The trip

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The trip

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As the sun was setting Thursday night we prepared for a raid to mainland Europe.....
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... the journey was fraught with danger as the war canoe only had inches to spare as it gingerly edged its way through the lock gate....
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Looks like there's plenty of room below decks for spoils.
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....special rations had to be issued to ensure a good nights sleep and allay any inhibitions on reaching the Belgian shores
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... we reached our destination in plenty of time to raid the cars delivering cacti to the ELK so we went around Blankenberge in the morning, keeping in small groups for defence against any other northern raiders we might come across......
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.....all the time looking for food and drink.....
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....finally the time had come and we headed for the battleground...
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come on Roy stop teasing & get to the plant free for all.
Give us a flash of your goodies!!(:D
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....we were able to engage with travellers even before the goods were taken in to the sales area but were wise enough to know that the prices are sometimes inflated from the back of a car!
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...An unfortunate turn of phraise there Tina!
well here goes.Plants were being unloaded like there was no limit to them!
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