tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43304884048530511192024-03-19T10:53:55.876+00:00The Powell Family BlogThis is a short Blog to describe myself and my family.What our interests are and to let you know what we are doing at present.multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-19037717855997443442011-11-10T15:17:00.000+00:002011-11-10T15:17:49.591+00:00Screw Paypal<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Screw PayPal</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Today i decided that Paypal is a untrustworthy way of paying for anything on the net. I have had an account with paypal for about 7 years and have had numerous problems with the organisation.</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>I had £112 taken from my account a few years ago without my knowledge and although i got the money back, i had to wait for a long investigation and no explaination as to why or how it was taken?, This led to me buying from paypal a security tag devise that gives me a random generated number everytime i wish to log into my account , this number matches up with something there end and lets me access my account.( i wonder how many other people bought one of these devices after having money taken from there account,) would be a clever way for paypal to get people to but these things. I have also had problems with hidden subscriptions, these are subscriptions you have set up with various online services and paid by paypal and hidden cleverly in your account (i say hidden, you really have to search to find these subcriptions in you paypal account), you then decide to cancel the subscription with who ever you have set it up with but unless you also cancel the hidden subscription in Paypal, the payment will be made automacticly without any warning and the first you hear about this is when the payment has been made. i does not matter to paypal how much you complain and state you cancelled the subscription they will not reimburse you.</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>This has happened a couple of times for me. The final straw came this week when i purchased a item from ebay for £119, paypal have taken the money from my bank (it has physically gone), the item i bought was not sent and the seller gave a full refund, fine you think!, no for some reason Paypal have put the refund on Hold, meaning i do not have access to it?. I contacted Paypal and asked what is going on and was simply told "sorry we are waiting to receive the original payment from your Bank and wont relise the funds until we do this could take 5-7 days),ok so well the hell is the money from my bank gone, apparently paypal processing department have it but have not processed it yet (need to earn a bit of Interest on it first). So i now have to wait for paypal to process my payment befor i can have my money that they took from my account that belongs to me and Paypal have no legal right too. </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">0n the 9th August 2011 at 5:30 am Hailey Nicole was born, a lovely daughter for Deanna and Tobi and a fantastic Grandaughter for Michelle and myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Weighing a healthy 8lb 3oz and arriving quickly after being over a week late, she appeared in such a hurry that her dad Tobi nearly did not make it to the hospital to witness the grand entry into this world.</div><div style="text-align: left;">A typical female then, keeps you waiting for ages then catch you all unprepared , lol.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Glad to say both Deanna and Haily are healthy and were allowed home the same day, although late in the evening. I think both Tobi and Deanna are going to make great parents and i have never seen them both grinning so much. By all accounts Young Hailey is a gem and slept most of the night the first night she was home, lets hope it continues (but we know it's unlikely).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Well done to both Tobi and Deanna on creating such a beautiful baby girl. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Deanna i hope Hailey gives you as much love, fun and fulfillment as you gave your mum and me, we love you XX</div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-3829660757705933602011-07-21T12:49:00.000+01:002011-07-21T12:49:19.716+01:00HDR Photography<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HDR Photography</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">HDR Stands for High Dynamic Range and is a type of photography i have just gotten into. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The results of this type of Photgraphy should give you the viewer a more detailed picture with </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">a range closer to the human eye than a normal photo can capture. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">HDR involves using more than on photo of the same subject, normaly 3 to 5 shots at different exposures. these are then combined using HDR software, where you tweek the effects to your liking with the hope of getting a natural but very detailed picture.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course in my eyes the idea is to hopefully keep a realistic look of the scene but many people take the idea to extremes and create very surrealistic pictures which can sometimes look great but often look too over processed and ugly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">An over processed pictured which has great </div>detail but does not look at all realistic.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> On the 11th June 2011 the Powell family got together for a meal and drinks to honour our departed mum, on what would have been her 80th Birthday. Mum passed away on the 6th October 2007, which also happens to be my sister (michelle) wedding day, so as you can imagine that day holds a bitter sweet memory.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div>The night went well and i had a good start to my drinking time with a couple at home and then my sister and her husband (Derek) giving me another 2 or 3 at their house before we even started.:)<br />
We arrived at the Victoria Hotel at about 7pm and had another drink at the bar , by now i was 2 sheets gone, (not a big drinker). We got to sit down for the meal about 8pm. I'm not sure if it was because the staff were busy, but it seemed a long time to get our starters.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I chose breaded mushrooms for a starter and by then i was so hungery, they did not touch the sides, I think they tasted alright. It was not until about 9pm that the main course came, Steak for me and this time i was going to enjoy it!, So i took my time and savoured every mouthfull. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
By now i was on my 7th pint, i know most people don't consider this alot! but for me well this was a skin full and i caught myself flicking peas at my brother Mick.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The table was a long one (12 of us seated), so having a conversation with someone at the other end was hard, i had to get up and walk down to my brother John and kept hitting the wall lights with my head ,(Still feeling unsteady on my feet). </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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My wife, myself, Katie, Deanna & Toby had a taxi booked for 10:30 , it was now 10 pm and no one had even ordered any deserts, I knew we would not have time and i was well dissappointed, as i had left room in my belly for some lovely pud. <br />
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It was a good night all in all and i wished i could have stayed longer (not just for the Desert), the atmosphere was great the food was good (although delayed) , we all promised to make it a anual occasion , just differant locations each year.<br />
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</tbody></table>I would like to thank my Sister (michelle) for organising this get together. It was nice all getting together again, looking forward to next year :)multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-85601332629057112342011-06-06T12:31:00.000+01:002011-06-06T12:31:36.460+01:00Powell Family PastSome old Footage of my self and my sibling back when we were kids in the 70's<br />
Shot on a cine super 8 camera. Features my parents, grand parents and all my brothers and sisters<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">On the 6th November A group of us went to Fort Amherst in Chatham, Kent on a paranormal ghost hunt, Hosted By Phil Whyman (of Most Haunted Fame) and his company Dead Haunted Nights.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deadhaunted.co.uk/">http://deadhaunted.co.uk/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The evening started at 9pm through to 4am and involved various vigils through out the night with different Team leaders who help and guide the vigils and supply equipment. Most of the vigils went by without much incident but on our fourth session with Phil Whyman, we encounted a unusual situation with a possessed Tourch. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This year my sister Michelle, invited us to go with her and Derek to Broadwitch Farm near Gravesend, to a Halloween event. We went on the 30th of october and had a fantastic time. I found out that i'm a bit of a wimp and suffer badly from Bangophobia (The fear of loud bangs and noises). So i found myself involuntarily shouting, swearing and making wiered noise's that resemble wimpering. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The main events were , Spooky Castle, Containment, the Vault, Field of Fear and Terror Trailer ride. The events went live from 5 pm, which meant that Actors/staff roamed the site and events made up to be varing degrees of Zombies and Ghouls and made attempts to scare you.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This friday i finally did my climb to Pen y Fan in Wales. full details and pictures here<br />
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</div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-13845997474124510032009-07-28T11:16:00.011+01:002009-07-28T17:14:46.281+01:00Camping Weekend<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Southdowns Weekend</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363453548826503330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgew0_NRPjbMl7CAHC6qeYRIZfd8Kqm9ZndnwYMtL5ztH0V-2NllnV_3Id3gm9LgCQReSEGkQ8wqyAQMz6KGFx0LoeC87k5GikbWmszB_fPxZ1o49ZuPQwn6AbfvmdZzotbL0YRkj-QIuS/s320/DSC01090.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Michelle and I spent the weekend camping and walking parts of the Southdowns. We arrived on saturday 25/07/2009 and set up camp in Alfriston</span>.<br /></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363454202944491474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrmlDKz9vFHA-CCVatFMZ3EnrX3r52yt_dQKKH1xxp1dhFv7zpJNvQaqmgCGW4xpljC4BCBcNxCSa4WyB2bBZSyiBv0HIc-lk-6Lp4ibGJmFmmatqGzc4vErSkq7vzZ6mfqaC7M69fc2B/s320/DSC01063.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Weather was a bit on the breezy side but on the whole dry with some decent sunny spells. We did our first walk Saturday evening and walked from Alfriston to Firle , with a round trip of 7.5 miles.</span><br /></p><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43EFk_80PCbW6hQl6-JBE3ff12lYAngouyrvMyhePpU82Q4mG3z4tu3EgjQqOHSdPfRbJDSG9yphsGr3mRTUHXztJBDWRHmAp2qHcnfDR68DLEqIuV1EMRCPW4Qis37g43uD2lv7h0eUG/s1600-h/DSC01067.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363455359191304322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43EFk_80PCbW6hQl6-JBE3ff12lYAngouyrvMyhePpU82Q4mG3z4tu3EgjQqOHSdPfRbJDSG9yphsGr3mRTUHXztJBDWRHmAp2qHcnfDR68DLEqIuV1EMRCPW4Qis37g43uD2lv7h0eUG/s320/DSC01067.jpg" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzIxRAOpu-q32qAy-nwV74gorZ_LJWjFpqyE6hCOQC3RzTJ4635bGshaMgNORlueVhN12dq_M2ZDYFOJ6bhiKc1Wpw9HM1XYYTIes0nM2cFW97mZspz4VLPVTmoEx8gv3c8LXuwCnM3gw/s1600-h/DSC01079.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363457903986767602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzIxRAOpu-q32qAy-nwV74gorZ_LJWjFpqyE6hCOQC3RzTJ4635bGshaMgNORlueVhN12dq_M2ZDYFOJ6bhiKc1Wpw9HM1XYYTIes0nM2cFW97mZspz4VLPVTmoEx8gv3c8LXuwCnM3gw/s320/DSC01079.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">On sunday we decided to go to birling Gap and walk to Beachy head a round trip of 5 miles but this included a few hills to walk up</span>.</p><p align="center"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363456706037521490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7Isonz3IT5-2mGXCRbgRWZhG3R4vUpMkkryVO5wMV9z5xnhf1log5UQy6mqqicm2MUgdttpyW4XId8UD1U06gD2lUJf1ToCEm8iy8T3671BUSsR_XZam3opIrisBa5fhyphenhyphenWIOByDbrv_v/s320/DSC01114.jpg" /> <p align="center">Views back to birling Gap and Seven sisters<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363457295305106162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQjXq5Bs9bZpUqAsfdVSCNE2fHi7DSSj2rYQPdbigokhki5jBxe8XFLt29TTrSUrNUsgTmq4OhJBSFGy9LdF4L9-wTmWmA8rbkeM181HjhR5X5IKStu_Sp_rJAUi_bHyacij3Stm22G5X/s320/DSC01125.jpg" /><br />Beachy Head and light house<br /></p><div align="center"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-13239743555612828112009-03-13T23:33:00.000+00:002009-03-17T21:12:29.291+00:00Family Meal<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>The Family Meal</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">The family got together to have a family meal. This was arranged by my sister Michelle and a table for 13 was booked at the Marlowe in Canterbury.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314253136285463634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSadFwHOi316tCkr_PCQh8OxljyJyA-N5rHaYEby1YBSYKjwjd5FlvYtye6KJGW8u9kFCxz9ex_72FUeEZQ6Xew9PThuiizom4Yk2MOD7L97VYW7OOoMjLxg8YAmrlyBJKzarR6snPxP-L/s320/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" /><br />The party consisted of Mick (brother), Michael (nephew), John, Michelle (Sister), Derek, Josh, Anne,Pat, Alan, Michelle(my wife),Deanna and Katie plus Me<br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314254198576331810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiqs2nxKJ_24xwj3AcOpJgvEWG2tlQ9waQ6X0yheCbqQdz2eGzQI9lvMd3Wndsn9I_iMIOaJ_EYW0_2nb4ESB7GkiMIserbIAditMNuFgQtfU-hPrdegD5EhrWdQj8uHoThmshNyJH6Jf/s320/DSCF2002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Anne & Mick<br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314254507951948354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyH_ZSVNeAmANiazSwDd2hDofx3Ba93orz05jjGtfa8Te_hCPBOCDQM4UPKlqQ5yfYdOUQZVt5WDWuBeiUYcmxFMgsezJ4SQN1y1IxueekTOML_lvIhYiJzN7xxx6znmHj9Fg4QKwKW7Np/s320/DSCF2006.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Michael, Derek and Shell<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314254883866352978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-Mt0zw1MnEZgA2AMQzZU3Kv73Mzz9_a7ff4ZgcucuFoSykaMWvM-NHMox7asSFnVxWZe41M81u6uAkedgilEu-cDDDkis72orOeSXbWZsPEAHNYBCufOmLgu3lw5PNVKa8yEW9Uv9d-q/s320/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Shell & Josh</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314255617475184210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcuEL47x7l21n5aVGt638lb0UtF8J4nVYhbPym1JNuLYnHkW2O7USi1e62H_-yD9yhEhYOkFVV8gsCKjbYpuDFW5-AODm03Ola4WFA0EJy0ySdY0tNKPxDZIuaJG4gTlv8A2WQKtCzBe1/s320/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" />John</p><p align="center">The meal was really nice although a bit on the expensive side, but we all had a laugh and it was nice to get together with my family again.<br /></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6CE64B2mBllSh8dZWMG2wT2zdgMVxnIC1120jet-Wg2Ptr6WCk3eZPVKz7kNRZb8l_Ckh8AkYEBxSQrokIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-14515479287900268712009-02-03T15:29:00.000+00:002009-02-04T15:38:28.603+00:00Anniversary<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>13th Wedding Anniversay</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center">Today Michelle and I celebrated our 13th Wedding Anniversary.</div><div align="center">we had our usual chinese meal and watch a movie (bit of a tradition)</div><div align="center">It feels like we only got married yesterday and i am totally in love with my wife.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298966124968342930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ7LwTcdni50dE4_-4eo6Fqs-RNoQ-4wFgQYdyktdv_rP0nBvCAa0b1nLMpWGASyTI0NtroThCWO4hTBD5V3Rpykm4d5aW2_DMRD9xI4o70VAnQpQaIUq-PhVkDw2grmd6J1TWD6YhMr7/s320/finpix2003_0509_194316AA.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm excited about what the future holds for us, i know it will be fun with michelle by my side.Here's to another 13 years.</p>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-41118950043749670452009-01-06T19:19:00.004+00:002009-01-06T19:54:33.101+00:00Christmas update<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Christmas 2008</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center">I decided to place a video here of part of my christmas which Although i enjoyed, was spoilt a bit by the nasty cold going around and effected me from 23 Dec to 30Dec. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It was also spoilt somewhat by the untimely death of our washing machine and then Our Fridge freezer. So it's been an expensive time this year. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It's been a while since i updated this site and i have had people moaning about that (Andy). So here is a short video of our christmas. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I have my Sister site for my walks which can be found at <a href="http://www.jimpowell.co.uk/walks">www.jimpowell.co.uk/walks</a> , I have updated this as well because i recently did a short walk at Barham.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqxleb8BWr-S5dfTnyIWHquXlN-qV_X1ydxwFlxeAgMOkJ_mpayJzE2JYx8vUyUeG1og35kELKQ4SBFtiHaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-49284709553482729802008-11-02T08:34:00.017+00:002008-11-02T09:02:52.937+00:00Halloween<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"><strong>Halloween Fireworks Party</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263976686426112978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSaqqqUu0VnxyLTLrDgNSPyD2hMf4KXKffyhYyVAe2yYd7zLFNfgD8a096tJhbyHUyW7L6DMBUSI2aUiQPvqsPav_vTluvMSLnp0BII-uX5wXksFT9J5N3yVMakG-REUepfEo2AyGi4lp/s320/DSCF3317.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Went to a neighbours Halloween/Firework party last night and got totally wasted.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Michelle looked good, i like the goth look</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkP0COyOjI4vaAfqBA6OHoUwQ_9vYd9XVS0Z-2M5-mGmbkzOKKLgzu3x6Edejgalza2_uhRFtMJiCh3WoH8UA2akx0ltrBBufM0FPvnOEU4tXydYCOnFCgxQJxTP0DFah5MbriZNeKEoE/s1600-h/DSCF3303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263977101928851218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkP0COyOjI4vaAfqBA6OHoUwQ_9vYd9XVS0Z-2M5-mGmbkzOKKLgzu3x6Edejgalza2_uhRFtMJiCh3WoH8UA2akx0ltrBBufM0FPvnOEU4tXydYCOnFCgxQJxTP0DFah5MbriZNeKEoE/s320/DSCF3303.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div align="right"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263977453361120050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijMHBKF7DZGjbT_Feq6i1RNQ6J-DEFKo8GTzxl4SjVmTxqKiaZvWhpxzL3zk4YbUbPC5xpe_4-T7bue4dXYVRRnzmGexyyxxssBFLXdxuT8xw-NH_HBOHWt4VE4Pm0yEV6D3mwcTsLxf6/s320/DSCF3452.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Deanna was a little devil all night Katie Was the Cat in a Hat</div><p align="center"></p><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiu9cnpVGCcybDyD3SntQ65lnCA6ENSNxMdWXGZ_h6qn_BO5zf3IAqeRJIbrLwTpyNI9yTlK2l4GHLMAuuRNg_rtqOA8LCSGGXij6Wc2WLCRxwRQdewADZnQdnl7gwlMWfBmZ6uscU6jF/s1600-h/DSCF3310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263979057704166418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiu9cnpVGCcybDyD3SntQ65lnCA6ENSNxMdWXGZ_h6qn_BO5zf3IAqeRJIbrLwTpyNI9yTlK2l4GHLMAuuRNg_rtqOA8LCSGGXij6Wc2WLCRxwRQdewADZnQdnl7gwlMWfBmZ6uscU6jF/s320/DSCF3310.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn3EZPZOa7KlKPtg-YLLOA0bC8lUK7OmrTlhugmhZ-c8J3-1MOtaQRTBLkYIPiWmdDBPA_Be3VIQOVfxKWrc0V2PwgHmsW87T4KprND21y_dhMyiCH7tf6fA38UtF6QfXgVC-EiCTVAsg/s1600-h/DSCF3312.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263978571435120242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn3EZPZOa7KlKPtg-YLLOA0bC8lUK7OmrTlhugmhZ-c8J3-1MOtaQRTBLkYIPiWmdDBPA_Be3VIQOVfxKWrc0V2PwgHmsW87T4KprND21y_dhMyiCH7tf6fA38UtF6QfXgVC-EiCTVAsg/s320/DSCF3312.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">Of course i had too much to drink and totally made a fool of myself</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263979933281655634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4DzJWBzdMkBa78af5-AlzfPL-um9VzEIdLMqLnWKzQRNb2_62xb5mn5xggv2XJaqoXNt_5FujY_mbBP7Mq9CmPkJt3cCJDhjckG2nKD1PdyYHmkX9nEH-fEYirlPslsdAzIP-jNZBB7z/s320/DSCF3387.JPG" border="0" /></div><br />It was a good night and worth the hangover i nursing now!!!multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-51978271448823669612008-10-06T06:00:00.001+01:002008-10-10T15:26:57.377+01:00Memorial<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">In</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000000;">Memory of Mum</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">It's been a year since mum passed away on the 6th October 2007. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">I, Michelle, Deanna and Katie are often thinking of you mum, we miss you loads and love you lots. The video below is a small insight into your charactor, your life and the animals who i'm sure are missing you as well.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkFcL0v7X5j_ezYDa_i6C1Rr8gAuGHeYpFS8H_VYiZ8mT8ZV1bEme05CC94NamOVMpHEeelpKsMU8WZ6dWEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-67642622265550015262008-08-28T18:47:00.017+01:002008-09-18T19:40:44.757+01:00Lake district<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Lake District Weekend</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><em>23rd -26th August 2008</em></strong></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Michelle and i spent the weekend just outside Keswick in the Lake district this weekend. Deanna and Katie stayed at home with there uncle Robert. </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239627706332650050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N1lKHsrQtRDE43IXT3R0pQlFLuOelJlFmT5FSdJd_46f0ooKpmi4IEJCJW7032eaVTdpMR29ddhV8pg6vkpIbmr4l6zntPoOFQVjvbhP8lf84ZlThd3UrxopY2xUCYq6JOxTBYdlp6dj/s320/20080824-DSCF2911.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">We travelled up to cumbria by National Express coach, This took a whole day just getting there. We left whitstable at 7:50 am and arrived at London victoria by 9:35. Here we had a wait of 1hour 25 minutes for the next Coach at 11 am. Then the long journey began to Keswick with a brief 10 minute stop at Birmingham arriving at our destination at 7:40 pm, we then had to get a taxi to our campsite, finally setting our tent up at 8:15pm. For spending a day just sitting in a seat i felt exhausted. </span><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239629715064103346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpNeziUifYWUOFSgxfDe3CqWmg03rWfH9WDktP8KoX_OLYq9UpZ0UQu1t6wz_95t3qx7BtU4Gg-_7ayDxCbmUcV4mKWO5DQFX4wYN37gxsKC4ZeHnpPqoTXN3Bhpjr_Tbz7uvOoYCty07/s320/20080825-DSCF3030.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="font-size:85%;">On the sunday we headed to Kewsick to catch the Boat across Derwant Water, we started our walk at Lodore to see the Water Falls.</span><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEAwUX0FVGhESAa1WLTqZylQO3mpK8vI5CmkeTm4YNYrbzRBOIw1s7MK1g5daEJpYpIU9_HJix6ANEzn0AOdvpDJFGFIh-zFDFQB1SyZR3w0GCv6XRCVKASCaR3NyMu_irjcSkvEeMx1m/s1600-h/20080824-DSCF2899.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239859537964795874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEAwUX0FVGhESAa1WLTqZylQO3mpK8vI5CmkeTm4YNYrbzRBOIw1s7MK1g5daEJpYpIU9_HJix6ANEzn0AOdvpDJFGFIh-zFDFQB1SyZR3w0GCv6XRCVKASCaR3NyMu_irjcSkvEeMx1m/s200/20080824-DSCF2899.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3kfWXhONGvKYGgpRov50Ra1OFyIxYl1vgbaUYWz1Uo2cjD2Ku6hzLCc2if9VomRWwFfN5PXhXJOxb0f7ygnZCGlec9YIbpJqBGnwwtvWxjpzz_1v6fOXPab3JjkIHEvpaaG4kFbiORXn/s1600-h/20080824-DSCF2894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239859180981952738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3kfWXhONGvKYGgpRov50Ra1OFyIxYl1vgbaUYWz1Uo2cjD2Ku6hzLCc2if9VomRWwFfN5PXhXJOxb0f7ygnZCGlec9YIbpJqBGnwwtvWxjpzz_1v6fOXPab3JjkIHEvpaaG4kFbiORXn/s200/20080824-DSCF2894.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br />We then started the climb of Catbells (In Reverse), </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239860787296433394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuee1lMeFUQ6PpI2K1F4WY2RNH2SDlzyvypmThOpNYMD-PL2gduABsptr0TN40_WUnAmbcvMtshEluzJxVrk98YaaNZM12KQZdW-sVzwtiuPQIIuUVLIY0VxqhZTo8i_-kGUIg89ap69v/s320/20080824-DSCF2871.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">The Climb was tiring, but worth it for the views<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239861851166091538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBYUuGvRIB7V9hPlN4d77cv2hsc4ppnw-9N6K6xzBpv_rXosOhiNqI04EYUjghxhG20rCUF8E3xGjFjhWzlGtA8Wv7uuurNnEB3_QpqbJf9k_yvugm2oJNkOyca1DBOf-RlYklvgap6gi/s320/20080824-DSCF2935.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br />The summit at 1500 ft was reached and the panarama was fantastic<br /><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239863709401126514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYOAvLALydjWWifGvfy0TBMzTXn8OWCzPruPXqJqsnSWcWj-WV8J5ggOhniJ96SjUXiGATaGy4fG0LZmXyucZpPUH7Rgdro5eGMXgi-mIg35DE0utH4J_ABGXOd4h3xwAXCSKBptoxYKe/s320/20080824-DSCF2946.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">We Started the decent, which to be honest was alot more difficult than the Ascent<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16Mux0fWQldFe5barCXruc7_8PCJGp21TeFe44VDmde6VLYamlV_tmnMw2hQzpt51MhnS__Bk2A4vAX3SX5nCqvHS3zyqSUZE4RKC3oA92qNkZGlptfysvD2VCEOe-nJt5gF0496BLE90/s1600-h/20080824-DSCF2974.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239864981260161090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16Mux0fWQldFe5barCXruc7_8PCJGp21TeFe44VDmde6VLYamlV_tmnMw2hQzpt51MhnS__Bk2A4vAX3SX5nCqvHS3zyqSUZE4RKC3oA92qNkZGlptfysvD2VCEOe-nJt5gF0496BLE90/s200/20080824-DSCF2974.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJve7WPqwkfMYgYiQ1ZyoGWww7AZBwRUn5bUtsQWdXfIfsuVxaecUCk_x3SySfopFBHe9PYpgkOT0NLOORn_uiUZxREo14bayb9KFw6n_wJxGqHRCEgeF3WyebNoILBkyXicS8cYCdR_gA/s1600-h/20080824-DSCF2959.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239864697674445922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJve7WPqwkfMYgYiQ1ZyoGWww7AZBwRUn5bUtsQWdXfIfsuVxaecUCk_x3SySfopFBHe9PYpgkOT0NLOORn_uiUZxREo14bayb9KFw6n_wJxGqHRCEgeF3WyebNoILBkyXicS8cYCdR_gA/s200/20080824-DSCF2959.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p><em>It was a scramble to get down, this would be dangerous on a wet day.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We really enjoyed the climb and will be back to do some more.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239865728592587362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGJ93kYKbHat38r7rHm5PmBqEUlmlQebWhjy6xanAewl1L3mKIx056hUucFTW26lTPRUa9Wxl7MiPenssYCwc-mjx3UmoJVkdOng9hG42Yapnxy9PzmINRzTI8qKwSMuhdDnjVPgTG-wz/s400/20080824-DSCF2985.JPG" border="0" /></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-39095837515955255142008-08-21T18:37:00.002+01:002008-08-21T18:51:50.992+01:00Exam Results<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Well Done</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Deanna</span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237027542607566562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oKv5SuljF08GuyLdt2wUXpjAN4jGBrNWRzWinBw12yiiABxINeVpTiBGBJa4b1QqsSZPoSbuIFkIOy6ZYVX7bnJXyKQlVASxZmbozbmi7DrUvbNARc4xXJqWia7HMaRoTL6lTItuue-1/s320/2008_0330_135928.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><p>My Daughter Deanna, got her exam results today, she achieved 7 1/2 GCSE passes, with a couple more results pending (animal care and business studies). Well i must say I'm proud as punch. Some of her results although passed were not as high as she wanted and so she is going back to 6th form to re-sit some. </p><p>I left school without any exam passes, so to have my daughter achieve this is a very special moment for me. Got her intelligence from her mother :)<br /></p><div align="center"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-7078927246054687512008-08-18T20:06:00.009+01:002008-08-19T17:53:58.856+01:00New Addition<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Congratulations</span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Derek & Michelle </span><span style="font-size:130%;">(My Sister)</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>On the Birth of thier Daughter</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236272296476871826" style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1OoCLyhcvqHced1INynCENf_hbqdkt4qKtAwBLp8oOFMNS8GYnx-yLiaVbgJJl2QwyFquncCK_7tFa3yeXrxsr8DCC6khxp5eLfLNJ-ibozwvX-mgfBe3hSOH5I-ZSanhSiLp2mY7xWe/s320/melissa2.jpg" border="0" /></p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Melissa June</span></strong><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235941806827503778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15_kMx83Plti_ixbUHVTAqpalnHOKpTCIEkYyG4oNTgg4idsenF7LNSlpABYQNt6LTogvZeRK_KrnFTEDrLKyK712f3ryjSRsnde-gNjcUORSxxY0oNuTppcKAY9GdNlpErk7TpdUA7sw/s320/melissa.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></span></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Melissa (Greek for Honey Bee) June (After her grandmother) was born at 5:58am on the 15th August 2008, weighing 6lb 9oz .A little sister for Josh and Sonny.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-88986345881376585232008-07-26T16:57:00.011+01:002008-07-26T17:34:50.847+01:00Happy Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy birthday </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />To </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Me<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Today My wife and i went for a walk around Wye, incorperating Crundale downs. This was to celebrate my Birthday. I am 48 today.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbhfOQOxN-X-u3O-MDQNc1VXns__EJ__xwXw96Fq3P5jj5s2dWtiQi5GLpygm2DWnzAU58Pr19dAD8lcA8-R52EbBc-_7DUgr-ZK_XixJ_W42kEjd5p_Emmkhv15Cn4wzAlwngluEiCDF/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbhfOQOxN-X-u3O-MDQNc1VXns__EJ__xwXw96Fq3P5jj5s2dWtiQi5GLpygm2DWnzAU58Pr19dAD8lcA8-R52EbBc-_7DUgr-ZK_XixJ_W42kEjd5p_Emmkhv15Cn4wzAlwngluEiCDF/s320/20080726-DSCF2657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227353485115193506" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The Weather was great, Hot!, a bit too hot at times, but the sun was very welcome.<br />The Walk started at Wye church and was ment to be approx 5 miles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd-kM2VMQanL9I0worFdWyBPBoTuMLvGpxDTHOyteV-QWwuqGDuO4VIavTrT6aJZR67byyua0LyiVzXsszPxkbdlVDIJnK14EXNcINI7tI6Jnz5PHHWiyQatJDoC_AG_NMflpV_KqgnfU/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNd-kM2VMQanL9I0worFdWyBPBoTuMLvGpxDTHOyteV-QWwuqGDuO4VIavTrT6aJZR67byyua0LyiVzXsszPxkbdlVDIJnK14EXNcINI7tI6Jnz5PHHWiyQatJDoC_AG_NMflpV_KqgnfU/s320/20080726-DSCF2636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227354164318607778" border="0" /></a>It ended up being nearly 7 miles, poor Michelle not being used to long walks developed blisters on her heals, She never moaned (much) :).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DTL2Dufrtt1P36D5pUha6Mnjuz9WjU4eohmf4qm0x4eKi0Dodq2pWxix6raHIDyd1Bh8NkENXl3zCEdhWHI809TkY3YTRBV-jG4gpHgo04UdMAn8-y3yWlN6jO2lyZrlWaGOFhy8gPZm/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DTL2Dufrtt1P36D5pUha6Mnjuz9WjU4eohmf4qm0x4eKi0Dodq2pWxix6raHIDyd1Bh8NkENXl3zCEdhWHI809TkY3YTRBV-jG4gpHgo04UdMAn8-y3yWlN6jO2lyZrlWaGOFhy8gPZm/s320/20080726-DSCF2625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227355269304768626" border="0" /></a>We set off at 8:40 am and from the start was hot and sweaty. As the morning wore on the cloud built up giving a bit of a rest from the blazing sun.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEMF-xxFjm0OqZI4Qq9IijopGPHvgPWhW1X8mkcRX4LsQTM8-x_J3NYddUP5BvXC0JhOZy5tRVVIYXxw8LUOw0xtiMjAalsLxeNxnz_b-aLwH1aWDYohSLcZyo0bcJ4Y-WAbCCM-mCWcV/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEMF-xxFjm0OqZI4Qq9IijopGPHvgPWhW1X8mkcRX4LsQTM8-x_J3NYddUP5BvXC0JhOZy5tRVVIYXxw8LUOw0xtiMjAalsLxeNxnz_b-aLwH1aWDYohSLcZyo0bcJ4Y-WAbCCM-mCWcV/s320/20080726-DSCF2646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227356008284431714" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The views from Wye Crown were fantastic and the golden brown fields just glowed in the sun.<br />After a good rest and some snacks for energy, we continued on our way.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIlsz87s4qEyP9D_1TwQu06d6Hxb6R1QUZUA2_zDGBHcpKcIIt6hizLDRfR99TQXDsvyMgji4hDotl8oDcJTdJPFF4Mjt-QGIxLUuGvWmeFVYIGkd8zK5dHCpDFfNa783mCeiNnTH9dnr/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIlsz87s4qEyP9D_1TwQu06d6Hxb6R1QUZUA2_zDGBHcpKcIIt6hizLDRfR99TQXDsvyMgji4hDotl8oDcJTdJPFF4Mjt-QGIxLUuGvWmeFVYIGkd8zK5dHCpDFfNa783mCeiNnTH9dnr/s320/20080726-DSCF2652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227356746717702242" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The walk took about 3 hours to complete (with stops) and was really a great day out for me. Walking out in the countryside is a great stress reliever for me, i can forget all my worries and just enjoy the world.<br /><br />I often walk on my own but having good company, like i had today is special, being able to share the pleasure of the views and the experiance of the outdoors with someone is priceless. Thanks my wonderful wife Michelle.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtv1ExwzUa0CqXud3Qxmlu11jzHedC5n-KfHZbFgAJj_w56hikz1OpStBB4WkkWrto8W70esjIhMze2M_34QFMIvNIIgvDd_cnkqYvEuDdKL2SBxAAVrd4JhrqFcYWRhmKY_NXBKClOHE/s1600-h/20080726-DSCF2643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtv1ExwzUa0CqXud3Qxmlu11jzHedC5n-KfHZbFgAJj_w56hikz1OpStBB4WkkWrto8W70esjIhMze2M_34QFMIvNIIgvDd_cnkqYvEuDdKL2SBxAAVrd4JhrqFcYWRhmKY_NXBKClOHE/s320/20080726-DSCF2643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227358455486275346" border="0" /></a><br />All in all it was a great day out for me and i really enjoyed my Birthday with my best friend and wife , Michelle. I hope we do it again soon.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-72811109230678473972008-06-21T10:29:00.018+01:002008-06-21T10:55:18.239+01:00Prom Night<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Deanna's Prom Night</strong></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPPBGBwmvKGBkICctDyRMFtXJEvpG_mdzifc3AY1ZJmPuBQq3dAjyvA7yENZRgbuw3GgBWJXJpBSt13jVGe37VXpZ58y8UhIcCNT3e40VA9Gzkk5ty8C57A857TrqTu5rxl_69agOpL1d/s1600-h/20080620-DSCF2390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214265805000043330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPPBGBwmvKGBkICctDyRMFtXJEvpG_mdzifc3AY1ZJmPuBQq3dAjyvA7yENZRgbuw3GgBWJXJpBSt13jVGe37VXpZ58y8UhIcCNT3e40VA9Gzkk5ty8C57A857TrqTu5rxl_69agOpL1d/s400/20080620-DSCF2390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYgm_fR1RvAszJQhuLQhJzIUPTvECN_scjiZO4m02ZajR8wURjDSnmz1drg3uFofx2FxjMoi8W2wyEsntD3RocLIWXFKksOC1xKzhMYBiKJtPmMRjU1jlZFiQBUTBQBrGCUU_QzrEt0xQ/s1600-h/20080620-DSCF2390.JPG"></a>On 21st June 2008, Deanna had her Prom night at Whitstable community college. Yes my eldest Daughter has finished her Schooling and is now just awaiting her Exam results. She intends to go back to school in the new term to further her education and will take part in the Goverments EMA program that will pay her £30 a week to continue schooling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEw8vCKXiMn1l0Oek-t5BExc84Hymx5Q8ikysTrbFfGDly0-sh13MfYq2941cSs0iXgPDkE_UnSz7biG_QMyJo82GH8wUzKIcKcPWX7ykMPpjFvK1xylmtdLM9Sb79z1TSrJ9L9lO8P4n/s1600-h/20080620-DSCF2393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214265079744569634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEw8vCKXiMn1l0Oek-t5BExc84Hymx5Q8ikysTrbFfGDly0-sh13MfYq2941cSs0iXgPDkE_UnSz7biG_QMyJo82GH8wUzKIcKcPWX7ykMPpjFvK1xylmtdLM9Sb79z1TSrJ9L9lO8P4n/s200/20080620-DSCF2393.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Deanna and Mum <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214265562008679666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuep50a936dG8o6xJ-0V6ReJSFrzJJY_hX-E-JfCj5x76okEJA3LTY8nf4KPTyNzqGuM3i-fIVpIriTUMQLTEe08NFHnxj9GD4_WZr0q3CeL4mtuJ3E7Vd8DPzTsUS_bt0NN9WdVQME7TG/s200/20080620-DSCF2394.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="right">Deanna Waiting to go</div><br /><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="right"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214270935190898370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQjWzqr_DbHVpEkyz3S2b7OoMktfzYvYxqe2aBUJC3ciE_NvfeZEDqrvSHdu3Yrerr_mHZUqdII4lmjofD8IwqFPbK7znStnm-KXcE64jpVmVtmsP9IIXySwAAmrqj5JFJsptJJo5ESbj/s320/20080620-DSCF2396.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">A Proud Dad</span></p>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-79230195352238690942008-06-01T20:29:00.016+01:002008-06-02T06:45:07.392+01:00No Pen Y Fan<div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">No Pen Y Fan</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Sugarloaf instead</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206998040171371490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oKmUlc-3BHgLqJB4AKVpy3eVzKBe-7s3WoD2NgI4ZN8LaeZoJykcwj0K-b7FRrvXaCJ3Mi3q00Jj_hvPJsSwZPZGnx_xhRXgCOlm5O9_annhNTYfJckYZRtN-JqHpU0kAM5gMlGFcpGQ/s320/20080601-DSCF2297.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Well my trip up Pen Y Fan failed. Yes due to the SixtySixty coach service (x43) which should have stopped at the bus stop near my campsite at 11:40 failing to arrive. I was on a tight time schedule, having just 5 hours walking time to complete the walk. This relied on all the public transport being on time, everything was going great, i have got up at 3 am walked to my local station with heavy backpack to catch the 5.03 train to victoria, i then got the tube to paddington and then a 3 hr journey to Newport where i changed again to catch the next train to Abergavenny arriving at 10:25am. This is when it all went pearshaped, Iwas expecting taxis at the Rank outside the station, Oh no, i had to walk a mile and a half to the other end of town to get a taxi. I got to the campsite at just after 11 am and rushed to put my tent up and get to the bus stop, i managed to get to the stop at 11:20, the bus was due at 11:40 but did not show, i waited until 12:10 then decided my attemp at Pen Y Fan was over, Any later bus would not have given me time to do the walk and get back to the returning bus stop in time (Last bus back 17:23).</span><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Dissapointed, well yes you could say that. I had maps for west brecon Becons which covered Pen y Fan but no map for the east side, other than Memory Map on my PDA. Well i had to make a decision, do i call it a day and go sulk in my tent or try Sugarloaf, Yes you guessed it Sugarloaf here i come.</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207148013823928978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBA95x5zS_6zHox0de246Tf964ScZJyli7LqT83RzNgY4BaayDVR0EqBPdGy05z6u3sqaTFw-d-PpLez-TjyaSTwKNV9Hc97deePlyFfkrYuwpLXNf6ZgFTgISeQ0r8GRQo-sDHJhtdQh/s320/20080531-DSCF2285.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sugarloaf is 1955 ft (596m) high and is just north of Abergavenny. </span><br /><br /></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUaTl55KmvQ0szlgx8UjoA468qvEfTuJoWHX9_qp3xbkUP8XIQiUP7A85vShFdUlgS78VICZR5px772gNQkIpDyyGE_nCHKXLqf_ZpC3dGD4dqv1PKKJfmZZ6WqFT6vfTsOD8usFWfSG1/s1600-h/20080531-DSCF2274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207154091957070754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUaTl55KmvQ0szlgx8UjoA468qvEfTuJoWHX9_qp3xbkUP8XIQiUP7A85vShFdUlgS78VICZR5px772gNQkIpDyyGE_nCHKXLqf_ZpC3dGD4dqv1PKKJfmZZ6WqFT6vfTsOD8usFWfSG1/s200/20080531-DSCF2274.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyGYrxQOdLVo_xVhZav52fxgxw1YehJOfNFmDfZWDlbX0rDgOa6Uxr1BZiRTifsh8YAOmB8AQK5Dz_Yb_JrKLJX5QI4jiDlkkNqMwW523sZFlmdJb-FvTL4NTziyaG3Mkp8EjExYsofyb/s1600-h/20080531-DSCF2255.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207153079490181394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyGYrxQOdLVo_xVhZav52fxgxw1YehJOfNFmDfZWDlbX0rDgOa6Uxr1BZiRTifsh8YAOmB8AQK5Dz_Yb_JrKLJX5QI4jiDlkkNqMwW523sZFlmdJb-FvTL4NTziyaG3Mkp8EjExYsofyb/s200/20080531-DSCF2255.JPG" border="0" /></a>The Route was long<br /><br /><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJajNMjl5EFMPxV69WEpOdXuGPjvbwIFvKg2d55uREGNr8HS-Dp01aP22A0jwVmf8AG88oPfpHynOpr7Pr3Kji1XKEyBHsSfOJgUmS8zr4kjI6XbKVbN_ZEVE2N-fYSjJjZTGa38GJJvn/s1600-h/20080531-DSCF2255.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHtzx0vv7p6Q62E022ll5DHUsfbpmsS9e9iI0iKyyXeePDmCkPWvyz69ygfRMHsn-pAvgOBKtYatDOZXtzIgjbdC-I5Hpp0qtU5YdSqRSX3eLCWI5hCi2uXZ4Zq3aFEPlfkSGnnbi0NaH/s1600-h/20080531-DSCF2274.JPG"></a></div><br />The Views were fantastic<br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207149818674599602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u5j6jHTlx0S-CZstqaNgXpL36x11eo2vX9Okp0RY4T8-_jAC5KGL1xuDFpgHBmOjsmliYdCtfIoYE0khtbMKidN2F9GKa-fndoS-O25r4y7KxxJbY0PrIL8GULAcwIQOHCOWnZYshk-V/s320/20080531-DSCF2289.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">An opportunity to rest and take in the views</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207151878564385522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje45nqO5pE4gBbIY3976AhFyjj5AFtp7OErSNYkffM-MaCFvBXck_dth-wI29hmJ1Jnj7sTWrm0vE2jdutlGKCiG_Q6VUmAjtE-Wr_t6mn13VXxYW-nstL_ILYBGU7mwPU3Cl9S6veynuk/s320/20080531-DSCF2284.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Happy to have reached the summit a big thumbs up<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207151354437991826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGGprUJSrQ5f4Efwpsl0qM16Iffn1YwnQ9gleEJ3RRRRN3LB7mrW9UHLvOR0waOVgYk1WiiehqW05bovGtSLq_fpeKEsY52a_lCOhVb8itzvRMPwOni4Z-LFe1woSSIFCsXoxsX9a_tes/s320/20080531-DSCF2283.JPG" border="0" />multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-33081695792612496002008-05-14T19:27:00.004+01:002008-05-14T19:42:02.429+01:00Mountain Walk<div align="center">My first planned Mountain Walk, will take place on the 31st May in Wales</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Pen Y Fan</strong></span></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200302720531316434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ihEEkjgxgob63X1CkblGwMaTiPAfcf-HCoAVcO_ocyflheSB8AI4_AyU4OKdLTvF9FDtVkHRXaVf4s7-SHdFav1G5M4h-MOrVmTChqTrkBDJ16Er8vjXPKVoOQb6Yqn-yK6aLQZl7C1F/s320/PenyFan2.jpg" border="0" /><br />Hopefully if all goes well, i will be walking up this little beauty at the end of the month. Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in southern britain and is 2906ft high. I am getting the train (at 5am) from Whitstable to Abergavenny, arriving by 10.30am and then onto a bus to get me to my start point by 12.30. I will then have 5hrs to scale this monster and get back for my bus at 5.30, to take me to my campsite where i will stay overnight and then return home by train the following day. I love my walking and often go out at weekends walking footpaths and bridleways. I have a sister site at <a href="http://www.jimpowell.co.uk/walks">www.jimpowell.co.uk/walks</a> where i have descriptions photo's and videos of some of my walks.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200305250267053794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWydSQIPjUjZFocNdr7Q-fn4534ecAo7yLPZIo8Ebi5xMyGkZAKGafKmTcvAtNENN7O691hVWxfDcJhtNFkOSXwCPDlDxJpYFPrrHoI3NVqq0ZWe6jvLUaGfxWcW7lDqZrqr2W0TuKnbP/s200/penyfan1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p>Wish me luck for the 31st and i will report back here on how it went in due course. </p><em><span style="font-size:85%;">These photo's were taken from the internet are not my work</span><br /></em><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-79839953303120288852008-03-09T19:47:00.004+00:002008-04-22T20:39:25.888+01:00New Birth<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Congratulations to Sara and Mark</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">On the Birth of their Daughter</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Katelyn</strong></span></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175832979067265362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1RtUKkA2GDATT-ne3XB5tnLDdYGoXP2d5lCsRhqA5rc9txmV5Dgq5iG_1N55TusDTL_MtDildsc4avuJ_dII9I8OPjQZvVOv0dSZzpWZAPi17MVOJPo3D5I8B71mLVCRWEW37PTQEbiF/s320/2008_0308_123156.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><div align="center">Born on 6th March 2008, at 3.49 pm. weighing 3.530 Kg</div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-72339982329226538012007-10-08T13:40:00.000+01:002007-12-24T13:16:54.625+00:00Congratulations<div align="center"><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">CONGRATULATION</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Michelle and Derek</span></em></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118945589500637554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjv0B8k-FqR6dN0e-TZ2FyCuaoXs7ij7psG4-tpnvd5V_YW8gbC_BylDqN1e5mfg5Hle87Am5lvxY3D0EoDOUrh-k4jZfagJAlllZLnwonYf3yz89eWkRePqu0N7DUVroS6m2XC18PNjX/s320/2007_1006_165315.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>On Getting Married. I hope you have a fantastic life togeth</em></strong>er</span></p><br /><p align="left">Yes my Little sister Michelle, got married on the 6th October 2007 to Derek , an old friend from my childhood, we used to hang out when we were about 9 - 13 years of age. </p><p align="left">He has finally got my sister to settle down and i think they are well suited. The Actual day was ok weather wise pleanty of sun although a bit of a chill in the air. The service was held at Harbledown church near Canterbury. It was a good service and was conducted by two Vicar's (always been greedy has Michelle). </p><br /><div align="center">My brother Mick gave her away and looked the part in his suit and Derek's Uncle Michael was Best Man </div><div align="left"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ5dc42dnptc5NrLdH7efY4zUMK9m8uDrhEuwpSR9k8UFYx-LHNIQR8GTlgQvjkWZLGjmwwRZbDwgS0tYQoO3R3n3hK9aEDm7_doLM9DA8R9GoS5O0cPMJL7u-mo6M7QBWDGbO1OM69c2/s1600-h/2007_1006_154605.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118955815817769506" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 144px; height: 202px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ5dc42dnptc5NrLdH7efY4zUMK9m8uDrhEuwpSR9k8UFYx-LHNIQR8GTlgQvjkWZLGjmwwRZbDwgS0tYQoO3R3n3hK9aEDm7_doLM9DA8R9GoS5O0cPMJL7u-mo6M7QBWDGbO1OM69c2/s200/2007_1006_154605.JPG" border="0" height="209" width="166" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGT93osJdqRsy7bwT8uYuVuXN8-IPVkPSA8clZ8f8F-cVwIUBLb4P8ZHkij_lhIhSqyIhD_1NOdidfL1T_BR8-kcj8UFoy2bPxjC9dZfC6H0h_UwkramiKJwShyNnWsnxECwiqFl68RQ-/s1600-h/2007_1006_155357-1_filtered.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118956017681232434" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 147px; height: 188px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGT93osJdqRsy7bwT8uYuVuXN8-IPVkPSA8clZ8f8F-cVwIUBLb4P8ZHkij_lhIhSqyIhD_1NOdidfL1T_BR8-kcj8UFoy2bPxjC9dZfC6H0h_UwkramiKJwShyNnWsnxECwiqFl68RQ-/s200/2007_1006_155357-1_filtered.jpg" border="0" height="193" width="152" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">The Bridemaids looked fantastic along with Josh (Michelle's son)who was ring bearer.<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118955085673329170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior41XCFOsqYPUAdBmUI5RgkRLcf6rQ8SEDc-5nZ25mNPbpu-SxB3H9p11Urs6qnCqdolJQFigR_WydlpQjj8Vv2ki_BVPxDTqWQg_DaGEWJe__PQwFoNWMHP69hC16gCv5TQvl3RD8Sf3/s400/2007_1006_155357-2.JPG" border="0" /> </p><br /><p align="center"><br />Michelle could not wait to hit the booze<br /></p><br /><p></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118956889559593554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HI5cGwfVk_Drs8RxaUL0hEuKWCyzWvg88G78k6WX3uOcXdz3MrziXUzMo1Qdbam87C5H1IgHh2lwaGpcRlI-5MJeBO3Bez11LvimUcFnc3Fq5WR_8hOIFrKm0Qs6fMqUwvIOWkQZuumm/s200/2007_1006_162016.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHCB5XqjL7Vx0_jgzbJNQgdBq9VzhFcLVAPIQJ7HXE-9puEyjlhho8idlQgTNyiBsj52vWw3EwOLIbxAjHRTvLrsn8mvIjuLC6OR0oO22Bpi_1EmCSGEXWcC-WCQCSGLAVnU2qyi6P0A3/s1600-h/2007_1006_191636-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118957241746911842" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 160px; height: 181px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHCB5XqjL7Vx0_jgzbJNQgdBq9VzhFcLVAPIQJ7HXE-9puEyjlhho8idlQgTNyiBsj52vWw3EwOLIbxAjHRTvLrsn8mvIjuLC6OR0oO22Bpi_1EmCSGEXWcC-WCQCSGLAVnU2qyi6P0A3/s200/2007_1006_191636-1.JPG" border="0" height="197" width="166" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVP46I2_ys4CS7Zx_CeIRGvE21QpqRI2hOjiSTJBCJFRP_4qwspyKjztofTQAYVwIWusxyj93Rq30IglOS9-VIFkjSvE3H75mGFUrAY0LvqTHuekIycXUIB60WMkjfCSe1dtBX3C7F7Tp6/s1600-h/2007_1006_161607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118956722055868994" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVP46I2_ys4CS7Zx_CeIRGvE21QpqRI2hOjiSTJBCJFRP_4qwspyKjztofTQAYVwIWusxyj93Rq30IglOS9-VIFkjSvE3H75mGFUrAY0LvqTHuekIycXUIB60WMkjfCSe1dtBX3C7F7Tp6/s200/2007_1006_161607.JPG" border="0" height="140" width="208" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Derek, Michelle and Transport (Nice) Derek and Daughter<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><br />The Day Was Saddened by the Death of Our Mum on the 6th October 2007</p><p align="center">We know you were there Mum We All love you and will Miss you loads.</p><p align="center">R.I.P<br /></p><p align="left"></p><div align="center"></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-34973516090792142642007-09-21T09:42:00.000+01:002007-09-21T10:10:41.049+01:00Holiday 2007<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Butlin's</span> Holiday<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuhBhn57JgiwkSK04bS_CVxa0snykgELmisbpvqSWF7Rt2SE7ebvgKBZytUyjv7hwtYlnG9x6rbMM_OnGXyIBRHw_LbUx_aRwheFXoCNbqIQ_bKU4vmlRiQTr5-KcJJYNab2tRVckDW2i/s1600-h/2007_0915_150122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuhBhn57JgiwkSK04bS_CVxa0snykgELmisbpvqSWF7Rt2SE7ebvgKBZytUyjv7hwtYlnG9x6rbMM_OnGXyIBRHw_LbUx_aRwheFXoCNbqIQ_bKU4vmlRiQTr5-KcJJYNab2tRVckDW2i/s320/2007_0915_150122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112575529206812738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">We spent a week at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Butlins</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bognor</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Regis</span>. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">thi</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nk</span> a week is too long at this place, entertainments starts to repeat itself and it's a struggle to find things to do during the day. We enjoyed the first 3 or 4 days but then unless you had an unlimited supply of money to spend on the arcades, there was not a lot else to do. We went out a couple of times and i </span><span style="font-size:100%;">spent a few hours walking the south downs, i visited <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Chantonbury</span> Ring which was great.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlSVUtq1LNJX5eiT7BsGB_zRN5RXMZ-FQJzRZz1v3lq6YE_kTfkmC6e2WkicSxR90kec4LDnzQRt1O2vILQzFuHDNB-lHW3ucxFt_q77UDbji_P9dRjJyPChpjFMjdD_Z5Iqs73HD5xbh/s1600-h/2007_0918_112641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlSVUtq1LNJX5eiT7BsGB_zRN5RXMZ-FQJzRZz1v3lq6YE_kTfkmC6e2WkicSxR90kec4LDnzQRt1O2vILQzFuHDNB-lHW3ucxFt_q77UDbji_P9dRjJyPChpjFMjdD_Z5Iqs73HD5xbh/s200/2007_0918_112641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112577397517586546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQSkPWuGvHneYrzqEeR04AMmOY7k2B6lGF7G975L-_2kgnBgTy0VQkE2ppFTz-r5gJoEJgDd9TYCBNaOdtxWmW1t8Zg51JhNS2RADfHjFUhGyCq8sBnrrxNXWvm7vpbqH4AL9dqv3u98w/s1600-h/2007_0918_115633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQSkPWuGvHneYrzqEeR04AMmOY7k2B6lGF7G975L-_2kgnBgTy0VQkE2ppFTz-r5gJoEJgDd9TYCBNaOdtxWmW1t8Zg51JhNS2RADfHjFUhGyCq8sBnrrxNXWvm7vpbqH4AL9dqv3u98w/s200/2007_0918_115633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112578424014770322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some of the Evening <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Entertaiment</span> was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ok</span>, With the likes of Ben Mills from the X-Factor<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Kh4NtNaeAjAutiaM-GlUQ9PTVeQ4Ae15RhSm19RxfgyJcPqA8Ujl5srUB59rpO2I3U9-JG-W_c-N0d2K8yAYxZESzLHPmNEkDy4n2a4Dwg_3azGdki8uG2M6j7Il3A28qoKngsBJr40t/s1600-h/2007_0915_193723.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Kh4NtNaeAjAutiaM-GlUQ9PTVeQ4Ae15RhSm19RxfgyJcPqA8Ujl5srUB59rpO2I3U9-JG-W_c-N0d2K8yAYxZESzLHPmNEkDy4n2a4Dwg_3azGdki8uG2M6j7Il3A28qoKngsBJr40t/s320/2007_0915_193723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112578948000780450" border="0" /></a><br />Also (keep this to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">yourself's</span>) Chico was very entertaining and really quite good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlLnTmQIdBwjM71HP0qUd0e0oLzuaq3me2ezj7I2IADBF5Rw92Omd39Syu46tNig2xnQmoR37DuGk9j3fYgfMDavhYmd77XD-9tyU2Ble5u1k7hOwxPb2E-cQoQKiysjsVHvs24-UZ3zm/s1600-h/2007_0915_203043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlLnTmQIdBwjM71HP0qUd0e0oLzuaq3me2ezj7I2IADBF5Rw92Omd39Syu46tNig2xnQmoR37DuGk9j3fYgfMDavhYmd77XD-9tyU2Ble5u1k7hOwxPb2E-cQoQKiysjsVHvs24-UZ3zm/s320/2007_0915_203043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112579630900580530" border="0" /></a>Not being a big drinker, i enjoyed 2 or 3 pints a night at the centre stage which as you can see is more than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">enouth</span> for me.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwlrOIjzjULP1EqQkWhE-gWTlBYGxhAJrDw-LX47a4jasQfj9EAjrJYkIaubsRFhU2O43QY-6dAEXNEsimlrNFTnCty9EzHy70Q3t5GfjTEm8D3s_rFrzfYoBfzZKwUIv_BaZzUd5VzIW/s1600-h/2007_0918_185114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwlrOIjzjULP1EqQkWhE-gWTlBYGxhAJrDw-LX47a4jasQfj9EAjrJYkIaubsRFhU2O43QY-6dAEXNEsimlrNFTnCty9EzHy70Q3t5GfjTEm8D3s_rFrzfYoBfzZKwUIv_BaZzUd5VzIW/s320/2007_0918_185114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112580330980249794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIEJKBi2WQjObRFrLrQfW942MDrffaZnhVkgXSCdoR5PhKAlD85z9uJEXXHDx_gBeP7LFzN_2NmvQsC7ObhdekBJxLiZOh2kejQat20fbeI1wiG0PCGBjpIuoX6I1yeGyTqxyiprpYPr9/s1600-h/2007_0915_133855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIEJKBi2WQjObRFrLrQfW942MDrffaZnhVkgXSCdoR5PhKAlD85z9uJEXXHDx_gBeP7LFzN_2NmvQsC7ObhdekBJxLiZOh2kejQat20fbeI1wiG0PCGBjpIuoX6I1yeGyTqxyiprpYPr9/s320/2007_0915_133855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112580704642404562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />But at least i <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">did'nt</span> pig out on the ice creams Deanna<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I think my girls are too old for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Butlins</span> now as it seems the holiday camp is geared more towards the younger kids, 4-12 years. Yes a week is too long and it was a struggle to find things to do, but we did have some fun there and have some good memories. I don't think we will be going back again soon though.<br /></div></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4330488404853051119.post-90385969796516453962007-09-08T12:10:00.005+01:002008-04-22T20:47:02.103+01:00The Fishing Trip<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);" >De</span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);" >rek's Stag Fishing Trip</span><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_rqBScJvCxHo/RuKDcjf9ltI/AAAAAAAAAJo/e8swhG1W-E0/s1600-h/2007_0907_091444.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK2_BO_mBergBu2Zi26_OfME2imqW7viirVO3WK49R2oTNabZsoK8bA3rVpk4fWBlIWiTBr65moi6xvPkyKZTHV_vXryz67wu4FqbpkzcAeOd8HNNIFCe9xnXLT9IjFgPsdFmExyGqXDX/s1600-h/2007_0907_091444.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125720896941484130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK2_BO_mBergBu2Zi26_OfME2imqW7viirVO3WK49R2oTNabZsoK8bA3rVpk4fWBlIWiTBr65moi6xvPkyKZTHV_vXryz67wu4FqbpkzcAeOd8HNNIFCe9xnXLT9IjFgPsdFmExyGqXDX/s320/2007_0907_091444.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">On the 7th September 2007, went on Derek's fishing trip for part of</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> his stag do (getting Married to my sister Michelle). I was really looking forward to </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">this trip having not done any sea fishing for over 20 year, this was gonna be fun!.</span></span></span></div><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >Wrong. </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >Bo</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >th Mick my brother a</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >nd myself discovered we did not have any sea legs and both suffere</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >d from sea sickness</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >, Mick </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >worse than me (he was vomiting a lot). It was a shame as it </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >was great weather and we felt we let Derek down a bit </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color:#000000;">as we both had to lay down for quite a lot</span>.</span><br /></span></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3TplY25gQpsAF0KbwUgXtnZr6IkzAPq7EJVaNsXi25YReXwkzqEQiNYUmuJHnPh9hcC5prMYcukNunJca2CSCtKSQRjiB85awRWmr8Dk3bbmsJK6D6bFXxqf_zjx5QznZPET1xv3wFM8/s1600-h/2007_0907_143625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125722567683762354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3TplY25gQpsAF0KbwUgXtnZr6IkzAPq7EJVaNsXi25YReXwkzqEQiNYUmuJHnPh9hcC5prMYcukNunJca2CSCtKSQRjiB85awRWmr8Dk3bbmsJK6D6bFXxqf_zjx5QznZPET1xv3wFM8/s320/2007_0907_143625.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;" >Mick Wishing he was on Dry land</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">The rest of the group</span></span></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> had a great </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">time though and everyone except me caught some fis</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">h </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">(even Mick who fished for about 30 minutes). I think Dan caught the most, about 10 or 11 in total.</span></span>The main catch were or Dog Fish and pouting.<br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tr6ezHPgZ_qbaWG6SfwtO9d29RHtAr3qpYeHKslF5hUHy4euwMlFpzfWQFBod8fcDNEg5O-2HnYnovBQLURrkNx4v0eE6QbZpArIupaK2ULuHBxTV0JD7ntP_yps8I8AqtgtO9obgKMd/s1600-h/2007_0907_152353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125721953503439010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tr6ezHPgZ_qbaWG6SfwtO9d29RHtAr3qpYeHKslF5hUHy4euwMlFpzfWQFBod8fcDNEg5O-2HnYnovBQLURrkNx4v0eE6QbZpArIupaK2ULuHBxTV0JD7ntP_yps8I8AqtgtO9obgKMd/s320/2007_0907_152353.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_rqBScJvCxHo/RuKHFTf9lwI/AAAAAAAAAKA/rXA7nZf02kw/s1600-h/2007_0907_131737.JPG"><br /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ1qoqI3PPsFozxAUUJ_5IkBnlvZl_mXIHZ3TrKn2VgLK7L8zIz-HQKttrEPYCYrowy-ZlBLrNb5xOs5x9XBmwOSCF7juZ3pZREBXmXFyvksUyO7s1hr_Fhg_NNeueWVAaZGIb-Meeum3/s1600-h/2007_0907_131737.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125721373682854034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ1qoqI3PPsFozxAUUJ_5IkBnlvZl_mXIHZ3TrKn2VgLK7L8zIz-HQKttrEPYCYrowy-ZlBLrNb5xOs5x9XBmwOSCF7juZ3pZREBXmXFyvksUyO7s1hr_Fhg_NNeueWVAaZGIb-Meeum3/s320/2007_0907_131737.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Matt and Dan watching their rods and Mick laying Down.</span></span><br /></div><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjkDoCCk6eo9rpr2afMa7brQseG3vsJs-piEkmNUK_fqXUwc27SbxbLPjq0EN8ea5yPW30EmRXjRmSdXQR7_cJ2avB6JV3ebI-DHEizWFB345jFAX0KKTAqA1WVZpLU6JNCtZ6dovKG5H/s1600-h/2007_0907_165223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107800182808745794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjkDoCCk6eo9rpr2afMa7brQseG3vsJs-piEkmNUK_fqXUwc27SbxbLPjq0EN8ea5yPW30EmRXjRmSdXQR7_cJ2avB6JV3ebI-DHEizWFB345jFAX0KKTAqA1WVZpLU6JNCtZ6dovKG5H/s320/2007_0907_165223.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Derek With a Dogfish</span><br /></span></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /><br />Paul And Derek discuss the days fishing as we pull into Ramsgate harbour.</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Would i go again (i would have to say no) not on a boat. I enjoyed the fishing and the company but the nausea was too much and spoilt it for me. If i had more money, i would have paid the skipper to take me back to dry land and take the others back out, but i was skint .</span><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdc3eAqZpV-RspKBiLgWmcwMST1oQsnDFZ2GHy8l7XGkoHBA449S5FhoQwAtH9aRM3dJPDHA8qUqcvIzqjTsd5rOaPGdRlZXw9nIWivKSitbRazZ_JvmqAufigIgEN5bNOw3IabCZqLgNk/s1600-h/2007_0907_143653.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108679225175283554" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdc3eAqZpV-RspKBiLgWmcwMST1oQsnDFZ2GHy8l7XGkoHBA449S5FhoQwAtH9aRM3dJPDHA8qUqcvIzqjTsd5rOaPGdRlZXw9nIWivKSitbRazZ_JvmqAufigIgEN5bNOw3IabCZqLgNk/s320/2007_0907_143653.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Derek and Matt<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span></div></div></div></div></div>multitrackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020790724640511306noreply@blogger.com0