We'd touched on, it's a festival there's always bound to be a bit of noise. Someone mentioned they were more bothered by kids waking them in the morning. There was a talk of t-shirts. everyone got bit touchy feely talking about awareness. I got drunk a few times. a lot of people practised their 'work avoidance techniques', some got really good at it...and that's about it.
When I moved into here a couple of years ago, I treated meself to a nice new bedframe, (warren evans..don't yer know) but skimped on the mattress. Stupid. Have now set that to rights. Have not been in the office today..to get delivery, and now I'm so bored. I really want to go out and play..but no-one to play with.
Talking of playing out..if any chaps or chapesses are out and about in the Manchester area on Saturday Night. If you fancy a good rollicking Rock band, my friends 'Trophy Husbands' are launching their new ep. They are really good, and count Guy Garvey as one of their fans...(they played his birthdayparty this year)
In a very nice bed in a Mercure hotel in Amsterdam tonight - big upgrade from the mobile home for the past three nights.
It's very quiet, which is not how I remember Amsterdam. Then again we stayed in different hotels and frequented different places when we were here last.
I can recommend Coleman comfort airbeds for anyone buying GM camping equipment (for a bit of topic consistency)
Head full facts and figures. Stuck in all day. Working. Boo.
Ocado haven't been with my shop yet. They are usually quite prompt. I have no squash left. Gonna have to be coffee. And I'm very close to my caffeine cut off point.
Woahh...what on earth is this thread doing all the way down here, when it should always be top of the pops. Bumping it, but in a nice way. Free Lia Ices download here. Good Site. Used for a while...they've actually got a load of good stuff.
Ever come across the country saying 'a scourge of the hoverfly in july and august is bound to be dry'? Millions of the little blighters in our tent in the lovely Bishop's Castle this weekend so looking good for the next month. Suppose this should have gone on the weather thread. Some might see this as a flimsy excuse to revive this once mighty thread.
Which site did you stay on Krasnyi? Bishop's Castle has been recommended to me in the past although I can't remember which site (think it may have been Foxholes).
Hope there were no all night discos to wreck your weekend.
Yeah, it was Foxholes, really nice basic site with incredible views of hills, hills and more hills. Would thoroughly recommend it. Apparently Percy Plant has been known to play the Three Tuns in Bishop's Castle in recent years!
If we didn't have to live in Birmingham to scrape a living I'd happily hunker down in Shropshire, a beautiful and largely unspoilt county (if you disregard Telford which, of course, you should).
No all night discos to contend with. A load of bikers turned up but they were impeccably behaved. I thought everyone was familiar with the old hover-fly thing!
The outdoor washing up is a bit basic but pales into insignificance when the views are taken into account. There are several fields, the main camping field looks across to Heath Mynd and Stiperstones and we pitched right next to an uncut stretch of meadow (from whence came the hover-flies I guess). You can also hire fire buckets for the evening which might come in handy in September!
I like basic sites although there are others in the family who like their luxuries. The main problem is that some sites are now charging rates more akin to night in a budget hotel. I've just found the Foxholes website and their rates are far more in line with what I expect to pay for a campsite.
Two other sites in the area (The Green and Middle Woodbatch) are well reviewed on UKCampsite so looks like it's well worth a trip up.
We're off on our first international camping trip on Thursday. Only as far as Wexford however. What is adventurous is that it's back to proper tent camping that we haven't done since getting the folding camper a few years ago. I've spent the weekend trawling the garage and attic for all the bits and pieces and started packing the car. It appears to be full without having accommodated our food, clothes, sleeping bags, pillows, and the tent! I think I need to reappraise my idea of 'back to basics'.
I remember setting off for a fortnight cycle camping with everything in two large panniers and a small bar bag, with a tiny, tiny tent on the rear carrier. Couldn't do it now.
All this talk of camping is leaving me green with envy. We were hoping to get a couple of nights in Clitheroe, but in the run up to Green Man, I'm working silly hours, as well as my couple of days at The Bar. so it's hard to get two days together...boo. Looks like I will have to practise putting the tent up in my Mums' garden...she'll enjoy that.
Peridot - I know people who've stayed at Middle Woodbatch and sing its praises. Was fully booked this last weekend or we'd have gone there. Stayed at the Green last year - too many statics for my liking but the kids could take goats for walks and play in the stream so they liked it. Masses of bats in the adjacent woods too.
Seen as this thread has diverged a little - has anyone got much experience of cycling near Crickhowell? Looking to find some roads with little traffic - already planned a ride over the Tumble and Gospel Passes and possibly a quick jaunt up Llangynidr Mountain but if anyone with proper knowledge of the local area might be able to give some better advice.
That's great. I'm a New Forest CC member and an audaxer myself - the family are staying in Crickhowell for the whole week and then I'm going down to Green Man. So if the weather's really shitty I can at least walk home...
Long distance cycling. Minimum 50 miles, max is Paris-Brest-Paris (approx. 1200km) but the distance has to be covered within a time limit. Not a race as such, (hah! that's a laugh).
Right, as to the Comrade from New Forest CC. Apologies if you know this already! If you are on an Audax style down tuned road bike with sturdy wheels, you'll be able to cope with the trail to the top of Talybont res. Out along B4558 to Talybont, then follow Taff trail. The Taff trail follows diused railway line. There is a road too- but it is steeper in parts. would be about 30 miles there and back.
If you start from Brecon there's a good ride along roman roads to Sennybridge. The little road along the Brecon-Abergavenny Cannal is good to. The little roads over Llangynida can be dicey. Stay away from the valleys if you want a calm time! Also worth looking at B4560 up towards Llangorse lake.
When you can't make them see
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat....
Steady on chaps, it's the
Steady on chaps, it's the Greenman we're talking about here!
so, coming back to this
so, coming back to this question of being kept awake at night due to loud music . . . . .
We'd touched on, it's a
We'd touched on, it's a festival there's always bound to be a bit of noise. Someone mentioned they were more bothered by kids waking them in the morning. There was a talk of t-shirts. everyone got bit touchy feely talking about awareness. I got drunk a few times. a lot of people practised their 'work avoidance techniques', some got really good at it...and that's about it.
I got a new mattress being delivered today.
cool
cool
individually sprung pockets,
individually sprung pockets, i hope
Of course. When I moved into
Of course.
When I moved into here a couple of years ago, I treated meself to a nice new bedframe, (warren evans..don't yer know) but skimped on the mattress. Stupid. Have now set that to rights. Have not been in the office today..to get delivery, and now I'm so bored. I really want to go out and play..but no-one to play with.
Talking of playing out..if any chaps or chapesses are out and about in the Manchester area on Saturday Night. If you fancy a good rollicking Rock band, my friends 'Trophy Husbands' are launching their new ep. They are really good, and count Guy Garvey as one of their fans...(they played his birthdayparty this year)
link to myspace
http://www.myspace.com/trophyhusbandsrocknroll/music
Did it arrive? Is it comfy?
Did it arrive? Is it comfy?
I'm jealous sb ... I've got
I'm jealous sb ... I've got a Travelodge bed beckoning (although at least it is one of the much improved new ones).
I'm off to Holland by train in the morning so won't be around so much until late next week.
Hope nobody takes this thread off-topic while I'm away :-)
Trophy Husbands - yeah that's my kind of thing, tell them to get down to South Wales and I'll get a few people along.
off-topic? this thread?
off-topic? this thread?
we'll misss you - have a good
we'll misss you - have a good trip
It arrived. Very comfy. I had
It arrived. Very comfy. I had a really good nights sleep.
It's goona be brillant for getting into the Monday after Green Man, when we all sleep the sleep of the truly exhausted and happy.
I like Holland. Not been there in yonks.
Did you know that when Dutch kids pass their exams, they hang their schoolbags and a Dutch flag outside their house.....?
and then nip offf to the cafe
and then nip offf to the cafe for a strong coffee and a spliff?
apologies for Dutch stereotyping there
No apologies...I must admit
No apologies...I must admit that it's the first thing that came to my mind.
Don't like to see this
Don't like to see this mighty thread drop down so low!
no - bump!
no - bump!
In a very nice bed in a
In a very nice bed in a Mercure hotel in Amsterdam tonight - big upgrade from the mobile home for the past three nights.
It's very quiet, which is not how I remember Amsterdam. Then again we stayed in different hotels and frequented different places when we were here last.
I can recommend Coleman comfort airbeds for anyone buying GM camping equipment (for a bit of topic consistency)
Shameless bump. Head full
Shameless bump.
Head full facts and figures. Stuck in all day. Working. Boo.
Ocado haven't been with my shop yet. They are usually quite prompt. I have no squash left. Gonna have to be coffee. And I'm very close to my caffeine cut off point.
I hope it arrived. It's not
I hope it arrived. It's not good to be out of squash on a warm summer's day.
how's a pumpkin going to cool
how's a pumpkin going to cool you down?
scoop out, chill, place on
scoop out, chill, place on head
Shopping arrived shortly
Shopping arrived shortly after moany post. I was wondering Krasnyi, would the scooped out squash work as a barrier to rain as well..?
For sure.
For sure.
Woahh...what on earth is this
Woahh...what on earth is this thread doing all the way down here, when it should always be top of the pops. Bumping it, but in a nice way. Free Lia Ices download here. Good Site. Used for a while...they've actually got a load of good stuff.
www.rcrdlbl.com
Enjoy..
Glad to see someone takes
Glad to see someone takes this forum seriously
Ever come across the country
Ever come across the country saying 'a scourge of the hoverfly in july and august is bound to be dry'? Millions of the little blighters in our tent in the lovely Bishop's Castle this weekend so looking good for the next month. Suppose this should have gone on the weather thread. Some might see this as a flimsy excuse to revive this once mighty thread.
I find your effort to revive
I find your effort to revive this once mighty thread to be gallant.
Thank you sb
Thank you sb
What country would that be
What country would that be then Mr Medved?
My own particular favourite country saying is:
'Brownish bird in tall-ish tree
Means joy or sorrow for sombody'
I have found this to be infallably correct.
Bishops Castle. Lovely spot. used to be a good pub there, with a folk music night.
This chap used to sing there:
www.youtube.com/results
Bet that link didn't
Bet that link didn't work.
Don't know why I bother.
Which site did you stay on
Which site did you stay on Krasnyi? Bishop's Castle has been recommended to me in the past although I can't remember which site (think it may have been Foxholes).
Hope there were no all night discos to wreck your weekend.
Yeah, it was Foxholes,
Yeah, it was Foxholes, really nice basic site with incredible views of hills, hills and more hills. Would thoroughly recommend it. Apparently Percy Plant has been known to play the Three Tuns in Bishop's Castle in recent years!
If we didn't have to live in
If we didn't have to live in Birmingham to scrape a living I'd happily hunker down in Shropshire, a beautiful and largely unspoilt county (if you disregard Telford which, of course, you should).
No all night discos to
No all night discos to contend with. A load of bikers turned up but they were impeccably behaved. I thought everyone was familiar with the old hover-fly thing!
Thanks Krasnyi, we normally
Thanks Krasnyi, we normally have a weekend in September which is usually the final outing of the season, so I think we'll make it Foxholes this year.
Despite its relative proximity we've only really ever passed through Shropshire so time to start correcting that methinks.
No, I've never heard of the hoverfly thing, but I'm willing it to be true.
Before this gets out of hand
Before this gets out of hand I did make it up.
The outdoor washing up is a bit basic but pales into insignificance when the views are taken into account. There are several fields, the main camping field looks across to Heath Mynd and Stiperstones and we pitched right next to an uncut stretch of meadow (from whence came the hover-flies I guess). You can also hire fire buckets for the evening which might come in handy in September!
I like basic sites although
I like basic sites although there are others in the family who like their luxuries. The main problem is that some sites are now charging rates more akin to night in a budget hotel. I've just found the Foxholes website and their rates are far more in line with what I expect to pay for a campsite.
Two other sites in the area (The Green and Middle Woodbatch) are well reviewed on UKCampsite so looks like it's well worth a trip up.
We're off on our first international camping trip on Thursday. Only as far as Wexford however. What is adventurous is that it's back to proper tent camping that we haven't done since getting the folding camper a few years ago. I've spent the weekend trawling the garage and attic for all the bits and pieces and started packing the car. It appears to be full without having accommodated our food, clothes, sleeping bags, pillows, and the tent! I think I need to reappraise my idea of 'back to basics'.
I remember setting off for a
I remember setting off for a fortnight cycle camping with everything in two large panniers and a small bar bag, with a tiny, tiny tent on the rear carrier. Couldn't do it now.
All this talk of camping is
All this talk of camping is leaving me green with envy. We were hoping to get a couple of nights in Clitheroe, but in the run up to Green Man, I'm working silly hours, as well as my couple of days at The Bar. so it's hard to get two days together...boo. Looks like I will have to practise putting the tent up in my Mums' garden...she'll enjoy that.
Peridot - I know people
Peridot - I know people who've stayed at Middle Woodbatch and sing its praises. Was fully booked this last weekend or we'd have gone there. Stayed at the Green last year - too many statics for my liking but the kids could take goats for walks and play in the stream so they liked it. Masses of bats in the adjacent woods too.
Next camping trip - some place near Crickhowell.
wackojacko replied on Permalink
Seen as this thread has
Seen as this thread has diverged a little - has anyone got much experience of cycling near Crickhowell? Looking to find some roads with little traffic - already planned a ride over the Tumble and Gospel Passes and possibly a quick jaunt up Llangynidr Mountain but if anyone with proper knowledge of the local area might be able to give some better advice.
It is brilliant cycling
It is brilliant cycling around crick. Will do proper post when I get home- unless someone else does. I am Merthyr CC member and audaxer.
wackojacko replied on Permalink
That's great. I'm a New
That's great. I'm a New Forest CC member and an audaxer myself - the family are staying in Crickhowell for the whole week and then I'm going down to Green Man. So if the weather's really shitty I can at least walk home...
Audaxer?
Audaxer?
wackojacko replied on Permalink
Type of long road cycle ride
Type of long road cycle ride (not meant to be competitive) - usually 100, 200 or 300k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audax_%28cycling%29
http://www.aukweb.net/
Long distance cycling.
Long distance cycling. Minimum 50 miles, max is Paris-Brest-Paris (approx. 1200km) but the distance has to be covered within a time limit. Not a race as such, (hah! that's a laugh).
Right, as to the Comrade from New Forest CC. Apologies if you know this already! If you are on an Audax style down tuned road bike with sturdy wheels, you'll be able to cope with the trail to the top of Talybont res. Out along B4558 to Talybont, then follow Taff trail. The Taff trail follows diused railway line. There is a road too- but it is steeper in parts. would be about 30 miles there and back.
If you start from Brecon there's a good ride along roman roads to Sennybridge. The little road along the Brecon-Abergavenny Cannal is good to. The little roads over Llangynida can be dicey. Stay away from the valleys if you want a calm time! Also worth looking at B4560 up towards Llangorse lake.
You could try this link:
www.cyclebreakswales.com/
Which is pretty good.
This is also useful, if you haven't alreday used it:
www.cycle-route.com/routes/Wales-Cycle-Routes-4.html
and:
www.routes2ride.org.uk/wales/
Happy trails, and stay safe.
wackojacko replied on Permalink
Cheers, that's great. Seen as
Cheers, that's great. Seen as I just sold my winter bike, I daren't travel on a disused railway line so I will happily take the steep road :)
I will google map those other rides and have a look through those websites. Thanks very much for the help.
I'm not allowed a
I'm not allowed a bike...apparantly I'm a danger to myself and others.
So am I- but that never
So am I- but that never stopped me!
I've got a fab retro sit up
I've got a fab retro sit up and beg bike with 3 gears, great for trundling round the park. I even went to work on it once.
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