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A Quiet Afternoon at Carters Steam Fair – 12 May 2013

Once again, Carters Steam Fair rolled into Maidenhead on Monday for its annual weekend at home. Yet, unlike previous years, when the site has been bustling with thousands of people, today’s rain seemed to be keeping most away. Not me, though – this post contains photographs taken during a brief interlude to my revision.

ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR: A vintage Scammell engine, hand-painted with its founder's name.

Saturday at Carters Steam Fair – 12 May 2012

Every May, Carters Steam Fair (which spends eight months a year on the road) comes home for a week in Maidenhead. This year was no different, and I spent a few hours on Saturday 12 at its Pinkneys Green site.

Epic Cycle Ride Adventure Thing – Day Three

And so, after a wonderful cycle ride yesterday, we were all knackered, and had a bit of a lie-in. But when we all got up, we each packed our things together, snack-breakfasted, and loaded...

Epic Cycle Ride Adventure – Day Two

So today was the day. Today, we would be cycling to Lee-on-Solent, then to Gosport. From there, we got the ferry to Portsmouth. We were in Portsmouth for just a few minutes, before getting...