TME Goes On The Road

The Mix Eclectic is soon to have it's first international field trip. As something of a relaxation measure and just because it's a nice place to go, Doozr and 23inertia are flying off to Prague next week for a sampling of Czech beer, good grub and picturesque scenery. It's all very exciting and everything was going to plan until ...

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Yes, the ash cloud emanating from that most unpronouncable of all volcanoes that has shut down most of Europe for the last week is still at large, although much diminished. Airlines are frantically trying to get planes in the air and everything is going horribly, horribly wrong. Hopefully all will be well come next week, but if not, we need a backup plan!

So if we can't get to Prague for beer, food and scenery, what's the next best thing? Why, staying in England and doing the exact same thing from a nice little country cottage, of course! It has come to our attention through some searching that some holiday cottage companies are trying to boost their Spring business with handy tag lines like "Flights cancelled? We have cottages to rent TODAY!" So that's the first plan; go and spend a week in a lovely little cottage and get quietly sozzled on the English moors. Or something to that effect.

Of course, being the cautious sorts, we didn't want to risk getting to the big day and not being able to find an available cottage. With all the upheaval it's possible that next week will be fully booked all over the place. So what is a self-respecting Englishman to do if there is nowhere to stay and he really wants to go on holiday? There's always ... this:

Even though 23inertia has to date shown an almost pathological fear of tents, she has recently mellowed a lot and, in fact, suggested the idea! So if, come flying out day, it all goes completely pear shaped, we'll be heading down to Towsure and CCC. After rapidly stocking up on camping equipment and finding a nice campsite we will go somewhere rural, calm, relaxed, and with a good source of beer.

Cheers!