Comments on: Day Return to Bloworth Crossing . . . and Beyond http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/ ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-4581 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:14:56 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-4581 Ha ha. Funnily enough, I’ve just had a conversation this very afternoon with my brother-in-law concerning the man with the lavender jacket and he’s also of the same opinion. Apparently, there’s a new series of Great Railway Journeys coming out so we were discussing the merits of the man. My wife, while defending Portillo and his fashion sense, reckons his legs are too thin.
Thanks for the comment, it’s greatly appreciated.Positive feedback makes everything feel worthwhile.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: teigl http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-4576 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:21:10 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-4576 I’ve been savouring your blog back pages, going through them a few a day…what a wonderful, beautifully written body of work. It contains most of the things I love….mines, old railway tracks, landscape, pies and comes with a refreshing sprinkling of left wing attitude. I can’t be trusted to speak coherently about that man with the lavender jacket…my missus thinks he’s nice too. Anyway, thanks for another great read!
cheers,
Iain

]]> By: beatingthebounds http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2122 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:24:15 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2122 If it happened tomorrow, could Gove lose his seat please. Just a small thing I’m asking……

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2121 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:21:36 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2121 Funny you should say that, because I sat down to watch his European railway journeys series with great expectations and found the whole thing sadly lacking in depth. I got the impression he???d read the script the night before he went and didn???t have much idea about the places he was visiting and the people he was supposed to be interviewing. Perhaps he should have stuck to being Defence Secretary. No, no. Forget I said that.
1997. Oh, what sweet joy. What nectar. What sublime happiness ??? and so fleeting. If only it would come around again. Like, tomorrow.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: beatingthebounds http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2119 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:02:14 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2119 How did Portillo wangle his meeja junkets? I don’t believe his new ‘reasonable’ pose and his Radio 4 series in which he re-examined some historical event from an extremely right-wing point of view was predictably objectionable.
Best moment of Election Night 1997…………
I’ll stop ranting now……looks like a great walk, I’ve only visited the North York Moors a couple of times, seems I’ve been missing out.

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2113 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:53:46 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2113 Hej Hanna. I quite often go astray and end up walking in the wrong direction, but I usually sort myself out before too long. I was about a kilometre out on this occasion, which isn’t far. I’ve done worse, such as dropping down into the wrong valley in Spain once, which was very disorientating.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2112 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:49:57 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2112 Thanks for that Carol. I’m tempted to finish the limerick but it probably wouldn’t be printable. And thank you for restoring my faith in womankind in regard to the Michael Portillo thing.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: Hanna http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2109 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:27:21 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2109 Your photos are outstanding, Alen. A lovely light, and a unique atmosphere. However, it sounds like an exhausting hike, perhaps it is your description of the weather. How many kilometers did you go before you discovered your navigation error?
Obviously I can tell an awful report from Norway, for once it is not about myself starring:-) But more about this another time.
Many greetings
Hanna

]]> By: mountaincoward http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2108 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:10:15 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2108 That would make a great start to a limerick – you should write the rest and put it out here! ;-) I’m a bit of a collector of limericks…

Some of that trackbed looks to have some steep inclines on it. It looks quite a nice walk though. Your first few ‘wintry trees’ photos are really lovely – I like trees in winter – it’s about the only thing I do like in winter!

And I don’t think Michael Portillo’s good-looking either – your tale proves what a smarm I already thought he was!

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2105 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:22:48 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2105 I was on the edge of my seat there waiting for a dirty pay-off line. Ha ha.
It’s a great area, James, and I’m not very familiar with it either. But it’s great for striding out on a cold and windy day.
Cheers, Alen

]]> By: James Lomax http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2104 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:09:18 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2104 The ebullient lady from Hull
Found her life exceedingly dull
Then one day…..

Nice story. I’m not familiar with these areas but they look good for some exploration.

]]> By: McEff http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/02/12/day-return-to-bloworth-crossing-and-beyond/#comment-2103 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:15:39 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5751#comment-2103 Ha ha. I often find myself in times of crisis, Jo. Perhaps we should all wear pink, just on the off chance we might get lost on the fells. Not so sure it would go with my eyes, though.
It’s a great place for walking. Didn’t see another soul all day on the tops.
Cheers, Alen

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