Isn't it ironic

Unlike many of the things listed by Miss Morisett which are just unlucky or unfortunate, this is really really ironic. It's in our church on the organ speakers if you want to take a closer look. I would imagine that following a brief spell of Internet celebrity it might become a genuine site for ironic pilgrims.



(quality of picture irritatingly poor... I'd like to appologise on behalf of Steve Jobs)

Aidan

Nothing of note to write, here's Aidan at the park yesterday.

Surviving a beasting

Mark and I went on a weekend playing in the mountains, given to us a birthday present by our good wives, and kindly arranged by Jon Burgess of hannahburgess.com fame. (A mountain rescue type and all round Ray Mears alike).

We did some hiking (and by some I mean alot):


We also did some camping:


Followed by a rather wonderful midnight Canoe along the length of Coniston Water to bivvy on Peel Island (the island Arthur Ransom based Swallows and Amazons on). Here's the bivvy spot and the breakfast spot on the island.



I learnt that I had forgotten how great the great outdoors is, and resolve to get out and play more.
I learnt that mountain rescue drill into your shin to inject heroine to deal with pain
I learnt that Tom and Anna are lovely people. (Canoe instructors - see last photo)
I learnt that Jon Burgess knows a lot about outdoor stuff
I learnt that navigation is better with contours
I learnt that I need to move further north
I learnt that 1:40000 is the new 1:25000 (important to keep up with trends I think)
I learnt that £30 does not buy a good pair of walking boots
I reaffirmed the fact that North Face kit is great
I learnt that I want a 'jet boil' (www.jetboil.com)

A huge thanks to Jon for the photos - I was not brave enough to get out my i-phone in extremely damp conditions!