The tell tale sign at the Fairholmes car park that is the start of our 71/2 mile walk around the Upper Derwent valley. Actually there is only one dam in this direction.
No excursion in the Peak District would be complete without a vacuously staffed filthy counter with bikers standing around although we would have to wait four hours for the pleasure of weak tea and stale eccles cakes.
This is the base of the Derwent Dam and not somewhere in the Ruhr.
Not an Avro Lancaster in sight.
View from Derwent Edge to the Ladybower reservoir.
The going is mostly easy up here on Derwent Edge as we pass Lost Lad peak.
The outcropping grit stone has been weathered into some weird and wonderful shapes - here are some weird and wonderful rock climbers playing with their equipment.
Looking in.
Looking out at....
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| A magnetic sump plug doing its job. |
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| Now its clean. |
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| Sheep |
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| Male sheep |
Excellent photos, but how did you get the bike up that track and into the hut?
ReplyDeletehahaha we walked! 3,5 hours! and had luck, it didnt rain!
ReplyDeleteNikos:
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to figure out what a magnetic sump plug has to do with taking a 4 hour hike.
. . . unless you were doing an oil change by letting the oil drain for 4 hours, then refilling for your ride home . Make sure you don't forget to pour in the oil before starting the engine
bob
Wet Coast Scootin
I can almost hear those Merlins.......
ReplyDeleteBob - nothing whatsoever! It's my blog and I have a wide and diverse readership now to confuse.
ReplyDeleteAffer - plan a revisit soon to perform a simulation of the practice runs on the mock Moehne. Rad shutters to auto.
"vacuously staffed counter" - spot on!
ReplyDeleteDear Nikos:
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell is a "filthy" counter? Why didn't you just look for a counter that was primarily for BMW riders, which would have been damned pristine.
Every British newspaper that I have had the privilege to read shows a woman in her underwear on page two or three. Your blog should resoort to the same editorial enhancements. The third picture should show pretty Polly Parsnips examining her bum on a summer afternoon, or something similar.
Kindly note that both the late Bobskoot (now the Jackal of Saskatoon -- JacSass) and Conchscooter have resorted to photographing women standing about in their underwear.
I thought it clever of you to insert the shot of the fuzzy oil plug, before and after it was wiped.
Nice shots of the dam countryside on what was probably the sunniest day you had all year.
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
Really, Mr Nikos! I had thought you better than this. I know they are sheep - technically, rams - but there is no need to have a large picture of them showing off their man fruit like some nasty porno site.
ReplyDeleteK75 interlude, a refreshing change from the Potter's Wheel
ReplyDeleteJack, I'll see to page 3 stuff in future works but note that another comment from CJ expressed a strong interest in what are essentially male udders.
ReplyDeleteThe K75 interlude may become a regular feature around here.
best wishes to all, Mr.N
Well, there are no horns to show, so how else would you prove they were rams?
ReplyDeleteQuite correct irondad!
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