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Another day, another hotel, another town, another country...
Drove up from Westminster to Newport in South Wales this afternoon!
Was stopped on the A4 in Kensington when I saw this beastie crossing my path - just managed to snap it on the camera phone.
Its a Cairns Blue (or equiv) Full Fat Range Rover fitted with a bl**dy rack and high level spot lights - perfectly at home in Chelsea... or Morocco!!!
Also got stuck in two huge queues on the M4 - the first was on the elevated section in West London - saw a nice Bonatti HSE and a Black S in the jam. The second was at Newport in the queue to get off and in this case I was in front of a CE55 reg silver D3 - don't know whether any of them spotted the disco3 sticker.
Am now in the Celtic Springs Resort - a brilliant 5 star hotel surrounded by at least one golf course on the side of the hill by the M4 - Gareth, if you haven't already, I recommend you come and see this place!
Here's the view from my balcony - thats England in the distance and you can just see the New Severn Bridge!
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27th Jul 2006 11:14 pm
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Very posh, obviously a good expense account! I live just a few miles away, the locals call it Colditz. Hope U escaped OK.
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28th Jul 2006 6:48 am
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I know it well steve. its the hq of the welsh golf union, so I go there occasionally. unfortunately, I usually end up in the lodge by the M4/A449 roundabout.
28th Jul 2006 7:56 am
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ohh I recognise that, was staying in Jury's Hotel in Kensington when I was at the Motor Show, the past 2 nights.
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30th Jul 2006 10:56 pm
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Steve ...It's the Celtic 'Manor' Resort.. not Springs
I worked there for five years in the early eighties cutting my teeth.. stunning gaff though eh ......say hello to Terry....the owner
BTW it has three eighteen hole courses over 1400 acres and will host the Ryder cup in 2010 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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I live just a few miles away, the locals call it Colditz. Hope U escaped OK.
not Springs 
