Great Outdoors

In response to:New Website for Hillwalkers

2009-05-29T12:33:00+02:00

Using metric-only data makes good sense from a safety point of view - maps with imperial units are at least 30 years old, so why would you be using them (unless of course you are an armchair hillwalker!)

In response to:New Website for Hillwalkers

2009-05-23T10:53:29+02:00

thanks for letting me know - this sounds very useful.

In response to:Buzzard attacks Jogger

2009-05-11T21:38:13+02:00

I was running a route I have run many times up to Minions from Pensilva in Cornwall May 2009 when I felt the same downdraft described by others above, went out the following week and exactly the same place it dived again only this time repeatedly dive bombing to the extent where I had to crouch down to avoid it, after 24hrs of my wife calling me swoop and not believing me I took her up to the spot in the car got out and even though it was circling about 600 meters away yet again it came in for a dive bomb. Would rather be chased by a dog anyday

In response to:Fan Fawr 734 m

2009-03-18T17:23:58+01:00

Nice pictures for Fan Fawr 734m. Its very interesting place to see.

In response to:Rime

2009-01-25T11:41:07+01:00

Yes, we've had quite a few days of rime too this January...it's much milder now, but your photos remind me of how cold it's been.
Margaret and Noreen

In response to:Western Weald excluded from South Downs National Park

2009-01-22T20:55:20+01:00

See you at the South Downs Campaign AGM at Lewes Town Hall on saturday 24th January 2009 10.30 Am-3.45pm

In response to:Rime

2009-01-21T01:08:39+01:00

I have understood rime to be when freezing fog creates a thick layer of frost on something. See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rime

I think it is a beautiful English word going a bit beyond 'frost'

O.

In response to:Rime

2009-01-21T01:00:35+01:00

I have never heard of rime before!

So it is the snow or frost that sticks to the grass or trees??

In response to:Rime

2009-01-21T00:34:13+01:00

Thanks!

In response to:Rime

2009-01-20T21:35:49+01:00

That picture at the bottom is excellent.

Tom.

In response to:Fforest Fawr

2009-01-20T21:06:21+01:00

Lovely spot.

Tom.

In response to:Fforest Fawr

2009-01-19T14:40:07+01:00

I was only up there just before Christmas, have spent many hours up them there hills!Most of them happy hours.

Don't you just love the Fan-Dance?

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2009-01-16T17:52:00+01:00

Yes, those must be lovely and amazing places, Devon i know yes, but the others i don't know them yet, but at least Cornwall i would really like to visit one of these next times i go to London.

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2009-01-16T13:33:18+01:00

Yes, coasts like this are very interesting. There are many sorts of colour in the cliffs north of Baleal too and also on the south side of the Peniche peninsular.

Here in England I like the cliffs in Dorset, the Isle of Wight, Devon & Cornwall.

In response to:Sugar Loaf: height 596 m, prominence 413 m

2009-01-15T19:42:19+01:00

You always have on this blog yours also great photos O.
:D
xxxx
Kiki

In response to:Sugar Loaf: height 596 m, prominence 413 m

2009-01-15T19:42:03+01:00

You always have on this blog yours also great photos O.
:D
xxxx
Kiki

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2009-01-15T19:41:22+01:00

I missed this one O. !!!!

Yes, Cabo Carvoeiro, as well all the coast indeed is amazing isn't it?
And do you know that it's the first time i notice on those rock formations??? And i went there lots of times!!
xxxx

In response to:Sugar Loaf: height 596 m, prominence 413 m

2008-11-28T21:09:52+01:00

The scenery is wonderful...I really like the sun and shadow on the patchwork of fields in the valley.
Margaret and Noreen

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2008-09-08T18:24:54+02:00

be fair, the interesting formations //do// look like er toilet seats....

I too would very much like to know how they formed...

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2008-09-08T18:17:04+02:00

Kevin, are you referring to the top part of the rock?. I have seen that rock from a few angles so know that the top bit has depth...but now that I relook at the picture I suddenly see what you mean.

O.

In response to:Cabo Carvoeiro

2008-09-08T17:56:26+02:00

strange rock formation in your second shot - almost looks like a human hand.
great pictures.

In response to:Evening Visitor

2008-09-01T03:15:45+02:00

Bugs!

*eek*

In response to:Buzzard attacks Jogger

2008-08-22T22:14:00+02:00

Bee,

Are you from North America? If so you probably use "buzzard" for a sort of vulture e.g. turkey vulture. In the UK we use the word buzzard for a bird of prey that is smaller than an eagle but having a similar shape see for example http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/buzzard/

This raptor is quite different from the north american "buzzard".

Nevertheless if it was a NA vulture attacking I could imagine that could be quite scary. They have sharp talons and beaks.

O.

In response to:Buzzard attacks Jogger

2008-08-21T10:20:00+02:00

I googled buzzard attacks & got here. Well dudes, it is weird that such things happen and I got a bit scared yesterday. I did not get attacked but the bird was flying right above me and my dog for at least a mile looking down at us. Then we lost the bugger when running into the wood and hedges, but it was quite scary. I have been running those paths for 3 years now and nothing like this happened before. Anyway, I though I am crazy because buzzards wouldn't harm me, but at least now I see they have the potentials & it happened before. Now I will run with a mirror before I develop a funny posture looking upwards when running :) Take care :)
God bless,
Bee

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-17T02:15:25+02:00

Fabulous photos. xxxx

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-16T21:55:41+02:00

Thanks for the tip. I have never been to Ventnor.

O.

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-16T19:12:34+02:00

try Ventnor, has some //great// places to walk :>>

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-16T19:10:08+02:00

Thanks!

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-16T19:09:50+02:00

Actually I did walk part of the Isle of Wight coast in the mid 1970s. I started the walk at Culver Cliff and went across to the Needles. Started following the chalk hills inland from Culver then cut down to the south coast a bit west of St Catherine's Point.

It would be good to revisit the IoW coast.

In response to:Coastal Walk near Porthleven

2008-08-16T14:54:55+02:00

Great photos....glad you enjoyed the walk too :)