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    View from the B&B

    View from the B&B

    This is a view from the Wayside b&b in the west lake district

    New herb planter

    New herb planter

    Built by me

    Olympic Flame in Lake Louise

    Olympic Flame in Lake Louise

    Today we went skiing/boarding in Lake Louise, we saw the olympic flame. There was a spectacular show in the Terrain Park, where skiers and snowboarders will jumped over the snowcat and the torchbearer.

    Snowshoeing in Kootenay National Park

    Snowshoeing in Kootenay National Park

    Today we took a day off from the slopes and went snowshoeing to Paint Pots in Kootenay National Park.

    Banff National Park

    Banff National Park

    Took a break from snowboarding to have a walk around Banff

    Bank Holiday weekend wedding
    Bank Holiday weekend wedding

    For those who wish to see the photos and videos from the weekend please see http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t213/ebweb/Hannah%20and%20Nick/

    Sunday Cycle Ride

    A few weeks a ago I bought a bike, but I haven’t been able to really go out on it.
    I think I need to explain that I haven’t really been cycling since I learnt to drive, which is a few years ago. I wasn’t sure if I could still ride a bike, so I [...]

    Website Upgrade – Mobile devices

    I have recently upgraded the website to allow for new features to be installed.
    The first of these new features is a mobile format for the website. So those of you who wish to browse the website using your iPhone, ipod or mobile phone, will be presented with different display that is easier to read on [...]

    MONDAY FUN: They walk among us

    I was at the checkout of a Tesco store. The cashier rang up a £46.64 charge ….. I gave her a fifty pound note. She gave me back £46.64. I gave the money back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favour. She became indignant and informed me [...]

    Car Park Attendant

    TRUE STORY:
    Outside Bristol Zoo there is a car park for 150 cars and 8 coaches.
    There also used to be a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars £1 and coaches £5.
    This parking attendant worked there for all of 25 years , then one day just didn’t turn up for work…
    “Ho hum”, said Bristol [...]

    Monday Joke: Security

    A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,
    ‘Jesus is watching you.’
    He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more after a bit, he shook his head and continued.. Just [...]

    MONDAY JOKE: Smart Answers

    6th Place
    It was mealtime during a flight on a British Airways plane:
    “Would you like dinner?” the flight attendant asked the man seated in the front row.
    “What are my choices?” the man asked.
    “Yes or no,” she replied.
    5th Place
    A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets.
    As a man approached, she extended her hand [...]

    Friday Food: Top Table

    Top table is an online booking and review service for restaurants, although primarily in London is does also cover quite a lot of restaurants in Bristol (and other major cities).
    It allows you to search restaurants by cuisine and price. It also allows you to only search special offers. A great idea if you aren’t [...]

    Wilderness Lecture

    A couple of weeks ago I went to one of the wilderness lectures. After a complete nightmare parking and finding the chemistry department at Bristol University, we sat down to what we thought was going to be a lecture by Ben Saunders and his expedition to the South Pole, however he hasn’t made the [...]


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