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Thank you for sharing this trip with us! What a great way to spend a weekend! And the boat for next trip is GORGEOUS!!!! Even those recliner chairs look comfy enough to sleep in! And I really like the walkout on the bow!
I really cannot wait for the next boat - it just looks amazing, doesn't it?
Sandringham is just beautiful. The whole property is gorgeous! Very glad you guys could visit and share with us. Well, heck, I'm glad you shared the whole trip with us!
Your next boat looks awesome!
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That was a great TR and so glad you shared another one with us as usual! Not that you'd ever leave us out of the loop!
Loved the photos of the estate from the last day and especially the ducklings!
So I guess, you really need that interior bed on the boat as the cold bothers you a bit! Can we imagine you in a ski lodge with inadequate heating?
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That was a great TR and so glad you shared another one with us as usual! Not that you'd ever leave us out of the loop!
I am working on one for my day trip yesterday to Bruges in Belgium, but that may be a few days, as I have a few other things to do, not least trying to finish the last of the updates on the PassPorter's Disney Vacation Club book.
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Loved the photos of the estate from the last day and especially the ducklings!
So I guess, you really need that interior bed on the boat as the cold bothers you a bit! Can we imagine you in a ski lodge with inadequate heating?
that's right, that's why I need an interior bed and I can't ever imagine me in a ski lodge with inadequate heating - not going to happen!
I loved your TR! The grounds were beautiful! Can't see what your next adventure is!
Well, the next one is already underway - our adults only adventure and I will be doing something on my day trip to Bruges, then in a couple of weeks' time, there's the weekend in the Isle of Man, then the big trip - the Disney cruise round the Med followed by a road trip around Italy, so plenty more adventures to come!
That estate is gorgeous! Also so much interesting info and history attached with it!
That's great that you are doing another boating adventure too!
I need to go start reading the other TR now!
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All caught up! When I was scrolling through the pictures, I saw this picture before I read what you wrote and a Dalek was the first thing that came to my mind too!!
Sounds like you had a great time on your boating trip and how awesome that you got to see some cows. The pictures from Sandringham were amazing. The grounds are lovely. It was a great way to wrap up your trip!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!
How cool that you got to see both cows and sheep along the way! Sandringham is so beautiful, yet very homey. The royals have some cool cars! The boat for next year looks fabulous.
All caught up! When I was scrolling through the pictures, I saw this picture before I read what you wrote and a Dalek was the first thing that came to my mind too!!
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that's right, that's why I need an interior bed and 
I can't ever imagine me in a ski lodge with inadequate heating - not going to happen! 
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