Bit of Scottish Practise

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

I'm going camping this weekend...good bit of practise for the scotty meet!

Me and my mate are going Sat to Sun, up the Brecon Beacons.

We did this last year, so we are starting where we left off last year, and bit by bit, will work our way to north wales.

This leg is from Dan yr Ogaf to Usk Reservoir. The start is over a big ridge called Fan Hir, shown below.

than at the top of the ridge over the other side are two lakes, by which we shall set up camp hopefully.

Llyn y Fan Fawr:

and Llyn y Fan Fach:

then the next day final leg to our destination, the Usk Reservoir:

hopefully we shall make it, altho i am well unfit, havent done this for ages. but need to get in shape anyway. should be good fun....weather permitting of course.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its to bloody hot to do anything I think!

I am sweating like a mofo sitting here, according to the car temp gauges its around 21 degrees! Thats 20 to high!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

well u r used to arctic conditions up there...yesits hot, but gotta make the most of it, as rain for the rest of the year is quite likely down here.

still, it should be cooling down by the weekend, yompin up that hill in the sun wil be hard work, so a bit of wind or cloud would be nice.

only rain will stop play...and thats only due to my mate, i'd happily still go in the rain Very Happy

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thats the prob up here, no clouids and no wind. Its static hot air

even in the desert you get wind!

Anyway the place looks great, be sure to take pics and put em up mate!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

will do, altho may have to be phone pics only....digi cam is extra weight!

bags are heavy enough with all the kit, esp the 3 cans of lager each Laughing

, those essential items.

....just been to the dentist this morning...sat in the waiting room for 10 mins reading a magazine, then they come out (gorgeous sexy nurse drool) and say, your not meant to be here til 2.30!

this was at 10.30 this morn.

DOH!

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3 cans of lager each. Thats what 2.5 minutes worth of drinking.

you should have said to the nurse I came for you baby!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

3 is enough...i dont wanna be gettin hammered and then havin to walk the next day hungover and dehydrated and shitting at every opportunity.

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scottish hills have an off sales at the top Laughing

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

lol now that would be good!

"probably"

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Looks like its gonna be a great walk JB Very Happy

the lake looks nice for a nights camping

as Chris says, get some good piccies,

hope it all goes well, dont let us see on the news that 2 walkers had to be rescued by "search and rescue" lol Laughing

have you done the "Pennie Farthing" in the Brecon Beacons ??

i was hoping to get back out on my last trip home but something else always turned up Rolling Eyes

when i come off the rig on Monday the g/f is taking the train up and meeting me in Aberdeen (iv got 21t in Aberdeen) and we are gonna spend the night up here, then on Tuesday we are gonna drive through Inverness and drive down the side of Loch Ness, she never seen Loch Ness so maybe get some pics of that aswell, maybe see the monster Shocked

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its gonna piss down over the next few days, theres a dirty big bugge rof a cloud here the now

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

Roddy, I shall look up the Penny Farthing now, as it does ring a bell. Done quite a few good walks around Brecon, I love it up there. Camped there quite a few times, once setting off from Storey Arms heading West towards Dan yr Ogaf, camping midway, and anther time starting at Pontneddfachen (dunno if you know it) which is a river valley down at the btm of the beacons, with many waterfalls.

That was great as we had to walk up along side the river until it broke out into the clear beacons, then we found a outcrop of rock in the middle of nowhere to set up...sittin on top in the night supping beer, it was DEAD silent...not often you here that.

Ill get pics!

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Supping beer in that situation sounds fantastic Mr. Green

Its like being in a different world when you're in the middle of nowwhere, its great knowing you are miles away from anyone Laughing

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

absolutely...

here is my other addition to the weekend, my home made fruit loaf. a few chunks of that keeps you goin!

also in preparation i have had a haircut (about time u hippy i hear u say)

before - hairy!

and after, not so hairy Laughing

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got some attitude in both pics JB ,funny man Laughing

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rofl JB.

how long was that before you shaved

there is no were to go round here that looks like that (the hills etc not JB unshaven)

its full of buildings and chavs Sad

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:49 pm

before - hairy!

Looks like all you need is a canoe and a banjo! Very Happy

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JB wrote:

Fucking hell, dont mess with this lad Shocked

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol, thats what I look like with 3 days growth!

I had a haircut the other night as well.

Also since the timmers were out I shaved my beard like Sr's from American Chopper, Amber thought it was hilarious! Laughing

You really need white/grey beard for it!

I then shaved a bit more leaving me with a dodgy hitler moustache which was even funnier!

Wish we had got pics of it.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i wish i had had this haircut a few weeks ago in this weather....i always go thru a phase of thinkin i know ill grow my hair, but then its gets about that long and pisses me off!

that was about 1 and 1/2 weeks growth on my face...i hate being clean shaven, but that was just a bit too long....felt like i had a constantly sticky face!

lol i tend to amuse myself when shaving too, i look very odd with a moustache!

but (this may be sad) i shave my self symetrically as in ill do a bit one side, then the same the other and so on...my reasoning is that if the shaver packs up halfway thru at least i will be even both sides. Very Happy