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Thought I'd better get this one in quick before the weather changes! I had a really lovely day yesterday in the sunshine with my family. We went for a picnic down by the river. The children spent the afternoon running around the field with the dog, while the parents laid in the sunshine relaxing. 
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Easy. A picnic in the park with friends and family and a very large jug of pimms and plenty of straweberries and cream. Yum
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Hmmm i'm split between punting on the Cam and riding my bike... I'd say the biking was fitter :) but punting's far more relaxing!
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There are so many ways to spend a hot summers day I find it hard to think of the best one. I'd say either fishing on the river by myself, having a picnic with my wife and children, inviting extended family over to our house for a barbecue or sitting in a beer garden with a group of old friends and slowly getting just a little bit drunk as day turns to dusk. I guess I need four days of sunshine to maximise my enjoyment - trouble is we only get two days at the weekend. Roll on next Bank Holiday... in fact I think I might have to book some time off work. You have to enjoy the good weather while it lasts!! Lets hope it does 
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We made the best of the weather by taking long walks (with a few pub stops)by the river Thames this weekend - some parts of the walk are beatutiful!
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Well I actually dread summer days because I have red hair and pale skin and suffer in the heat. So I go out to shaded places where I get the warmth without the direct sun. The best option I know of is walking along a canal bank. These are more built up than riverbanks but an isolated world of their own, ignored for so long. A favourite used to be Rickmansworth to Bulls Bridge junction, but Knowle to Warwick holds fond memories too.
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I would agree with Varangarian. Shade is the way to go. A nice shady spot under a tree is the perfect place to be on a summers day.
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By the look of the weather today. Inside is probably the best place to be 
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Walking the peak district including some old peaceful churches and villages while listening to another England batting collapse on Radio 4.
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Sounds great kev747. I haven't been to the Peak District for a few years - you have brought back some pleasant memories.
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camping! You can't beat it, last bank holiday weekend we made the decision on Saturday morning to go camping for the weekend. Packed the tent in the car and headed to Arundel, en route we picked a campiste from the book, and turned up (having called ahead to check availability). Magical!!! ended up staying two nights, and came back feeling relaxed. We stayed at teh Ship & Anchor, great pub with a campsite next door by the river - prefect!
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Kev, what is pleasant about listening to another England batting collapse? Are you from the distant colonies or a sado-masochist?
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Varangarian wrote:Kev, what is pleasant about listening to another England batting collapse? Are you from the distant colonies or a sado-masochist? No I'am from Leicester.  The pleasant bit is walking in the peaks but I am so used to England batting collapses I had to be realistic. However I will go all optimistic for a change and say listening to England regain the ashes again!
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Well Leicester is on the wrong side of the Midlands, so it would be better off a distant colony of Birmingham, cradle of civilization and source of all culture. Then Warwickshire versus Leicestershire will evolve into a Test fixture.
So what were you doing during the Headingley Test Match of 1981? Most of us can remember where we were on those hot summer days (and it is a more recent event than the Kennedy assassination).
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Varangarian wrote:Well Leicester is on the wrong side of the Midlands, so it would be better off a distant colony of Birmingham, cradle of civilization and source of all culture. Then Warwickshire versus Leicestershire will evolve into a Test fixture.
So what were you doing during the Headingley Test Match of 1981? Most of us can remember where we were on those hot summer days (and it is a more recent event than the Kennedy assassination). Oh I was playing with some school friends on the local park trying to avoid the what seemed like an inevitable defeat. I actually won tickets for the final test at the oval in the daily Mirror and was lucky enough to see Sir Geoffrey score a hundred.
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Looks like we may get a little more of the summer...
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I've been thinking about this one for a while and it's rather difficult to come up with an answer. Thus I conclude the best way to spend a summer day is to start by getting up early and then carry on by simply making it up as you go along. If you spend as much time as possible outside and round the day off with a cool beer, glass of wine or freshly squeezed fruit juice while you watch the sun go down I don't think you can go wrong 
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I hope you aren't going to have the beer, wine and orange juice together Northy or you won't see much of the sunset!
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ah no that sounds a bit strong for me 
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I'll be spending the summer days praying for sunshine this weekend by the looks of it...
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