thebrokendoll 7085 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Alex said: I was there a week and I think I got fairly lucky like but it’s supposed to be one of best places in Europe fir spotting eagles I think. first time I saw an otter in the wild I'd turned right off the a83 from oban to campbeltown on a single track road to ardfern. fucking thing hurled itself out of a hedgerow right in front of me lwb sprinter and I nearly catapulted mrs bd and the 2 dogs out the windscreen to avoid flattening it! wouldn't for a second dispute your claim about eagles on mull mate, but a few years ago we walked cain gorge in spain's picos de europa (jaw droppingly stunning) and eagles and vultures were as numerous as pigeons in trafalgar square! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: eagles and vultures were as numerous as pigeons in trafalgar square I’d imagine being shat on by a vulture would ruin your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 7085 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: I’d imagine being shat on by a vulture would ruin your day. you know cain gorge mf? hard to decide which is the most spectacular between that and the gorge du verdon in france.. just as an aside to the whole trafalgar square/mull/pyranees comparison. I never saw any mackems dive head first in to a foot deep pool from a head spinningly deep gorge in northern spain. which is a damned shame I reckon. Edited June 9, 2021 by thebrokendoll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 7 hours ago, thebrokendoll said: you know cain gorge mf? hard to decide which is the most spectacular between that and the gorge du verdon in france.. just as an aside to the whole trafalgar square/mull/pyranees comparison. I never saw any mackems dive head first in to a foot deep pool from a head spinningly deep gorge in northern spain. which is a damned shame I reckon. Alright, Samuel L Jackson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 12 hours ago, thebrokendoll said: you know cain gorge mf? I don’t mate- lived in the Ardeche Gorge, climbed in the Verdon, took a lass for a mucky weekend to the Gorges du Tarn. Did you stay in Poncebos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17610 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Arrived for my annual week in the lakes in the lodge I have booked for this week every year, Patterdale. It's fucking scorching hot. The drive from Pooley Bridge through Glen Ridding was the busiest I've ever seen. Not exactly tranquil like, hope it quietens during the week. I mean, we've all got the right to be here, but at the same time, I can't help thinking.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Renton said: Arrived for my annual week in the lakes in the lodge I have booked for this week every year... Early onset pensioner. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Renton at a congested tourist hotspot. Responsible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19735 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Can’t even enjoy himself on holiday 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Renton wakes up and saunters out to the verandah of his favourite lodge for a leisurely breakfast, spots a group of “fucking tourists!” a mile away approaching Renton Towers … 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12736 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Renton said: Arrived for my annual week in the lakes in the lodge I have booked for this week every year, Patterdale. It's fucking scorching hot. The drive from Pooley Bridge through Glen Ridding was the busiest I've ever seen. Not exactly tranquil like, hope it quietens during the week. I mean, we've all got the right to be here, but at the same time, I can't help thinking.... Did you think that the closing of the borders wouldn’t effect your yearly dogging holiday? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13806 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 23/03/2021 at 00:00, Monkeys Fist said: Tourist Guide to Dundee If anyone's not already familiar with The Real Leigh Griffith's blog by Dundee Barry its definitely worth a read if you're ever needing a cheap laugh. It's written from the point of view of wee Leigh when he signed for Dundee to play under Jocky Scott. https://provieroadpod.com/2017/11/12/chapter-1-whas-in-cherge-here/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 @Renton How long did it take you to nip down to Cornwall from Splatterdale? Man 'beat seagull to death' on St Ives beach https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-57886909 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 The seagulls in St Ives are insane. I guarantee it nicked his pastie. That's motive enough for anyone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14527 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: The seagulls in St Ives are insane. I guarantee it nicked his pastie. That's motive enough for anyone. That actually was Rents...He was up on the fells doing his best "Wullie Wordsworth" when the filthy avian motherfucker swooped in to pluck the Kendal mint cake from his very hand so our boy tracked the fucker 500 miles to St Ives where they had a square go on the beech 👊 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: That actually was Rents...He was up on the fells doing his best "Wullie Wordsworth" when the filthy avian motherfucker swooped in to pluck the Kendal mint cake from his very hand so our boy tracked the fucker 500 miles to St Ives where they had a square go on the beech 👊 For the poor seagull’s sake I hope he’d washed his hands - we all know where they’ve been 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Going camping near York for three nights from tomorrow. Looking forward to Saturday 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Have fun! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 When my nippers were little we took them for a couple of nights in a “camping pod” - a fucking shed, near York, in June It was fucking Baltic - we were just a few miles north of the city, where they’re all rampant Tories and more inbred than the Hapsburgs, fuck all to do, pubs as welcoming as the Slaughtered Lamb, all in all a thoroughly shite few days, which the kids look back on with great fondness, the contrary little shites 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38556 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 You don’t happen to be in a camping pod just north of York, do you @Alex? Don’t want to piss on your chips or anything (… take booze, plenty of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30239 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Campsite at / near Helmsley. I will be taking plenty of fucking booze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1231 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: When my nippers were little we took them for a couple of nights in a “camping pod” - a fucking shed, near York, in June It was fucking Baltic - we were just a few miles north of the city, where they’re all rampant Tories and more inbred than the Hapsburgs, fuck all to do, pubs as welcoming as the Slaughtered Lamb, all in all a thoroughly shite few days, which the kids look back on with great fondness, the contrary little shites "Mind that holiday that was so shite that dad actually spent time with us rather than fuck off to the pub?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3652 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Alex said: Campsite at / near Helmsley. I will be taking plenty of fucking booze Lovely round there mate, will be nice as long as the weather holds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Sneaky kid free night away with the Mrs. Started the day in Stokesly, then afternoon in Whitby, bit of shopping in Thirsk, waved at @Alex passing through Hemsley and now sitting in a gorgeous hotel beer garden in Pately Bridge. Back home tomorrow via swaledale and Wensleydale while keeping an eye out for @Dr Gloom on another stag do. Obviously a bit pissed but will do my best to “fuck off” ASAP. However might be drinking late and looking for the odd meteor in the sky so can’t promise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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