here?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6132\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D94-002-pooch-brings-in-supplies-for-the-fire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6132\" class=\"wp-image-6132\" title=\"D94 002 pooch brings in supplies for the fire\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D94-002-pooch-brings-in-supplies-for-the-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D94-002-pooch-brings-in-supplies-for-the-fire.jpg 665w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D94-002-pooch-brings-in-supplies-for-the-fire-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had a lovely week in a villa at the start of the year, I helped collect wood for the fire<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6133\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D116-030-water-trouble-in-sahara.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6133\" class=\"wp-image-6133 size-content\" title=\"D116 030 water trouble in sahara\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D116-030-water-trouble-in-sahara-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He he &#8211; Poor Mum was so thirsty in the Moroccan desert, but I had the water!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6134\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D131-021-Charlie-eating-fish-at-Essaouira-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" title=\"D131 021 Charlie eating fish at Essaouira port\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D131-021-Charlie-eating-fish-at-Essaouira-port.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D131-021-Charlie-eating-fish-at-Essaouira-port.jpg 665w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D131-021-Charlie-eating-fish-at-Essaouira-port-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love a bit of fish and this one was fresh from the sea at the port in Essouria in Morocco &#8211; I didn&#8217;t have to pay for it either!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6135\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D132-063-Charlie-eating-crab-leg-in-Oualidia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6135\" class=\"wp-image-6135\" title=\"D132 063 Charlie eating crab leg in Oualidia\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D132-063-Charlie-eating-crab-leg-in-Oualidia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D132-063-Charlie-eating-crab-leg-in-Oualidia.jpg 665w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D132-063-Charlie-eating-crab-leg-in-Oualidia-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I loved Morocco, there was so much tasty food. Here I am munching on a huge crab leg &#8211; good job they never got a photo of me eating all that camel poo!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6136\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D139-029-Ju-and-Charlie-at-the-new-bridge-Ronda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6136\" class=\"wp-image-6136\" title=\"D139 029 Ju and Charlie at the new bridge Ronda\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D139-029-Ju-and-Charlie-at-the-new-bridge-Ronda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D139-029-Ju-and-Charlie-at-the-new-bridge-Ronda.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D139-029-Ju-and-Charlie-at-the-new-bridge-Ronda-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t know why Mum and Dad insist on taking me to high places, I hate them. Rhonda was pretty but I was so scared.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6137\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D158-024-family-on-steps-Benidorm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6137\" class=\"wp-image-6137 size-content\" title=\"D158 024 family on steps Benidorm\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D158-024-family-on-steps-Benidorm-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was great to see Grandma and Granddad in Benidorm, I got lots of treats and spoiled rotten!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6138\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D189-025-Charlie-shower-Narbonne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6138\" class=\"wp-image-6138\" title=\"D189 025 Charlie shower Narbonne\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D189-025-Charlie-shower-Narbonne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D189-025-Charlie-shower-Narbonne.jpg 665w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/D189-025-Charlie-shower-Narbonne-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My first stay in a hotel was in France when Dave was being repaired. I had a toasty shower and furred the room up big style!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6142\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_1168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6142\" class=\"wp-image-6142 size-content\" title=\"DSC_1168\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_1168-620x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"264\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My poor bits were freezing!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6143\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_2709.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6143\" class=\"wp-image-6143\" title=\"DSC_2709\" 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