Thursday 13 December 2007

Crib Goch Via Snowden with a newbie....

Late November 2007 I decided I needed to get out in to the country again and Pixie an old friend from down south decided to join me for the first time, we could have done the tourist route but hey its me were talking about here...so crib goch it was hope he is ok with heights. we stayed at the hostal on the pass at the start gate and we got a lush room with a front veiw, weird actually as that hostal is not highly rated but I loved it....a klush place with bar...and good food.

Pxie was really excited about it which was cool some arent ha ha, I had been watching the weather for a few days and it looked like good photo potential and as it turned out it was one of the best days I have ever seen on Crib Goch.



Blue clear skies lush...

we arrived about 11am, booked in got the key ordered dinner and breakfast for later on arrival god dam ha ha, parked car in only spot near hostal very lucky up here ya know... packed bags and headed off, up up and away......what a day it was awesome. Pixie was gonna love this. Mind you after about 20 minutes i nearly had to call an ambulance i wanst sure if he was gonna make it....does Michelle know he smokes - well I wonder mmmmm......a fag on Crib Goch....not looking to healhy there eh fella.

Heres a few pics.....



He looks in pain eh ...but hasnt he done well 2 thirds to go mate..



Here i go playing with Death...why not heh heh.




Simply a nice shot....he didnt like it...



we made it across....what next ahh yes the mighty summit.



Love this shot at the top......yh bring it on well done Pixie....harder than you thought eh...



OOoohhhhh mooody....wethers can change within 2 min at summit....



Me me me me me me....yes..ha ha....kinf of mountain....

Video coming soon....

The best U Tube video.....

I am sorry but I cannot stop watching this it really is so funny, it's the expressions on the guys faces ha ha lol....to die for....

This is exactly what U Tube is all about. an so they get the best video award for 2008 for me.

Ulveston 10K Race 2nd December 2007

Well yes folks the running addiction continues as I have now not only joined the Holme Peirrpoint Running club and got myself a confimed place in the Edinburgh Marathon but I am also a forum ranter on Runners world and hence am always scanning the events diary to see where and when I can enter a run - budget allowing.

This made me do the Ulveston 10K a local race to be fair, but with a good following... I went up there with a new female freind that I found somewhere and as she (Stephanie) was driving I was on my best behaviour, we were both running and from the start of our journey at 6am it had been raining all day and all across the UK, we got there and yes it was still peeing down the only difference was that is was now really cold and the rain to me was getting very close to sleet, this reminded me of the days when I was at school and forced out for a run with the athletics class. hated it ha ha..



You must remember that we had had no sleep and were not in the best shape...even so this was a first for me so i was going for it hoping for sub 50min.

I ran it in 45.55 which is fantastic !!!!!!!

I am so proud of that....and in those conditions, I am now training for the Ediburgh Marathon through the winter....this is going to be tough.

This is similar to the real thing just add the rain.

North Tenerife in November

In November I went back to Tenerife to check out the north of the Island to see what it had to offer compared to the dry humid south and of course Teide, this journey involved yet again awesome treacherous roads, more sweet switch backs and also revelled the North east shorlines surf breaks, but my word what a long way to go for a surf...easier to get to Perranporth heh heh. I did reviset La Masca to see the results of the fire below and as expected its never as bad as you first think, the area is green and nature is happily recovering form the fire as you would expect, but to be fair fire at night can seem a horrendous thing even if the effects come daylight are limited. For the locals it must have been terrifiying.





This was the side that got the most damage from the fire and it got pretty close to the town on the right and out of picture.

I didnt stay with family this time, I decided to stay in some dodgy San Marino apartments ha ha they were alright except the lack of a lock on the balcony door, but hey you get what you pay for and I did....This caused a problem, as it was very hot about 80+ and I was up for a tan and as the apartments had a good pool and a cheap and cheerful bar below I found myself losing my adventurous side and and deciding to just flop by the pool with me book.....it became very addictive and well after a few days I couldnt be bothered to do anything...

Evetually I got to see these sites....and things...another side of Tenerife alot of you probably have never seen....



Surfers on the north coast there were a few good breaks, what a dramtic sky line though this side of the Island really does have a dark and volcanic fell to it and by all acounts a very local one as well.



A different angle of the Volcano on the ridge drive approaching the north..I was up there in April heh heh....



Lunar Landscape abound near to the base of Teide it was so silent and peacful here and so warm....a film set for the Planet of the Apes...



All of Tenerifes beaches are black sand except one...this one where is it? I'm not telling you....really nice though only downside and clue oif wherebouts - on the horizon you get all the liners and tankers waiting to dock....



Switch back heaven in the north...love it so I do - should have been a rally driver for sure...



Love the coast line around La Masca, this is the view of old burning lava flows frozen in time 2000 year ago....just love those colours....awesome.



just like this shot...It's weird in Tenerife one minute you can be on the beach and half an hour later in thick pine woods and the smell is reminiscent of the Alps.....



La Masca from the boat again fom a distance, so moody so angry and twisted looking....



And of course I spent many a day just meandering on these beaches, amazing how hot it was even in Novemeber the beaches were full....



And yes Teverife has some sculpture along the beach between Americas and Los Christianos...nice...

Well yes there you have it a picture showing on me trip better than me just tyoing stuff. It was also Gordons birthday he was 41 this year and i boughthim a gift that well he seemed to like wearing, he even made a trip to the footiee in it crazy sod. Take a look for your self and if you want check out the video as well.



OK and the video........



Thats it folks.....until next holiday.....

Be aware the Mankini may apear in your town some time soon...