The Watkin Path - 2009

The Watkin Path doubling as the Khyber Pass in

"Carry On Up The Khyber" - 1968

You are now leaving British India!




The Devils-In-Skirts (3rd Foot and Mouth)



The Burpas are coming...

Looking down to Yr Aran - the last of my 280(ish) peaks



On the final summit...



Looking back toward Snowdon from Yr Aran

It was a bit busy at the top, there is still a very strong whiff of "sewage" and don't even think of trying to get a coffee if you have a train to catch...

The final 11 peaks


Gallt Y Wenallt




Y Lliwedd (above and below) - looking very nice

Early on an August morning - Nant Gwynant - a little light breakfast before setting out to complete the Welsh 2000's

Flying ant day Mark II: After descending the mountain - the rain stopped, the sun came out and so did the ants - seemed to make the most of the only dry surface around - the roof of my car

The summit of Mynydd Graig Goch is one of these lumps of rock. It was very wet indeed - weather forecast said "clearing in the afternoon" - well I couldn't wait. This 'hill' was promoted to a 'mountain' in 2008: 19th September 2008 New mountain in Wales (official!)



Fern (?) close to the summit - the fauna was unlike most nearby mountains - lots of Cowberry (or Lingon) and strange ferns and stuff



Spectacularly red mountain ash on a nice bit of gors/cors:

Bridge over the River Dee - on the A458 - special detour required on the way to North West Wales

A little night out in Manchester...


Yate's Wine Lodge - I can't remember what it is called:
It is gin and wine and it's hot and scrummy



Spectacular bar



Corbières Wine Cavern - yes it really is a cavern, and it does, still, have a very good jukebox - I have even heard of some of the bands. I was hungry - so I had a hot chocolate - because it would be two hours more before we got to a restaurant.

The Burwarton Show... very nice



English Longhorns



Yes - that man in putting baby powder on that cows botton



say "baaaa"

A British Blue - the big bum is by design - they cross them with general purpose cattle as a "terminal sire" - so the "for meat" offspring ends up just how Mr Tesco wants it

Without doubt the best Chorizo I ever tasted -
you can get it from Ocado/Waitrose -
and even visit the factory

August 5th - A hot, still and humid summer afternoon - and yes - it's flying ant day!

East Park Wolverhampton - Sprint + Map Memory + Compass + Pace

9.3km!!!!

SAAB 93 v SAAB 99T (Take two SAABS into the shower?)



2005 - 1978



1978 - 2005



A SAAB Sonnet in Stratford - groovy car!



Oops!

"Gulasz Angielski"

So this little green can is imported all the way from Poland to Sainsbury in Selly Oak so Polish settlers can enjoy their genuine comfort food "English Goulash" in England and have it remind them of home (Poland) - am I the only one that finds this a bit surreal?

Mispol say "English stew made of top quality pork and beef. The addition of natural spices gives it the flavour of a traditional Polish meat. It best tastes with white and dark bread and toasts. It is a must on a camping holiday, camp fires or country treats."

So this is a Polish made supposed English style stew that has been flavoured to taste like a Polish meat dish - from the ingredients and the little picture on the side of the can (below) - it is a spam-analogue - which is, of course, nothing at all like stew.

A slow morning at Highgate Common

253 plays 254 with one delivery to go...
...and the batsman scores a 4!!!
Well done Reading

Rockwell Automation or Allen Bradley Quality

Two brollies - separated by 10 years and a takeover