Blogs from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
July 15th 2008
As you know we decided that postcards are soooo yesterday and instead we would keep you in the loop of our holiday by keeping a blog. Sounds easier than it actually is figuring out the most appropriate site - but hopefully this is it. Although as I got so frustrated with it yesterday and tried to delete the account, it may be that it isn't sorted after all!! Note to self: there's a reason why there is a welcome page it explains all the things that made no sense...so really I should read these before I start. Anyway, fingers crossed, if I am patient this should all work out fine. So to get your daily postcard from the Baltics, log in each day and read up on our experiences and a selection of pictures of local ... read more
Preparations
Published: July 15th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Worcestershire » BromsgroveJuly 15th 2008
The Clock is Ticking 24 hours to go! It's been 5 years since I last left the UK and I can't remember the best strategy for packing. Shoes in the bottom?? Ah, but I've got this new case which has a compartment in the lid which might make for good shoe storage. Decisions! Decisions! Alex is all set, but there again he's been getting ready for the last week. Me? Oh no! That would mean I would actually have to think about going abroad and that would be far too scary..so right now the clothes are in the washing machine and I need to dry and pack them by tonight...hmmm could be a little tight! The dogs know that something is afoot. They don't like seeing bags being packed. Alex was given the soulful eyes ... read more
92 counties. 92 peaks. 92 days.
Published: August 16th 2006Europe » United Kingdom » England » Worcestershire » Bromsgrove
August 16th 2006
On Saturday I climbed through the mist and the slanting rain to the 1,344 metre summit of Ben Nevis, my 92nd and final mountain. The summit is the coldest place in Britain with a mean temperature of 0.3C and is scaled by 100,000 people a year. If the tourist track to the top is a motorway then the summit is a service station, the highest picnic area in Britain. After so many lonely summits it was odd to be surrounded by dozens of people. Ben Nevis may be the biggest but it's certainly not the baddest. Yet the people who walk up reminded me of watching the London Marathon - folk who are totally unprepared for the challenge. Bodies lay strewn either side of the path gasping for air asking if they were nearly there. Somehow ... read more
