Recent content by Bristolfashion

Leaf tea and no milk for me.

Um, there are loads of different kinds of tea you know - Russian Caravan & a good Ceylon are 2 of my faves. Even in the "builders" teas, there are quite a number of options.

Don't have to go to the gym if you hand grind enough coffee!😀

Why the pre-ground coffee - we use a Timemore Chestnut C2 hand grinder (£59) which produces excellent coffee for the Aeropress.

There's lots of great advice here about sailing to the IOS from the south coast, but I can't find any discussion of direct routes from the Bristol Channel. We'll shortly be proceeding down the Bristol Channel on the Somerset/Devon/Cornwall side. Firstly, is it (for some reason) better to round...

Yes, it was so nice to be able to stroll through the Underfall Yard - on the way to the excellent Nova Scotia pub (which will hopefully retain its character under the new management)

Sorry - I think that matters pertaining directly to the harbour are ok (including pricing), but wider political or council issues (such as allotments or council funding & management) may attract the attention of the mods. Hopefully we can still discuss genuine boating concerns - it's a tough...

How can you lose tea in a teapot? Must be a mighty big 'un! 😀

In our humble opinion, the fees for visiting Bristol for 2 weeks (£174), including 4 swung bridges (Plimsoll & Junction bridges each on the way in and out) was WAY too cheap. £12.50 odd a night! Frankly, twice as much would not have been unreasonable. Rather than being a "cash cow", the...

The Aeropress is a very simple way to make an excellent coffee.

Yep, set everything off as quickly as possible, call everyone you can ASAP.

I have to say, Jackson Lamb is a great character. I love both those books and the TV adaptation - a tour de force by Gary Oldman.

We've been (nearly) right round - and it's the best place - but, shhhh, don't tell anyone else!

It's great to see all the young folks out enjoying themselves as well.

Yes, night mode - help article here, Navionics Boating: Night Mode | Garmin Support Certainly in android 14 you can switch on dark theme & adaptive brightness in display settings.