I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now...
Well I'm sitting here, listening to all kinds of random music, sipping at a very interesting tasting orange and lemonade. I'm half way through packing my kit away, having come back from a little expedition to the east coast with eight great mates of mine.
Me, Will and Emma started planning for our exped Thursday evening with the intention of leaving Sunday morning and returning today. And amazingly with only about a day and a half preparation we were we're ready and raring to go with most things sorted.
So Sunday morning after packing, unpacking and then again re-packing my kit I was ready, Emma picked Me and mike up and we headed to Framlingham, our start point. All eight of us managed to get to the start point within half an hour of each other and after purchasing some supplies for the day we were of. (Eight of us because Marc wasn't meeting us till the second day) The first days walking was a good laugh, walking through pleasant Suffolk countryside towards Saxmundum our first nights camp. We spent the evening hussing frizbes around and loosing the first one into a tree 2 meters from out campsite! and playing in the kiddies play park! Wooooh! I think we slightly over did it on the BBQ'ing front as we had tons of burgers and sausages left over, even after a second BBQ'ed breakfast.
First Day!!
It was really good to see Marc's cheeky grin appear at about 10.30 after all the jobs had been done and the tents had been packed. We set of in even higher spirits than the day before cracking jokes and just messing about generally. It was great that we we're doing it of our own backs and not having to stick to DofE rules... meaning me and JJ could stop in on a very pleasant local for a drink while we ate our lunch. Our finishing point for the day had been decided as Dunwich, one small problem however was the lack of campsite...
On Dunwich Beach!!
So after much freezing nuts off, fish and chips and fannying around we decided that we would stay on the beach that evening. It was superb actually, we set up our tents just the other side of the gravel bank that runs the length of the beach. We soon lost our second and last frizbe into the marshes, so the rest of the evening was taken up with card games, chatting, drinking whisky and wine, star gazing, watching the gorgeous sunset and for some looking out, paranoid that we were about to be arrested for trespassing. It was a brilliant night, I sat on the bank with the waves softly crashing on the shore behind me, while I watched the sun set over the trees... I really wish I could have shared it with Claire.
:-) Great guys!!
In the morning having not been aressted or asked to move on we struck our tents, cooked breakfast and packed our kit ready for our walk up to Warbleswick. The sun was hot but a slight breeze made it a very pleasant day, we all ended up with red faces by the end of the day. We spent several hours at Warbleswick crabbing, and digging holes in the sand. Great fun!!
Everyone caught Crabbs!!
At about 2.00 we decided we should better head to our last campsite in Southwold, so after three ferry trips and some lunch we set of on the short walk to the campsite. We quickly set up the tents and some of the guys headed of down to the beach for a quick swim, while me and Emma relaxed and sorted out some kit. While everyone was showering me Emma and JJ headed of into Southwold to book a table for our exped meal. JJ chose and 'interesting' restaurant on the pier, Me and Emma weren't overly impressed but in the end everything was fine. We met the rest of the guys on the way back to the campsite all dressed up and no where to go, as we had and hour and a half wait for our table. So everyone just sat and chatted in a shelter over looking the sea, it would have been great had it not been grey and freezing! but it was still a good laugh, JJ and Iain disappeared for a while to buy more whisky and some larger for the evening. We finally made our way to the restaurant and started our meal, well once they remembered that half of us had actually ordered the soup! We had a real good laugh, with good food, good drink and good company. All the keys to a great night out!
The Exped meal!!
By leaving time the weather had worsened and the rain had started, so we had a very quick walk back to the campsite, but there was still time for some photos, as always. At the campsite the weather had cleared so we decided it would be much fairer on the locals if we went down to the beach to drink and mess around. So the nine of us stumble onto the beach. Will had brought a couple of glow sticks along, and its amazing how much fun you can have with them. As the evening wore on it got hotter and EVERYONE's tops came of and even some trousers!!.. In JJ's infinite wisdom and the making of some fantastic photo opportunities, he squeezed a glow stick into his mouth sideways!!Everything was fine until he tried to remove it, it was one of those 'you had to be there moments' in a mixture of pain and hysterics! I don't think he'll do that again too soon! After some male nudity and acts of homosexuality (not all by JJ) we headed back to the campsite for a game of cards before bed.
Southwold Beach!!
We all woke late, sweating in our sleeping bags as the early morning sun cooked our tents. Over breakfast we decided what we would do for our last day, in the end it was decided we couldn't be arsed walking, so we all just stayed on the beach, bodyboarding, digging, building sand castles, drinking and eating. In the afternoon Claire came to spend a couple of hours with us before she took, Emma, mike and me home. It was great to see her, I was missing her loads, I don't know how I'm going to find the next couple of weeks...
Well the past few days have been brilliant, I've learnt some things about some people and just reinforce other feelings... I think we should make things like this a little bit more regular.
Sadly I have to work Friday and Saturday but hopefully JJ's beach party is on Sunday which should be wicked, then I can't wait to start work back that Thorpe Woodlands on Monday. Its gona be a big/cool week. Thursday is results day which I have mixed feelings about but then the weekend is the V festival, Me, Marc, Will and JJ, its gona be great!!
Last Day!
Anyway I still haven't had a shower and its nearly midnight...
Me, Will and Emma started planning for our exped Thursday evening with the intention of leaving Sunday morning and returning today. And amazingly with only about a day and a half preparation we were we're ready and raring to go with most things sorted.
So Sunday morning after packing, unpacking and then again re-packing my kit I was ready, Emma picked Me and mike up and we headed to Framlingham, our start point. All eight of us managed to get to the start point within half an hour of each other and after purchasing some supplies for the day we were of. (Eight of us because Marc wasn't meeting us till the second day) The first days walking was a good laugh, walking through pleasant Suffolk countryside towards Saxmundum our first nights camp. We spent the evening hussing frizbes around and loosing the first one into a tree 2 meters from out campsite! and playing in the kiddies play park! Wooooh! I think we slightly over did it on the BBQ'ing front as we had tons of burgers and sausages left over, even after a second BBQ'ed breakfast.
First Day!!
It was really good to see Marc's cheeky grin appear at about 10.30 after all the jobs had been done and the tents had been packed. We set of in even higher spirits than the day before cracking jokes and just messing about generally. It was great that we we're doing it of our own backs and not having to stick to DofE rules... meaning me and JJ could stop in on a very pleasant local for a drink while we ate our lunch. Our finishing point for the day had been decided as Dunwich, one small problem however was the lack of campsite...
On Dunwich Beach!!
So after much freezing nuts off, fish and chips and fannying around we decided that we would stay on the beach that evening. It was superb actually, we set up our tents just the other side of the gravel bank that runs the length of the beach. We soon lost our second and last frizbe into the marshes, so the rest of the evening was taken up with card games, chatting, drinking whisky and wine, star gazing, watching the gorgeous sunset and for some looking out, paranoid that we were about to be arrested for trespassing. It was a brilliant night, I sat on the bank with the waves softly crashing on the shore behind me, while I watched the sun set over the trees... I really wish I could have shared it with Claire.
:-) Great guys!!
In the morning having not been aressted or asked to move on we struck our tents, cooked breakfast and packed our kit ready for our walk up to Warbleswick. The sun was hot but a slight breeze made it a very pleasant day, we all ended up with red faces by the end of the day. We spent several hours at Warbleswick crabbing, and digging holes in the sand. Great fun!!
Everyone caught Crabbs!!
At about 2.00 we decided we should better head to our last campsite in Southwold, so after three ferry trips and some lunch we set of on the short walk to the campsite. We quickly set up the tents and some of the guys headed of down to the beach for a quick swim, while me and Emma relaxed and sorted out some kit. While everyone was showering me Emma and JJ headed of into Southwold to book a table for our exped meal. JJ chose and 'interesting' restaurant on the pier, Me and Emma weren't overly impressed but in the end everything was fine. We met the rest of the guys on the way back to the campsite all dressed up and no where to go, as we had and hour and a half wait for our table. So everyone just sat and chatted in a shelter over looking the sea, it would have been great had it not been grey and freezing! but it was still a good laugh, JJ and Iain disappeared for a while to buy more whisky and some larger for the evening. We finally made our way to the restaurant and started our meal, well once they remembered that half of us had actually ordered the soup! We had a real good laugh, with good food, good drink and good company. All the keys to a great night out!
The Exped meal!!
By leaving time the weather had worsened and the rain had started, so we had a very quick walk back to the campsite, but there was still time for some photos, as always. At the campsite the weather had cleared so we decided it would be much fairer on the locals if we went down to the beach to drink and mess around. So the nine of us stumble onto the beach. Will had brought a couple of glow sticks along, and its amazing how much fun you can have with them. As the evening wore on it got hotter and EVERYONE's tops came of and even some trousers!!.. In JJ's infinite wisdom and the making of some fantastic photo opportunities, he squeezed a glow stick into his mouth sideways!!Everything was fine until he tried to remove it, it was one of those 'you had to be there moments' in a mixture of pain and hysterics! I don't think he'll do that again too soon! After some male nudity and acts of homosexuality (not all by JJ) we headed back to the campsite for a game of cards before bed.
Southwold Beach!!
We all woke late, sweating in our sleeping bags as the early morning sun cooked our tents. Over breakfast we decided what we would do for our last day, in the end it was decided we couldn't be arsed walking, so we all just stayed on the beach, bodyboarding, digging, building sand castles, drinking and eating. In the afternoon Claire came to spend a couple of hours with us before she took, Emma, mike and me home. It was great to see her, I was missing her loads, I don't know how I'm going to find the next couple of weeks...
Well the past few days have been brilliant, I've learnt some things about some people and just reinforce other feelings... I think we should make things like this a little bit more regular.
Sadly I have to work Friday and Saturday but hopefully JJ's beach party is on Sunday which should be wicked, then I can't wait to start work back that Thorpe Woodlands on Monday. Its gona be a big/cool week. Thursday is results day which I have mixed feelings about but then the weekend is the V festival, Me, Marc, Will and JJ, its gona be great!!
Last Day!
Anyway I still haven't had a shower and its nearly midnight...
posted by Frank.Carn at 22:48
2 Comments:
hi mate
well done on dat blog entry looks bloody good, well done.
c u soon
Amen to that!
(even the spelling mistakes and the missing words!)
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