Ilfracombe March 2011

We decided to stay in England for a late winter break this year, so (Sue :-) decided Ilfracombe would be nice my last visit was as a child in 1968. It was very pleasant weather and a nice cottage to stay in.Very quite with out the holiday crowds we had a very good stay .

Base rent it here. click link

 Life boat station just in front of the cottage

 Tide out

Tide still out

 

 Tide in :-)

 Ilfracome aquarium is worth a visit click link

Ilfracombe from the park

 

Coastal path (below)

 

 Sue

 Me

AMW March 2011

A cold walk to Gents

A winters trip to Gents cave South Wales.

The night time temperature had been down to -15C although it was a warmer -5C when we walked up to the cave :-) Once inside the cave it was a warm 10C the dig was checked and a few bits moved around.

 

                                                                     Gary on the walk up

                                                                            Near the dig

                                                           In the rifts to the T junction.

AMW

Malta November 2010

Malta November 2010

Once again a trip to get some autumn sun and Malta the choice again. We wanted to visit a few areas we did not see last time.
It was sunny around 23C in the day and a great trip.

Click on a picture for a larger image. 

we were on the second floor, this is a non tourist bit of Malta so away from the hotels :-)

Base Misda, the owner David could not be more helpful we arrived to a driver from the airport and a welcome basket of food in the apartment.
Rent it here


Valletta

Me

Valletta

Armistice day Valletta

Top of Malta

Sue

Gozo

Sue

AMW 2010

Silt screw

My take on the silt screw.

I required a means of Belaying the line in a in a twisting passage without much in the way of rocks or wall projections. it did have a floor of deep ish mud/silt (geologists please feel free to wince at this description) so a silt screw was the way to go. I could have purchased a length of plastic pipe but found I had a good collection of old solar garden lights (broken).

So I fabricated this ,well OK I drilled a hole glued the two parts together and fitted a bit of string :-)


My lawn taking the part of a sump floor :-) they can be driven in as far as you are able.


You can add some weight to it (hollow) if you want (cement). So far they seem very successful although winter floods will be the true test.

Just my take on it make of it what you will as I know there are many ways of doing this.

You can buy new solar lights for a £1 although that maybe wasteful?

AMW