Yo Yo henry 
how was your camping trip??? so when you say a caravan what exactly do you mean?? beer eh??
how was your camping trip??? so when you say a caravan what exactly do you mean?? beer eh??Bore da! Henry!
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Hey, peapod. We had a good time - cold and wet, but good: Got a lot of miles in. Didn't have any beer, I'm afraid - mountain's and alcohol don't mix, even the tiny little hills we have here can be dangerous, for a lightweight like me :wink: . Am making up for it now though :twisted: . And when did I say "caravan"? (If you meant "you" in general, a caravan is mobile living quarters; a sort of trailer on wheels that you tow with a car, containing all the usual mod cons (fridges, tvs, etc). They're very popular with the old/sad brigade; I'm more of a tent person - my idea of "mod cons" is a spoon and a fork). "mountain's and alcohol don't mix"
It does not mix well in nature at all henry but on these occasions you might not see a sasquach, but you will see a dumb ass for sure
I did not realize they was another way to camp henry besides a tent :wink: how high are the mountains that you climb? are they similar to the highlands of scotland..do you have your own walking stick??
It does not mix well in nature at all henry
but on these occasions you might not see a sasquach, but you will see a dumb ass for sure I did not realize they was another way to camp henry besides a tent
:wink: how high are the mountains that you climb? are they similar to the highlands of scotland..do you have your own walking stick??The Welsh hills are similar to the Highlands; lots of broken, rugged rock. Probably wetter, though not quite as high - generally around 1000m, or so. You can be up and down in a matter of hours, so for more of a challenge people will find the most difficult route, or maybe traverse the ridges which often connect 2,3 or more peaks. Winter conditions, or any less than perfect weather, adds to the fun. (And yes, I do have walking poles )
)Well I feel a kinship with the scottish highlands since my ancestors came from there..Someone told me the other day how big your island is and the population 8O This island is mostly unpopulated so there is unlimited recreation with no people...ehm well most of the time There are plenty of mountains to hike and alpine meadows to visit. But I like to take my time and enjoy everything I see, its not a race for me...but the walking sticks help
We also have lots of hikes to remote places that don't involve mountain climbing...check this out..
http://www.vancouverislandabound.com/cape_scott.htm
I first visited this place when I was 12 with my parents.
Also you can see some pictures of what the island looks like from this website..there are alot of landscape photos..
http://www.vancouverisland.com/photogallery/
There are plenty of mountains to hike and alpine meadows to visit. But I like to take my time and enjoy everything I see, its not a race for me...but the walking sticks help We also have lots of hikes to remote places that don't involve mountain climbing...check this out..
http://www.vancouverislandabound.com/cape_scott.htm
I first visited this place when I was 12 with my parents.
Also you can see some pictures of what the island looks like from this website..there are alot of landscape photos..
http://www.vancouverisland.com/photogallery/
:lol: :lol: Hey, peaps, I got an e-mail from the head of Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Board), regarding the curse you posted some time ago - he seems intrigued. He says it doesn't really make sense, many of the words are made up and would I mind telling him where I got it! Look out the language fascists are after you! :wink: (Don't worry, I won't talk, whatever they do to me. As long as it's not sustained tickling of feet. I hate that!)
btw Loved those images of your island - you're very lucky to live in a place like that and I'm glad that there are people like you to protect it, and keep it like that. Britain is an island too (doh! :wink: ), but while it's only about 8 times the size of yours, it hold about 90 times more people. There are still some areas where you can go to get lost, but we have to fight hard to keep them - most land is privately owned, and keeping rights of way open is an ongoing struggle.
Ps I liked your quote, about being alone - it summed up a good part of why I love mountains. Most people only ever look at nature, from roads or windows - I like to be in it. You're right: Ecstasy. (Youre right about lots of things, though eh? :wink: )
btw Loved those images of your island - you're very lucky to live in a place like that and I'm glad that there are people like you to protect it, and keep it like that. Britain is an island too (doh! :wink: ), but while it's only about 8 times the size of yours, it hold about 90 times more people. There are still some areas where you can go to get lost, but we have to fight hard to keep them - most land is privately owned, and keeping rights of way open is an ongoing struggle.
Ps I liked your quote, about being alone - it summed up a good part of why I love mountains. Most people only ever look at nature, from roads or windows - I like to be in it. You're right: Ecstasy. (Youre right about lots of things, though eh? :wink: )
hehehehehe...Do people actually own rivers over there 8O 8O that is a oxymoron
Its not me that is right Henry...I am just fortunate enough to be one of the knowing :wink: Its most of the humans I got the problems with henry. They keep messing with the universe. :evil:
I have been to this place henry, I think you have been to.
Thoreau on fishing at night
when your thoughts had wandered to vast and cosmogonal themes in other spheres, to feel this faint jerk, which came to interrupt your dreams and link you to Nature again. It seemed as if I might next cast my line upward into the air, as well as downward into this element, which was scarcely more dense. Thus I caught two fishes as it were with one hook.
This happens in daylight to. Its brings great "happiness" when someone like thoreau can put down in words what you yourself have experienced attending these events. mmmmmm..the knowing :wink:
Its not me that is right Henry...I am just fortunate enough to be one of the knowing :wink: Its most of the humans I got the problems with henry. They keep messing with the universe. :evil:
I have been to this place henry, I think you have been to.
Thoreau on fishing at night
when your thoughts had wandered to vast and cosmogonal themes in other spheres, to feel this faint jerk, which came to interrupt your dreams and link you to Nature again. It seemed as if I might next cast my line upward into the air, as well as downward into this element, which was scarcely more dense. Thus I caught two fishes as it were with one hook.
This happens in daylight to.
Its brings great "happiness" when someone like thoreau can put down in words what you yourself have experienced attending these events. mmmmmm..the knowing :wink:Cymru am byth!
In case anyone is interested Wales have today won their first (Rugby Union) Grand Slam in 27 years.
Llongyfarchiadau! :cheers:
In case anyone is interested Wales have today won their first (Rugby Union) Grand Slam in 27 years.
Llongyfarchiadau! :cheers:
ccasion9: congradulations henry....and ehm...do not be getting me in to trouble with the welch language police 8Opeapod said:
Thanks for reminding me; I still have to get back to them about that. I'll do it on Monday, whilst they're in a good mood.
(btw - You don't have to congratulate me, I have no Welsh ancestry, I just go there a lot, and I can see it from my front window. You, on the other hand do - and if I were you I'd be emphasising the Welsh rather than the Scots today; the Welsh won the championship, whereas the Scots won the 'wooden spoon' (that's when you lose every game).
Anyway - I'm going for a "Ruby Murray". Speak later. :wink:
that sounds interesting henry...alot better than my uncle...I tell you if I have to hear about the frasers at the battle of coloden one more time...I dunno....I might scream
peapod said:that sounds interesting henry...alot better than my uncle...I tell you if I have to hear about the frasers at the battle of coloden one more time...I dunno....I might scream
Tell me about it, p. My brother-in-law is a Scot, and is forever telling me about the Appin Stewarts who, coincidently, joined the Frasers in their glorious* Highland charge against the royalist left flank at Culloden. Small world, eh?
(*well he says 'glorious', I say 'futile'. Though not to his face if he's had a wee dram, or ten :wink: )
Incidently, I've a book - The Highland Clearances by John Prebble, and the Frasers of Inverness - the clan chiefs, I mean - don't come out of it with a lot of credit. But I'm sure you know all about the way the Highlanders were treated, and by their own kin. A sorry tale, indeed.
Well my uncles favorite part, is about how the frasers were told many of them would die in battle, so they better get busy the night before the battle. He claims 150 frasers were born 9 months later....big grin accompanies this part of his story. :roll:
I have not really traced the ancestors before they left scotland. Do you know how hard it is to deal with frasers?? They name everbody "John"
Mine came over to nova scotia on the oatmeal boat called the hector. Forced out of their country to make way for sheep.
I have not really traced the ancestors before they left scotland. Do you know how hard it is to deal with frasers?? They name everbody "John"
Mine came over to nova scotia on the oatmeal boat called the hector. Forced out of their country to make way for sheep.
Ehm....good morning henry although it will soon be good night here. How your kit coming along, all set for the next a-roaming
although it will soon be good night here. How your kit coming along, all set for the next a-roaming bore da, P! Well, I've done all of the important remedial work to my kit, and now it's piled in the corner, waiting to be organised and stored. Being the Procrastinator-in-Chief that I am, it may have to wait some time :lol: . (Well, until Mrs H. threatens to "oraganise" it for me. That usually makes me get a wriggle on :wink: )
Pea...
If you have Frasers in your family tree, I have just the book for you to read. (I've probably mentioned it before.....)
Next time you're at the library look for Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. It's #1 in a series (the 6th and final book is due out this summer maybe?) and each book has between 600 and 1000 pages. It's an awesome saga, and starts just prior to the last Jacobite uprising. It's got adventure, romance, gory war, spies, time travel..... and the hero is a Fraser. Lots of real historic people in amongst the fictional.
There aren't enough stars to fairly rate this book.
If you have Frasers in your family tree, I have just the book for you to read. (I've probably mentioned it before.....)
Next time you're at the library look for Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. It's #1 in a series (the 6th and final book is due out this summer maybe?) and each book has between 600 and 1000 pages. It's an awesome saga, and starts just prior to the last Jacobite uprising. It's got adventure, romance, gory war, spies, time travel..... and the hero is a Fraser. Lots of real historic people in amongst the fictional.
There aren't enough stars to fairly rate this book.