Saturday Off !!

The River Dove in Wolfscote Dale ...

Well it happens now and again ... Friday afternoon saw us heading down to our new (OK well second-third-fourth-hand) second home - yes we've bought a static caravan !!!  Not had it long - obviously needs some TLC - so we're on the case.  Friday saw barbie outside with some mates who dropped in on their way elsewhere ... Saturday - a long walk ... Sunday - slap some paint on the decking followed by a shorter walk.  Some pics from weekend at

Walking

Naturally .. this static caravan lark is a whole new experience ... we're learning as we go along (at least we can turn on the water, the gas and the boiler so far !!).  Here's a tip from our "next door neighbours" viz barbies ... get an extension lead, plug in a desk fan and aim it at the coals - saves hours !!!
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Mossley v Stalybridge Celtic

 Some "aerial ballet" from said game ...

Better late than never (as in last Tuesday) - a 2-2 draw in a PSF ... I didn't get there until 35 minutes into the first half anyway !!!  Some pics at 

Mossley 2 Stalybridge Celtic 2

Just a touch disappointed with the antics of the Dave Gorman look-a-like for Celtic who seemed to have been instructed to kick sh*t out of Mossley's Tom Pratt - to me a "left-over" from last season's Manchester Premier Cup Final when Pratty ran the show ... hey ho, it's only a friendly !!!
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Mossley v FC Halifax Town

T. Rialist gets a shot in for Mossley ...

Soon comes around eh what ??? First friendly of the seaon for Mossley - pics at

Mossley 0 FC Halifax Town 4
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Isle of Skye ...

The Cuillins ...

A week away "oop north" - don't be fooled by the pictures ... it rained every day !!

Isle of Sky Holiday - July 2016

Notwithstanding the moisture - a grand week away - and we only scratched the surface on what Skye has to offer - we'll be back !
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Scafell Pike ...

A 360 degree panorama from the summit - Photoshop strikes !!

... last Sunday ...

'Twas daughter's 30th 'birthday weekend' ... her plan was three peaks in three days - so she and mates did Snowdon on Saturday, Scafell Pike on Sunday and Ben Nevis on Monday.  

Me and Mrs Smiffy chipped in for the Sunday gig - after work for me on Saturday we headed up to Nether Wasdale to set up camp before the arrival of the others from Wales ... we were supplying food - not just any old food but a proper Nepalese "banquet" - Veg Curry and Dhal Bhaat (plus rice) - something we picked up a few weeks ago  !!  By heck ... it chucked it down with rain early Saturday evening but .. then it stopped - all ate food, early night and early up on Sunday to do the "Big English Mountain".  All done and dusted by 1400hrs, so we left the hardy crew to head northwards ...

Just a few piccies from the day at

Scafell Pike - 12Jun16

... naturally missed both the England and Wales games in the Euro 2016 - but I'm catching up big style now  !!  Also that bloomin' Flying Scotsman came through Mossley  again on Tuesday - just had the cameraphone this time .. this one turned out not too bad ...

 

England game tomorrow ?? Probably manage the second half ...

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Flying Scotsman thru Mossley ...

Mossley Station is the other side of the bridge in the distance ...

... yesterday ... arrive back in Mossley to be told the rumour that said train is coming through Mossley about 1500hrs - yikes !!

Mad dash home - grab camera, making sure I put a bloomin' memory card in it (no time to change lens either !) and mad dash back down - time was tight so I didn't make it to Mossley station - but as there were loads of peeps there anyway - I ended up with a different angle I suppose. Didn't take too many so I'll stick the 'best' few straight on here ...

... and - in an instant - it was gorn !!
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Greater Manchester Boundary Walk - Part 3

 Part of the new Manchester Airport Relief Road - which caused probs early on !

It's been a while since Part 2 - but good weather saw us out on Sunday doing a chunk from Poynton to Wilmslow.  A few hiccups at the start due to new/unfinished roads - as pointed out before the book IS 20+ years old - but we got there in the end !   Not as photogenic as I would have liked - but hey ho ...

Pics at

Boundary Walk - Part 3 - 05Jun16

So far - using public transport has worked OK - and the next bit (Wilmslow to Ashley) has also been planned out - watch this space !
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