http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:01:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/10/untold-stories-of-high-haciendas/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/10/untold-stories-of-high-haciendas/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:30:18 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=7069 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/12/10/untold-stories-of-high-haciendas/feed/ 16 McEff Hacienda 1 Hacienda 2 Hacienda 3 Hacienda 4 Hacienda 5 The view from the front door. That's Sierra de Lujar in the background Hacienda 7 Hacienda 8 Hacienda 9 Hacienda 10 Hacienda 11 Hacienda 12 View from a window. The Sierra Nevada, the highest mountain range in Spain Hacienda 14 Hacienda 15 Hacienda 16 Hacienda 17 Hacienda 18 Hacienda 19 Hacienda 20 Hacienda 21 Hacienda 22 Hacienda 23 Hacienda 24 Hacienda 25 Hacienda 26 Hacienda 27 Hacienda 28 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2013 08:30:11 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6763 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/10/10/blaenavon-how-serene-is-my-valley/feed/ 12 McEff pit 2 pit 3 pit 9 pit 7 pit 5 pit 8 pit 4 pit 10 pit 11 pit 12 pit 13 pit 6 pit 1 pit 14 pit 15 pit 17 pit 16 pit 23 pit 18 pit 20 pit 22 pit 21 pit 19 pit 24 pit 25 pit 28 pit 27 pit 26 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/04/starry-starry-night/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/04/starry-starry-night/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:00:10 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6594 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/09/04/starry-starry-night/feed/ 22 McEff starry 1 starry 2 starry 3 starry 5 starry 6 starry 7 starry 8 starry 9 starry 4 starry 10 starry 11 starry 12 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:00:45 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6524 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/08/13/green-remembered-woods/feed/ 22 McEff dales 1 Dales 2 Dales 3 Dales 4 Dales 6 Dales 5 Dales 7 Dales 8 Dales 12 Dales 13 Dales 9 Dales 11 Dales 11a Dales 14 Dales 15 This tree used to have a branch that had looped back into the trunk. It was like one of those handles the less-agile have on the bathroom wall to pull themselves out of the bath. But over the years the trunk has expanded and drawn it inside. I find that fascinating. It???s like that tree that has a bicycle inside it. Do a Google search on ???tree with a bike in it??? and you???ll see what I mean Dales 16 Dales 17 Dales 19 Dales 20 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/07/30/east-of-ullswater-an-inland-voyage/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/07/30/east-of-ullswater-an-inland-voyage/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 08:18:06 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6474 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/07/30/east-of-ullswater-an-inland-voyage/feed/ 36 McEff ulls 1 ulls 2 ulls 4 ulls 3 ed1 ulls 5 ulls 7 ulls 8 ulls 9 ulls 10 ulls 11 ulls 6 ulls 12 ulls 13 ulls 14 ulls 15 ulls 16 ed4 ulls 17 ulls 18 ulls 19 ulls 20 ed3 ulls 22 ulls 23 ulls 24 ulls 25 ulls 26 ulls 27 ulls 28 ed2 ed5 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/17/london-5-butchers-saints-and-sinners/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/17/london-5-butchers-saints-and-sinners/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:00:22 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=6028 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/17/london-5-butchers-saints-and-sinners/feed/ 14 McEff smithfield 1 smithfield 2 smithfield 3 smithfield 4 Spoilsports. At least spitting's still allowed smithfields 1a smithfield 6 smithfield 8 smithfield 7 smithfield 9 smithfield 11 smithfield 10 More spoilsports Gin Lane smithfield 13 smithfield 16 smithfield 14 smithfield 15 Wonder what a "hair merchant" did? Is that an obvious question? smithfield 2a Outside St Bart's Church is St Bart's Hospital. This is where they've been patching people up since the 12th Century And outside St Bart's Hospital is the place where William Wallace was hung, drawn and quartered. There seems to be a conflict of interests there, if you ask me We are not far from one of London's major cathedral's here. This is where Sir John lived when, in a fit of creative passion, he penned his famous poem: As I Was Walking Past St Paul's smithfield 21 More sinners . . . smithfield 24 The Centre Page is a pub that has bitter-sweet memories. In June 2010 we sat supping beer in front of its big screen and watched Germany hammer England in the World Cup. It was a sad day. But after the match finished we ordered fish and chips, supped some more beer, and things didn't seem so bad after all . . . Back to Smithfield for supper in the Butcher's Hook and Cleaver. Good name, good beer, good food smithfield 26 There are bargains to be had everywhere in London if you keep your eyes open. Three for the price of two. This picture's just reminded me why I feel so chipper today . . . smithfield 28 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/06/london-4-william-morris-and-a-wander-through-walthamstow/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/06/london-4-william-morris-and-a-wander-through-walthamstow/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:00:52 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5990 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/06/london-4-william-morris-and-a-wander-through-walthamstow/feed/ 12 McEff walthamstow 1 It takes one vile product to recognise another one. I think William Morris said that walthamstow 3 walthamstow 4 walthamstow 5 walthamstow 2 walthamstow 6 walthamstow 7 walthamstow 8 walthamstow 9 walthamstow 10 walthamstow 11 walthamstow 12 walthamstow 13 walthamstow 14 walthamstow 18 walthamstow 17 walthamstow 16 walthamstow 15 walthamstow 19 walthamstow 20 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/03/london-3-a-cold-wet-walk-for-pie-and-mash/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/03/london-3-a-cold-wet-walk-for-pie-and-mash/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:00:21 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5960 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/04/03/london-3-a-cold-wet-walk-for-pie-and-mash/feed/ 7 McEff mash 1 ekk mash 7 mash 5 mash 2 mash 4 mash 3 mash 9 mash 8 mash 6 mash 10 mash 11 mash 12 mash 13 I need to know what's behind this door. Perhaps it's the former Bishop of Southwark who returned from a night out at the Irish embassy with a black eye and memory loss. See footnote. mash 16 mash 18 mash 20 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/22/i-must-go-down-to-south-gare-again/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/22/i-must-go-down-to-south-gare-again/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:30:55 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5907 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/22/i-must-go-down-to-south-gare-again/feed/ 25 McEff south gare 2 south gare 30 south gare 3 south gare 5 south gare 6 south gare 12 south gare 10 south gare 11 south gare 7 south gare 8 south gare 9 south gare 1 south gare 14 south gare 17 south gare 15 south gare 16 The mouth of the Tees. Turn left for Tyne, right for Humber, straight on for Dogger, Fisher and German Bight. After that you hit Denmark south gare 18 A past tragedy Wartime gun emplacement The end of the road ??? and another misplaced traffic cone I wonder if Marian and Stewart are still together south gare 4 south gare 19 south gare 24 south gare 25 south gare 26 south gare 27 south gare 28 south gare 29 south gare 31 south gare 32 south gare 33 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/04/mud-its-alive-and-sticking/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/04/mud-its-alive-and-sticking/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:00:58 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5587 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/03/04/mud-its-alive-and-sticking/feed/ 27 McEff mud 1 mud 3 mud 5 mud 6 mud 7 mud 8 mud 9 mud 2 mud 15 mud 14 mud 13 mud 12 mud 10 mud 4 mud 17 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/01/30/stanwick-camp-a-thorn-in-the-foot/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/01/30/stanwick-camp-a-thorn-in-the-foot/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:31:00 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5717 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2013/01/30/stanwick-camp-a-thorn-in-the-foot/feed/ 32 McEff stanwick 1a stanwick 2 stanwick 4 The ramparts of Stanwick Camp are marked in red dashes. Public footpaths follow some, but not all, of the route. There was also an inner fortification. at The Tofts, within the red circle stanwick 13 stanwick 5 stanwick 6 stanwick 7 stanwick 8 stanwick 11 stanwick 12 stanwick 9 stanwick 10 stanwick 14 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/12/03/causey-pike-a-country-for-old-men/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/12/03/causey-pike-a-country-for-old-men/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:59:47 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=5451 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2012/12/03/causey-pike-a-country-for-old-men/feed/ 32 McEff causey pike upwards signs top great path downwards far fells deep gill 1 deep gill 2