For my February BAM, I made my way to a google map pin drop sent to me, at the appointed hour, which turned out to be in the middle of some random suburban street, as the sun was setting... Whereupon I was soon met by around 8 men, some strangers, some just strange :wink: , who beckoned me to follow...

Happy birthday Mike, Mike from Bromsgrove

And Sean too for the other day

What did I do next? Rolled back down the hill, had a cappuccino bought for me at the cafe at the lake there, then was driven up to Liverpool. Got dumped there by young Miss Z, and managed to put bike back together, pack and attach my bags, whilst being desperate for a wee, which I consider quite an ...

JudithG wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:44 pm Glad that I have someone willing to look after my kids and that I have the kit to travel, so I can appreciate the great outdoors in this way

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That looks great

Lazarus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:53 pm

I then dismounted my bike in the usual style of flinging my leg over the back, forgetting I had kit back there and ended up landing on the ground.

We have all done it. ... Haven't we?

Yep

Just ridden up to Stwlan dam.

Just WOW

And sunny too

IMG_20240224_103124 by Verena Zimmer, on Flickr

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:09 pm Oh, and Zoe still enjoying her slate obsession so much that she's trying to get her unsuspecting pal involved too

Yep, and in February too... probably one of the best times to visit, along with maybe, ermm, November??

Good film, but I did thought of this thread when watching him light fires all the way across beautiful French countryside...

https://youtu.be/nPLOSNIKEc0?si=cJOAxeBpoNiEYW2w

Actually sitting down. Doing absolutely nothing. Apart from finally visiting this here place, which has been sorely missing from my life recently. That's cheery Friday enough in itself. Added bonus is that I am sitting doing nothing on a comfy bed in a guest house in sleety slate grey Blaenau Ffesti...

...and have felt spaced out all day. I won't be making a habit of School night BaMs but glad I'm in again for 2024 :-bd Same here: by 3pm I'm usually I-) when I bivi Thursday nights. Fortunately we have a flexible working policy so most of management don't work Fridays, which co-incides with one of...

Emergency BAM, I like it!

Dare I ask what the nature of the emergency is???

Hi, I've somehow slipped out of the forum again recently, and surprisingly even during the five days I've just been travelling and spending a few days with my parents, who only seem to be vertical for a very few hours in between like ins, naptimes, and early nights, I'm only now managing to pick up ...

:-bd Liking the...blanket? scarf? A good night to be out because it's about to get colder! Glad you like it. It's a massive thick fluffy scarf which I bought on holidays in Bagneres de Luchon in the Pyrenees last February, for an impromptu snowy mountain wild camp, which was wonderful, so it carrie...

:-bd Liking the...blanket? scarf? A good night to be out because it's about to get colder! Glad you like it. It's a massive thick fluffy scarf which I bought on holidays in Bagneres de Luchon in the Pyrenees last February, for an impromptu snowy mountain wild camp, which was wonderful, so it carrie...

Here goes, lowering the bar as promised. Went out last night, expecting it to be absolutely bitterly cold, but it actually seemed to have warmed up a bit. No real frost on the ground, though a bit of ice on some cars as I arrived back home. Obviously went out to enjoy it, but also as I had failed to...

I now can't go anywhere without scoping potential bivvy spots and hopefully that will lead me into being more daring for 2024 :-bd Same here Martin :lol: , I always have a mental list way longer than there are months.... Challenge is to think carefully about who you're with at the time, before sayi...

A fogou for the first, a damp affair Then by the bypass, awoken by the moon In March the Duke of Buccleuch slept unaware Come April, close to home, a dry lagoon And Spring once sprung, the woods! (with coffee set) A skinny-tyred dash for the sun in June A trip across to Fife, the longest yet A cabi...

gecko76 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:54 pm Something like that

Also, bumped into a chap walking his dog who mentioned another potential spot; an abandoned hospital, complete with children's toys last time he was there.

Errr, no thank you

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:53 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:34 pm ...you've set the bar pretty high already there.

Don't worry Reg, I'll soon lower it.

Not if I lower it first

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:22 pm Blimey, that's a fair old tour. Some lovely photos.

Wow, I second that.

Annnnnnd off we go.... A most luxurious night toasty warm at a visitors centre on the Winter Event. Nooo-o-o-o of course not! -3c on an open-air but roofed wooden platform at a visitors centre. As mentioned elsewhere, lots of ice everywhere and frozen socks. Perfect! 1/1, 1/12, 98/98 What an ace sp...

ootini wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:36 pm

Verena wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:40 am well this has all got rather confusing...

I'm going to move on to the just released Panceltic film, anyone else seen it?

I enjoyed it, even if the narration is a bit pretentious here and there.

Yep, same

I had to double-check the day there, I'm very much still on the right hand side of this diagram. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCc3jkBW4AA4QbI?format=jpg&name=small In cheery news, I'm getting MORE CHEESE delivered today. Well you're in good company there, my seat pack will be half sleeping bag, ...

Happy to report that last night was the first one to contain stars for quite some time. It departed leaving a slightly misty and cold morning with a little frost / ice. The sky now contains some blue bits and the house smells of freshly baked cake* :wink: *but it has done for a couple of days. Yay!...