Comments on: Only a Rosedale, I give you . . .

By: McEff

McEff — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:00:52 +0000

Hi Tracey. Hope you had a good day. That poor dog . . . sitting there all that time. We should take a bone for it.
Cheers, Alen

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:55:39 +0000

Hey Alen. Just so you know, we did this walk last Sat (5th Oct). The dog is still patiently waiting………..

By: McEff

McEff — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:33:46 +0000

Hi David. Thanks for that marvellous comment. I shall drop in again sometime if you don’t mind.
Cheers, Alen

By: belfastdavid

belfastdavid — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:08:58 +0000

What a fascinating blog.
I am delighted you dropped in on mine so that I found out you existed

David

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:05:44 +0000

Thanks for the info. I will keep an eye out when I am over that way. It could make a good pic.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:21:00 +0000

Ooooooo thank you.

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:05:15 +0000

Ha ha. I missed that one. What a great story. I loved the cricketers carrying on playing because they felt safe on the cricket field ??? very British. And the tiger blowing over in the downdraught from the helicopter rotors. I bet they had a good laugh over that.
I don’t know if you’ve been over Kirkby Stephen way lately, David, but there’s a tree on the top of Ashfell before you drop down to Ravenstonedale that appears to have loads of shoes tied to the branches. I’ve glimpsed it a couple of times and one of these days I’ll stop to take a picture.
Cheers, Alen

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:51:01 +0000

Blimey, Tracey. The things I have to do . . .

I parked at Blakey Junction because I drove via Stokesley and Westerdale, coming down from the north. It’s probably the quickest way from Richmond too. The trackbed is quite muddy in places (especially at the head of the valley), as are the fields on the western side of the Seven. But it’s all open access or public rights of way and everything is straightforward.
The daffodils are coming out now, so things should be even more pleasant.
Cheers, Alen

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:38:48 +0000

Hello AnneB. Yes, one of these days I shall bite the bullet and head for the Welsh hills.Haven’t been there since we had an altercation with a butcher in Bangor. That was so long ago I can’t even remember which decade it was in.
Cheers, Alen

By: McEff

McEff — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:30:39 +0000

Hej Hanna. Yes, the sun does shine here occasionally. And when it does we all rush out in our shorts and sunglasses. The sun???s shining again today, but unfortunately I???ve got to go to work later.
I???ve not come across the Find Permit A 38 story before but I???ve just been reading about it on the internet. Very Kafkaesque, and very timely because I???m reading Kafka???s The Man Who Disappeared at the moment. I shall have to get hold of the Twelve Tasks of Asterix.
That???s interesting what you say about the Danish troops in Afghanistan, because watching the TV news in this country it is very easy to assume that only British troops are involved. This was brought home to me a couple of years ago while on holiday in Warsaw, when it was quite an eye-opener to see Afghanistan from the Polish perspective and watch Polish troops carrying out their duties. I???ve just had a quick glance at Wikipedia and counted the flags of 51 nations participating in the Isaf force since the conflict began.
So let???s send the huntsmen.
Cheers, Alen

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:26:08 +0000

That looks like an interesting area and not one I have visited. Those cuddly toys are pretty life like aren’t they, do you remember this. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13491268

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:32:16 +0000

Hi Alen, I loved this write up and I’d love to take a ramble out that way meself sometime. I am now gonna try to work out your route. Any chance of a map?