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Author: Kelvin Collins

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A St Just Lockdown Diary.

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020by Kelvin Collins

The 4th November dawned clear and bright. I was in the fields when the sun peeped over the horizon above Hailglower Farm.  The morning was crisp, but the chill of pre-dawn was soon chased away by the sun. Footpaths were busy with dog walkers and birders. All had a spring in their stride brought on by […]

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Home coming.

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020by Kelvin Collins

Is this the most important post of all? After 30 months and 40,000 miles ArchieVan rolled back into St Just on October 5th. Rolled is pretty accurate, the turbo was playing up constantly. Every 20 miles we’d lose power and need to switch off to re-boot the engine.  It didn’t matter. For so long the […]

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England. Heading north.

Posted on October 3, 2020October 3, 2020by Kelvin Collins

North. The M1 crawls north. Five lanes, yet still there are too many cars. Hold-ups ahead make the A1M more attractive. The flatlands stretch in every direction. The curiosity that is the chain of Pulse and Cocktail Lounges. They’re not seen anywhere but on this particular road. I assume they’re seedy. I dare not research […]

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ArchieVan heads north.

Posted on September 26, 2020September 27, 2020by Kelvin Collins

ArchieVan heads north. That could be a ridiculous title, after all ArchieVan started heading north back in May when we were released from the Cretan lockdown. But when it’s another country north is just a direction, when you get to England north is The North, a place, a culture, an attitude. Rothenburg ODT. A week […]

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Bavaria. The old man needs a rest.

Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020by Kelvin Collins

A cruise? A bus trip? Sightseeing on an organised tour must be exhausting. After several days absorbing the beauty of the Dolomites, the Sud Tyrol and then southern Bavaria I needed to rest my eyes and my mind. A wander around a simple lake, pretty in itself, but unremarkable, was ideal respite from all the […]

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The Fatherland.

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020by Kelvin Collins

I’ve just reread the last post. What a week that was. Venice. The Dolomites. The leaky roof. Repairs. Back to the Dolomites and finishing at the immaculate Cortina d’Ampezzo. Cortina D’Ampezzo. Cortina is most certainly the playground of the rich, yet it’s not intimidating in the way of some such places. There are brand stores […]

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The Cornish Wanderer is Kelvin, Amanda and Polly the dog living and travelling in UK, Europe and further afield in Archie Van.

Recent posts

A St Just Lockdown Diary. - 12 Dec , 2020
Home coming. - 24 Oct , 2020
England. Heading north. - 03 Oct , 2020
ArchieVan heads north. - 26 Sep , 2020
Bavaria. The old man needs a rest. - 19 Sep , 2020

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