Author: <span>danb</span>

Chapel Stile to Windermere

The journey to Consiton to Chapel Stile was quite straight forward. The weather wasn’t quite as hot and it was only 10 miles (compared to 15 miles the day before). …


More World Cup Predictions

So the best team in the tournament couldn’t manage to beat the Belgium B team. I’m a little worried about our chances of winning the whole thing now but, then …


Cumbrian Way 2

By the end of the first day I reached Coniston. The views over the lake were wonderful.

The campsite I was staying at was nice enough and the farm house …


Sunday Pudding

This week’s pudding was lemon meringue pie. A favourite of mine.


The Cumbria Way

Before the World Cup began I managed to fit in 3 days of hiking/camping in the Lakes. I walked the Cumbrian Way (or the Cumbria Way as both names appear …


Man Sized LEGO

I’ve been helping my brother-in-law build his shed. In a small village this counts as excitement. It was great fun and wasn’t too hard. The most difficult bit was nailing …


Gyoza

There was no Sunday Pudding last week as it was mine and my brother-in-law’s birthdays and my sister made a cake. This week I did, however, make some Gyoza. I …


Off the Mark

As in my predictions are off the mark. Saudi Arabia were a pile of pants. They looked very susceptible to the press. In fairness a bit more research shows that …


It’s Up

By “It” I mean my World Cup wall chart. I’ve had to settle for the Radio Times wall chart this year. It is rather wide (so wide in fact that …


More Walking

I was hoping to walk the West Highland Way before the World Cup started. Unfortunately I had to sort out Visa issues last week so wasn’t able to leave as …