Bad weather didn’t stop a 10 mile walk around the beautifully scenic Langdale and Blea Tarn
Peter Bargh
Sights & SoundsArchive for the ‘Diary’ Category
In the beer tent with Terry Turnbull prior to going into the Maidstone Studios and being part of the Later… with Jools Holland audience. Series 47, episode 7
Artists playing:
Guy Garvey (Elbow)
Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) and the Soulsavers
Jamie Woon and Willy Mason
Judy Collins
Caravan Palace
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Thanks to Julie Lawson for inviting me on a Truth & Trust Adventure caving and climbing experience with guide Malc Lawson for today’s adventure in Derbyshire. I have never done either before but thoroughly enjoyed both. Excellent guidance from Malc, owner of the company! Highly recommended if you fancy breaking out of your box in Derbyshire.
A walk up Riverlin on the way back I called in the Holly Bush pub
Day out at Whitby. I feel my job as tour guide has really been helpfully in demonstrating the very best of Yorkshire
Trip over to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Im playing some huge pitchfork installation here
Walk with Jane, we cracked off 15 miles through beautiful South Yorkshire countryside from Meadowhall down the five weirs walk first and then over to Bradfield and round Agden Reservoir, the weather was perfect, couldn’t have asked for a better day. Pub lunch at The Plough. This is a selfie at the Spider bridge near the Sheffield canal basin.
Back home on TAP Air Portugal TP 324 Lisbon to Manchester 7:35am flight
From Madeira back to Lisbon on EasyJet flight 7608 21:10pm
This time I stayed in Hotel Residencial Caravela Rua Ferreira Lapa 38,1º , Arroios, Lisboa, 1150-159. A superb sized apartment with loads of room. Not in the best area but as I’d done the old town this time I walked over to the coast at Alcantara and back around the coast to Torre de Belem and the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. I also photographed lots of mosaic tiled walls along the journey.
I had beautiful Pastel de nata (Custard tart)at one of the cafe’s nearest the hotel that turned out to be an award winning maker of these lovely tarts.
A 14k walk over the mountain tops, mostly in mist from Encumeada to Pico Do Arieiro. Started out as a lovely sunny day, but as i climbed higher into the mountains my luck changed. As I wandered I spotted scenes that reminded me of Led Zeppelin song titles such as Misty Mountain Hop and Stairway to Heaven.
I was late arriving at the end of the walk and wasn’t sure if I’d manage to get to the bus stop in time. Thankfully a lovely Spanish couple who couldn’t speak English stopped and gave me a lift back to Funchal which saved me a two hour walk.