General catchup, and hen night
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cybermuleI've lot of catching up to do. A wedding, two funerals and a car crash on the M6 don't just write themselves up, you know. Especially in gardening season.
But first things first - I'll cover the hen night. This was ace. Ninneviane picked me up from Ashchurch station, complete with supplies for wine-fuelled camping decadence. We headed to a wicked camping site near Ross which not only allows campfires, but also seeemed to allow us our own private paddock, from which we could snicker at the baboons and pitch up ineptly in peace. We then went to the nearby pub and gorged ourselves on absolutely delicious food which meant we could barely roll ourselves down to the camp site to guzzle wine and sit around the extremely expertly prepared campfire. Everyone should have a Ninneviane to take places with them.
The night was fucking freezing, even by my knackered thermostat, and I think this put off the virgin campers. By the time I'd ahd a coffee, I'd chalked the cold up to experience and pretty much forgotten it, but I don't think my various n00b friends will forget it in a hurry. They don't drive in a hurry either, so combining this with a confused SatNav meant we got to Go Ape a bit late, and I was a "bit stressed". But it all worked out ok in the end.
Go Ape is fab, if a bit scary. I'm aabout 85% ok with heights, and was also too adrenaline charged to make it more than 4/5 round the course before I slumped in a knackered heap. I would like to have done the final one, but I would have needed a big rest as my heart was pounding and my arms were shaking. Everyone else completed it. The next day I felt as though I was wearing a cast iron bra - all my intercostal muscles were grumbling (although I didn'tnotice until I went running, which may have served me right).
I think everyone at least had a reasonably good time. I did anyway, so nyah :P
But first things first - I'll cover the hen night. This was ace. Ninneviane picked me up from Ashchurch station, complete with supplies for wine-fuelled camping decadence. We headed to a wicked camping site near Ross which not only allows campfires, but also seeemed to allow us our own private paddock, from which we could snicker at the baboons and pitch up ineptly in peace. We then went to the nearby pub and gorged ourselves on absolutely delicious food which meant we could barely roll ourselves down to the camp site to guzzle wine and sit around the extremely expertly prepared campfire. Everyone should have a Ninneviane to take places with them.
The night was fucking freezing, even by my knackered thermostat, and I think this put off the virgin campers. By the time I'd ahd a coffee, I'd chalked the cold up to experience and pretty much forgotten it, but I don't think my various n00b friends will forget it in a hurry. They don't drive in a hurry either, so combining this with a confused SatNav meant we got to Go Ape a bit late, and I was a "bit stressed". But it all worked out ok in the end.
Go Ape is fab, if a bit scary. I'm aabout 85% ok with heights, and was also too adrenaline charged to make it more than 4/5 round the course before I slumped in a knackered heap. I would like to have done the final one, but I would have needed a big rest as my heart was pounding and my arms were shaking. Everyone else completed it. The next day I felt as though I was wearing a cast iron bra - all my intercostal muscles were grumbling (although I didn'tnotice until I went running, which may have served me right).
I think everyone at least had a reasonably good time. I did anyway, so nyah :P
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Date: 2009-05-22 04:00 pm (UTC)Glad you had a good time!