Pictures from the Hike to the Barrow

I'm pretty snap happy when it comes to photographs- as a result, unless it's the odd selfie- you don't find many pictures of me doing anything.
I AM the photographer!

So, I'm pleased to be able to post photographic evidence of me, hiking and getting out of the burial barrow (goodbye dignity!) Thanks to may for the photos. :)

Letters

Lisa is off back to Germany to start university, via the isle of Wight. I.was delighted to receive her postcard and slightly flat Turkish delight.
Turns out it posts ok!

Gloucester with Ray, katie and Josh

Bbq upgrade!

My parents came for bbq bacon sandwiches for lunch.
And they bought us a new bbq!

It's awesome.

Bbq bacon sarnies

Genius!

London pack holiday day 3

Today we went to see the cutty sark, Greenwich meridian line and took the  thames clipper up to parliament.  We made it back to Victoria for 2.30 to collect our luggage on time too!

We met scouts from Belgium and from Switzerland too- they're in London on an international Camp.
Looks like everyone was in London!

London Pack holiday Day 2

We decided to have a more chilled out day- We went to the Natural History museum, then had lunch in Hyde park.
We watched the Gorilla Circus rehearsals  in the park, and then we went to the princess Diana memorial play ground- which is a huge pirate ship surrounded by sand, and swings and other things to play on.
we could honestly have stayed there all day.
The sun was out, it was awesome.

In the evening we had dominoes pizza for dinner  and the girls watched the first  Harry potter potter movie.
Sunburn all round.

London Pack Holiday Day 1

We met Tats and Kelly and allll the Brownies ate Kings cross at 10am- This would have been soooo much easier if we still lived on the east of the country. This was pretty epic day.
We left the house at 6:30am so I was ready for bed by lunchtime.

We went to GGHQ in Victoria to drop off our luggage and eat our lunch then we went on a sight seeing walking tour.
We say the pelicans in the park! they like it on the rock by the duck keepers cottage if you're looking for them.
We went to the place, the mall, Green park, Parliament and big ben, number 10 then on to Trafalgar square.
20,000 steps! We're all super fit now.

Followed by an extremely well earned dinner in Frankie and Bennies.
Then back to make our camp beds up, eat cookies and drink tea.

Sleep was pretty thin on the ground, between the girls being way too excited to sleep and the underground running under the building it was "patchy at best" (Kelly's fitbit said she'd had 1 hour of REM sleep. I think even that was pretty generous!). Topped off by the cleaner arriving to hoover above us at 5am. At which point I got up and gave up on sleeping.

New pjs for pack holiday

Perfect, no?

Mermaid hair and roosters

Jenni and I had chores to do today whilst traff was at his job interview. I registered with the doctors to get my hand physio transferred to Swindon hospital- and the receptionist thought jenni was my girlfriend.
Then we got her a travel journal and had a mooch round town.
We met traff after his interview for dinner in rooster- ray's recommendation. It was seriously good.
So, after running around to get a paddling pool we were too busy to go in it!
Maybe later in the week. ..

Milkshakes with jenni

This was our super unhealthy attempt to beat the heat. The blue raspberry milkshake fron galones was amazing.   I might try and have another one before I head off for pastures new.

Turkish baths

After work today I met ray and my mum and we went to the turkish baths. It was actually really good value and very relaxing.  It's a bit run down but it does what it says on the tin! 3 steam rooms, a sauna, a plunge pool and a whirl pool. Very impressed.

Stay classy Swindon. ..

Paddle boarding & Priory Marina

Today was a bit of a "morning after the night before" kind of day. We went out on Sunday night, as it would have been traff's wrestling show that got postponed over licensing issues. it only got postponed on Friday- so Sah, Dan, James, Lis, Andy and Aaron where already here or on their way. Therefore, we made the most of it.
It was messy.
And not very dignified. We drank Prosecco with gin in it. the went on a pub crawl.
I ate pizza from Santaniellos (Which is a Bedford institution, by the way- you should eat their pizza slowly and savour every mouthful. you won't find a better pizza at such a reasonable price with such lovely service anywhere else. I defy you to find better) and devoured the whole thing before everyone even had their dinner.
Then went in search of pudding. Couldn't find anything so ate a whole box of polish delicatessen biscuits. Like, a very big box.
Came home, watched my favourite wrestling tag team fore fit their match (It was a bad night for matches) and then went to bed rather later than is sensible.


Today, I undertook a kayaking taster session with a hangover. I don't think I like kayaking.
However,I did get to paddle a relentless touring board on the river. So I guess that's something as a take home.
I like that board.
One to add to my "to consider" list.

Then we went to Priory with Ellie and or who came to collect Andy. They had lunch at the pub and it was actually nice enough to sit outside. Then we went to the play area and got rained on.

We finished the evening with some giant cake from Maypole farm & then bloated netflix watching.

I'm not ready for Tuesday!

Bluebells

Free dinner!

Jenni and I went for coffee after work today- it was a bit impromptu, Jenni was on her way to get a bus and I was on my way to a hair appointment so not a whole lot of planning!

We were both fed up of getting rained on so we headed for the nearest open-looking place, which was the newly revamped wetherspoons in town. It turned out they they were training a whole new staff team to go with the fancy new bar and hotel, so we were given free meal vouchers to help with staff training- All we had to do was order, eat and review! 

Awesome!

We got chatting to one of the girls behind the bar and she told us this was her first ever shift, If she hadn't told us we wouldn't have guessed!

Priory Marina with Traff

Reading

On Saturday I met with my Mum, Aunt and Nan in reading. We had a good day of mooching around the town, We we went to Reading museum to see the replica of the beaux tapestry- it's awesome for 3 reasons:
1) It's an incredible feat of embroidery and it only took a year! mental!
2) It shows Halies commet as a bad omen during the battle.
3) It's had a dose of victorian modesty- The naked gentlemen were given shorts!