Trek into the woods - Bath

Shane's mate Chris invited to take us into the woods in the outskirts of Bath for a campfire and drinks. We jumped at the idea. However we didn't know we were going to have to trek through miles and miles of snow and mountains to get there. It had been snowing for 2 days which made the experience 10 times better. The ground was completely covered and was super slippery. Luckily I bought some big boots that morning as my toes were about to fall off from the cold.



Chris aka McGiverSham Castle

The blizzard
Getting the fire started wasn't to difficult.



Break time.The abandoned mine and Shane killing stuff.

Deep in thought....when will the mulled wine be ready!!

We kind of got lost but after a while Chris found his bearings and got us to our destination - an abandoned Limestone mine. Perfect spot for a fire. He came prepared with breads, wine, apples and spices to make mulled wine. Genius! He also brought a saw so we could get a serious fire cranking..and we did. It was about -5 that night so we needed as much heat as possible. Later in the night some of his friends joined us. They brought several bongo/samba drums, and other samba instruments so we jammed out while getting super drunk. We trekked home at about 1:30am and arrived back at Shane's at around 5am. I woke up with aches and pains and massive bleeding blisters but it was worth it. It was an amazing experience! Hope we get to do it again soon. Thanks Chris!

Bath XMAS 2009

I headed down to Bath for 10 days or so to visit Shane and Mike and hang out for XMAS. Extremely beautiful place. Very old and a lot of amazing history. It's only about 2 hrs south of London so it makes a good weekend. Great food and beers too!


View from Chris's kitchen window/balcony.



Shane and Mike took me up into the hills (Bathwick Hill) overlooking Bath. Fantastic vistas. It was like going back in time looking over the heritage listed city. We sat up there drinking Bundaberg Ginger Beer and listening to heavy metal until it started to get dark. Golden!

The Circus
XMAS arvo in the backyard slammin' down Foster's tins in our boardies and thongs (I had slippers!). It was minus 2 degrees! haha not used to that.

London..

17/12/09
I decided to do a Photography walk/tour around London this morning. The winds were icy and my guide wasn't to keen on heading out in the cold but the morning ended up being a ripper. I had a 1 on 1 photography tute with a pro. I learned some very useful basic concepts and methods which will help a great deal in my work. The tour was fantastic too, we managed to squeeze in the changing of the guards at Buckingham, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster, Trafalgar square and a few other places. Not bad for 30 quid.





















16/12/09
I woke up to snow today. It's the first time I've ever seen snow. I'm so excited! It's steadily getting harder, so the streets might be thick with snow tonight! It's 2pm and the temperature has maxed out at 1 degree celsius. It will be dark in an hour. Sigh..

14/12/09
Took a look around Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye, Westminster. Astonishing architecture and history. Spotted Boudica statue which was a highlight for me.







It was freezing in Camden so I picked up a WWII army issue winter coat for 30 quid. No more layers now. It's the warmest thing in London.







11/12/09
I visited Buckingham Palace and the surrounding parks and statues. The weather was great but still very cold. The statues of Queen Victoria were incredible. She's really ugly though haha.




11/12/09
Tower of London, London Bridge