Gliding in the sky the unusual sight of a hot air balloon. These are fairly common in south Cumbria but to see the Virgin hot air balloon over the streets of Carlisle was quite a sight.
Carlisle – a learning village ?
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May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today was one of those moments when, we spotted this sign proclaiming that Carlisle, A City given that it has a cathedral, has or is, a learning village.
Blossom, bugs and beasts
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April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We head to the north of the city for a walk to Aero Nurseries via the Kingmoor Nature reserve.
Mogambo motor yacht – serious goal planning!
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March 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Motor yacht Mogambo seen visiting Bristol, UK recently for some last minute work before heading towards the Mediterranean.
GoPro Hero2 test footage for our blog
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November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The GoPro Hero 2 is a very small camera about the size of a couple of matchboxes, but it does pack quite a punch.
Ennerdale fells and fresh water licks
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October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We head west to a lovely part of Cumbria known as Ennerdale where we had loads of paddles and a fantastic walk up onto the fells.
Capontree monument and a visit to Brampton, Cumbria
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September 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today was one of those occasions where we ended up going to Brampton about 10 miles from the city, in search of the Capontree monument.
On the lookout for snakes and fruit
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August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our destination is the Finlandrigg nature reserve just outside of Carlisle. The venue was chosen as it has been a while since we have been, we know that it should be reasonably clean and it should be full of sniffs.
Lanercost Priory – looking like a horror filmset
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August 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We head to Lanercost for a paddle, some sniffs and to visit the make-believe set from a horror movie at the rear of Lanercost Priory.
Dirty Beastie – by Wahl
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August 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A bottle of bright orange gloop arrived in the bathroom this week. Written on the clear plastic bottle in big letters was the phrase ‘Dirty Beastie’. This sort of hinted it maybe for us.
