found this on the bbc news web site thought it would appeal to peeps on here..

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Isn’t Luke of 37 a former member of UKH? If it is him and his family (from the Isle of Wight) they stayed at a Dovedale a few years ago (4?) with us all, on his way up to Scotland to start a new life.
I still have a jar of honey he gifted to us from his beehives back on the island.
It looks a good place to find ourselves and a challange for the spirit. If it was only a littl warmer, less windy and wet........ the idea of being unfit and in need of medication also means it’s out of the question for our family.
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Looks very appealing. Need for meds etc would be a worry but probably workable. Pity that other priorities (kids,health,other family etc) have to stand in the way. Wish II'd known about it 30 yrs ago. Maybe ....
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sure I think meds’ could be sorted easily, but Lyndsey is on life pills since getting cancer and ongoing test would make island hopping a regular occurrence for her.
Wish I had the balls to go 20 years ago, but then Australia would have won that toss.
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yeah one of those pics was luke, i remember one of his kids catching trout for my breakfast
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Apparently Lukeand his misus have had another two kids since we last saw them. It must be the dark nights.