Pendle Hill from Sharp Haw , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Stopped off and did a superb walk on the way home last night. I was geocache hunting but the walk was the main event. There's a hill called Sharp Haw that…
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View- Markington Festival
Interesting weekend. Road tested Clover (A campervan) to make sure she was ship shape for an up-coming longer away mission. She's fine. Invented a new rain / shelter system using a huge chunk of tarpaulin that we've…
- Lindley Woodstock 2009
Went to the Lindley Woodstock Festival at the weekend – Technically a private party but had the feel of a early bloom festival. We all had a cracking time. I ended up engineering / stage managing the acoustic / ‘Lindley…
Hammock and Fancy Danhammock , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . The sun was shining this weekend and it felt like proper summer which inspired me to do summery things. On Saturday I was lucky enough to be able to spend all afternoon in…
God's Own CountryGod's Own Country by Ross Raisin This is the kind of book will stick in your memory for a long time. It draws you in from the outset, not reveling any precedence or hints as to the type of book you’re about to get into.…
- Mini Bongo
Firstly - congrats to Mr and Mrs Bongo on the birth of their new baby girl! Welcome to the world Emily! x Last week I attempted to watch the cricket at Headingley with it's new fancy pants drainage system that does not…
Newby PortraitsStorytime , originally uploaded by DragonDrop . Just uploaded a bunch of portraits / shots of people folk I took at the Newby Hall Easter fun day 2009 - Click here to visit the set . We love helping out with (Anima…
- FTF
Yesterday I did a 'first'. I found a geocache ( GC1J7Y6 ) that had not been found before (a 'FTF'). It had been in it's 'not found' state for 5 months. Quite pleased with myself. It was WELL off the beaten track (or…
- New boots
What a busy time I'm having at the moment. It's all go. I'm very excited about a free trip I've blagged to Miami and Mexico next week. BA Club Class flights (bed on aeroplane!) 5 star resort, VIP type sketch. Could work…
Hunters stonesWe went hunting for this geocache this afternoon. This is on of 'the originals' in the area. As you can see by the arial photograph, it's in the middle of nowhere. In the midst of Norwood Forest to be exact. It was…
Serendipity? Coincidence? Fluke?Regular readers may remember me blogging about a Geocoin that Eirene gave me as a prezzy back in September . In brief, a geocoin is a coin that has a unique code. The coin is hidden in geocaches (hidden treasure troves…
- Writing process and sub zero camping
Third time lucky. Sometimes I'm not quite sure how to start a blog and (like just now) started, deleted, started again, deleted. It happens. The space between the first paragraph and the second paragraph here involved a…
- I did a big walk
I tried a walk last Sunday – a gorgeous walk. Not a circular walk – Eirene picked me up at the other end. We’d arranged a rendezvous but she randomly happened to be driving up the country lane that I was crossing near…
- Archie
Congrats to Dave and Holly who became parents of a wee boy during the week. Archie. Top name. The boy'll go far. So yesterday we went on a 5 miler withcubs. That was ace fun. A round trip out from Follyfoot (which I'd…
Hear be EarbyI've hid a new geocache today. Near the small town of Earby, where I work. I've called it Here be Earby . It's only just been published / not found yet. There's alsorts in it including a Moleskine notebook and a bit of…