found my first GEOCACHE : http://snipurl.com/32284 . Ingenious location! I'd heard the word 'geocache' before, but wasn't that sure what it was. In a nutshell, it's Hi tech treasure hunting. After hearing a bit about it…
Adventure
What have the Romans ever done for us? Given us the Latin ‘adventurus’; meaning ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’. That’s what.
The ‘Adventure’ part of the ‘DragonDrop Adventures’ moniker, was spawned from “Watchcam Adventures”. Now defunct, but once the world’s leading forum on all things watch camera. Now-a-days, the ‘Adventure’ category is the flag bearer for new, unusual, exciting or daring experiences.
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- First geocache
- T'bro 2008
Thornborough Festival 2008 was officially brilliant fun. Did it rain you ask? Yep - many differing types of rain which did scare a few off but it's the busiest I've ever seen it and apart from a few bits and bobs, it…
- Yorkshire v Lancashire in the t20
Went to see Yorkshire v Lancashire in the t20 cricket cup last night at Headingley. Stunning. That's the best sporting event I think I’ve ever experienced in all my 34 years. What a game. I've heard the arguments over…
- 1st camping mish
So last weekend we went on the first camping mission of the year. We were all really looking forward to it. A party of 14 amassed on the campsite I'd sourced in what sounded like a lovely farm run site near Skipton…
Thing foundThing found, pebble beach , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Friday.. that was a funny old day! We set out with the intention of getting on the ferry to Dublin to visit relatives for the bank holiday weekend. Did I…
- Portugal
We went to Portugal to Bongo's stag tour. Much fun it was as well. We had hired a nice villa in the beautiful Algarve town of Carvoeiro. Arriving on the Thursday afternoon in high spirits, we took a walk into town for…
- Shh!
Well - it's adventure eve for me. Another stag do. I can't say where it is just yet in case the stag reads this but he already knows it involves setting off at 4am to Manchester airport. Stay tooned!
BarcapicsSo I've chucked up a bunch of photos from our short visit to Barcelona. Stripped down to 42 in total out of, as I mentioned earlier, zillions. Click here to visit the photo set>> What an incredible place it is. The…
- We're in Barcalona
Our lunchtime view - Park Guell, Barcelona Two days ago I was in minus 5 degree Yorkshire. Now basking in the sun. It's (DragonDrop) T-Shirt weather. Clear blue skies above us as we sit in a little cafe at the foot of…
- Adventure Eve
So yea - it's Adventure eve. All sorted (well, cameras on charge, clothes nearly dried) and conceptually packed. Theoretically, almost ready to go. A good few days since last bloggage. I've experienced proper job…
Shirt flurryA flurry of DragonDrop adventure shirt shot submissions! Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malasia and Korea. Good adventuring! Thanks Jamie, Nick and Sarah for sending those in. That's now 33 dots on the map ... Where next I…
- Durham
Had a fun weekend. Eirene had heard about an exhibition at the Oriental Museum in Durham by my old photography / art tutor / lecturer from college. A chap I had and still have great admiration for - Laurence Cutting .…
- We're in Dublin
We're all in Dublin at the moment. We've come over for Christmas. Came over on the worlds largest car ferry called the Ulysses . I blagged us an upgrade - nice lounge, free wine (gutted that I had to drive when we got…
Groovy bridge walkDay 26 - New Bridge, Birstwith , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Apparently, this is a Pack Horse Bridge and it is the bridge which the monks used to cross whilst walking from Fountains Abbey to Bolton Abbey and…
Trollers GillDay 19 - TROLLERS GILL , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Before I describe the Trollers Gill bit, a bit about what the weekend has shaped itself into.. Friday - I did a 'Dinner Party' (I was calling it having some…