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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 22h

Lol - the old lens cap still on. Haven't had that one in a long long time 😂 Have fun with film, its great to work with.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It does also reduce your calorie intake because you can't be assed trying to get anything out half the time 😂

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One of my pet hates - people providing accommodation too lazy to hand the fridge door on the correct side based on its location. This one here on Maddalena Island is pretty egregious

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm with you! A European beach is more than likely to be a rocky thing. I remember first coming to Europe as an adult and refusing to call those rocky places beaches 😂 This is what beaches are like for us back home

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Should be nice and cool then. Where are you heading?

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Haha - I know, it's a Mediterranean customisation for all vehicles 😂 It's been nice - hot and sunny yesterday, poured rain overnight so all fresh and cool today which is wonderful.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

First stop on Isola Maddalena was this super cute beach.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We are leaving the main island of Sardinia today by ferry over to Isola Maddalena for a few days of exploring.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Driving guidelines in Sardinia: 1) lane markings are mere suggestions, 2) speed limits are minimum speed indications, 3) indicators are disabled on all local cars.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lol - I never experienced that, but sounds pretty sweet!

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One of the best things about driving rental cars in foreign countries is that when/if you get done for speeding you don't lose points or your license!

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's funny what little things can really tickle your fancy in places.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We really like greater San Diego area. La Jolla and the coast up there is fabulous. Sealions, pelicans, harbour seals and more. Have fun.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Marché Victor-Hugo is indeed a great place for a snack. I have to agree - I really love Toulouse. It has such a great energy, the university town and capital of the aerospace industry in Europe lends such vibrancy. Plus there is cool old stuff too.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We have moved further north in Sardinia and today arrived at the quaintest & cutest town we've seen in Sardinia - San Pantaleo. It's on the Costa Smeralda, but instead of being on the coast with the ultra rich and their mega yachts, we are up in the hills in a town founded by goat herders and its 🤩

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This Doctor Who episode ( The Eight Legs of Metebelis 3) where they had giant alien spiders that were riding hidden on the backs of the humans who were then controlled by the spiders. I can still hear the chants "hum, hum, hum mani hum"

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wow - 180 meters is a long way down. But some cool salt sculptures!

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Japanese woodblock is so beautiful. Simple, subdued, but just delightful.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ha - that's a beauty! I don't know why, but I'm always captivated by trees growing in harmony with their rock friends.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He is super popular in both Japan and Taiwan. In Taiwan I have been to Peanuts themed 7/11 stores. But in Japan they go next level with a Snoopy art museum in Tokyo and even a chain of Peanuts cafes.

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Michael Seeley @mseeley.net · 04/10/2026

Sunday morning: A Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N321TG), American 604, crossed a 40% illuminated waning crescent Moon over Melbourne, Florida @ 40,450 ft & 487 kts. (bonus: red beacon) 📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviation #aviationphotography #avgeek #photography

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've been quietly fascinated by these trees that literally grow out of rocks in the limestone mountains of Sardinia. Of course I have seen many trees grow on and around rocks - but these guys literally look to be bursting out of rocks, splitting the rocks. Fabulous.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So true - so often if we have ever needed some help there has been someone willing to lend a helping hand. It really makes for a great personal interaction and diffuses a hell of a lot of stress!

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That's a challenging philosophy there 😂 But yes, sometimes the best experiences can come from the unexpected.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There really is. Just a genuine willingness to help out with nothing expected in return. Genuinely honest people too - the tyre guy didn't have a new tyre of my size - he had a second hand one that fitted, he gave me the tyre for free and just charged 30 euro for labour! After opening just for me!

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It really was a great interaction Liz, he was just a really helpful, friendly fellow. Funny that you too had the same experience with sign language and broken words but still getting assistance. Good old Sardinians 😄

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The lady tow truck driver got us to town via crazy mountain roads and the tyre guy came in and opened the shop just to get us a tyre. So that's how I got 2 kilos of grapes and more importantly, a glimpse of the beautiful people and support they provide each other in their small community. /end

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He spent almost an hour and half in the hot sun with us and then when we told him we really appreciated his help he told us that many times strangers in other countries had helped him when he had trouble. The tow truck turned up and we bid our helping angel farewell. ⤵️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He took us into the grounds and gave us an impromptu tour, all the while cutting bunches of grapes and shoving them into my increasingly full hands telling what variety they were. ⤵️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Everything was closed on a Saturday afternoon but they still came out. While we waited we chatted with the man through sign language, a few understood words, and Google Translate. Turns out he owns the farm where we stopped growing grapes and olives. ⤵️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Guess what? No spare tyre (modern cars 😑) but no repair kit!! Within a couple of minutes an older Sardinian man stop and helped me search for the repair kit. No go. So he called his friend the tyre guy in town who arranged to get a tow truck out. ⤵️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So let me tell you how I came to have so many grapes. After our steep and rocky hike today in rural Sardinia, we were only 5 minutes into our 40 minute drive back when we suffered a flat tyre. No worries we thought, I'll get out the sealant spray and pump and off we go. Cont'd ⤵️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There may be a caffeine explanation for those headaches 😅

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No worries! Yes absolutely massive - and it's only the second biggest in Italy! Biggest is apparently 80km long 🤯

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Who loves boobies? 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This afternoon we went to the Grotta del Bue Marino (Sea Ox Cave) just outside Cala Gonone. It's a massive cave system that extends through the limestone coast for over 70km. You catch a boat in and then have a guided walk in for the first 1km and return. It was really quite beautiful.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We did a very rocky hike this morning at Cala Gonone, Sardinia. To survive a lot of trees worked out out gow to literally grow through rocks! They were amazing.

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The Jolly Hobos | Brad @jollyhobos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's nice to remember. Sometimes it's nostalgic and sometimes it's just memories. Hopefully it's pleasant memories.

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