Got bored of cleaning last night so decided to go for a bit of a wander. As soon as I got outside there was this amazing sunset over the London Eye. Incredible and looked at though the sky was on fire.
By the time I walked there it was pretty much gone and it ended up just looking overcast and cloudy which still made for a good picture. I think I probably have enough pictures of the London Eye for now though.
Then the inevitable rain came. Last few shots then off to get Fish and Chips at Super Fish. Read a few bits on contract law and had a few Peroni’s. Sweet.
Finally made it round the Skyline trail today. Been going to Afan for years now but never made plucked up the courage to do the Skyline trail. Vaughan and went for a day trip today, setting off at 7am. Got on the trails around 11.30 and it takes the same initial climb as Whites Level. At the top it splits off and goes on a much longer loop.
It was sunny but windy when we arrived and it was warm for first climb. The climb extends on to some rather dull fire road.
However it soon turned to foggy damp weather.. See the extended areas of fire road below. We were both pretty pissed off on the way round thinking we’d wasted a really long drive just for this.
Once we got to the later sections of trails known as Grand Canyon and Fast Forward, things soon got much more interesting. Finally some decent fast flowing singletrack!
The singletrack varied from really quick swoopy stuff in the woods to really open rocky sections. Our hands and backs were knackered by the end. Next time I’ll take the Enduro for some full suspension comfort! Overall it was well worth it but it’s certainly physically challenging especially after a 3.5 hr drive. Back again soon I hope!
The April edition of ‘Living South’ Magazine had five or six of my images from the shoot at Witcomb Cycles in Deptford. Very pleased they used them. Will get some PDF’s of the article and host them.
Last weekend I got the chance to go to Northern Ireland with Emma. Wasn’t sure what to expect really but had a great time. We spent one evening in Belfast and then went up to Portstewart where Emma grew up.
Belfast is a great city but seems to have a lot of empty sites around. It feels like it needs stitching together. By far the best place we went to was The Crown. We then got the train up to Coleraine and then a taxi to our B+B in Portstewart.
The weather changes so quick around this area. I guess being on the North Coast of Ireland might have something to do with it. We finally managed to get out for a walk along the Strand. The strand is the long beach in Portstewart but we didn’t get very far as the rain came in again. We found solace in pints of Guiness and glasses of Bushmills!
Next day was more sightseeing and walking and also a trip to the Giants Causeway. It’s an incredibly small section of rock but still very impressive. The walk around the top of the cliffs was great. Incredible weather and then the rain came in again within the space of five mins.
