Up on the burial mound for the Solstice and met the usual wonderful eclectic types that I tend to bump into in life.
What a beautiful little island we are lucky to live on.
Nighty night all.
I ran up to a local trig point in the South Lakes to see the sunrise this morning. Which was nice. 
Saw too many sunrises in 20 plus years as a postie I wait until the other end now Up on the burial mound for the Solstice and met the usual wonderful eclectic types that I tend to bump into in life.
What a beautiful little island we are lucky to live on.
Bloody hell, it's the Wicker man.
All you all there worshipping Diana, The Creator ?
Lovely pics guys. 👍
Just got home.
My cheap little commuter ebike has a battery fault currently which meant no battery for the 10 miles home but still very enjoyable. Waiting for a warranty unit from China...
Met some amazing people up there lady night, no one else slept over but people were there till 11ish and the fire kept me company after, along with the stars.
Something slightly odd occurred there there last night once the rest had gone but I only realised this morning. It's not something I'm going to share on here though!
Anyway, I'm going for some longer (mini) adventures over the Summer. Might try The Ridgeway again likely on foot but if I can muster a huge dose of stupidity and optimism, I might dust off my beloved old Jeffsy. It hasn't turned a wheel in a few years now.
There's the Peddars way or the SDW of course. I miss the SDW, I've left a lot of blood, sweat, skin and tears along the Way but made some of the best memories of my adult life too.
We shall see.
Something slightly odd occurred there there last night once the rest had gone but I only realised this morning. It's not something I'm going to share on here though!
Something slightly odd occurred there there last night once the rest had gone but I only realised this morning. It's not something I'm going to share on here though!
No, No save it for your book and subsequent film! Who would you pick to play you? 🤣
What a beautiful little island we are lucky to live on
Absolutely agree - locals are a bit weird mind 🙄
Coldrum Long Barrow, spent a fair few nights there myself when I was younger. Not far from the village I grew up in.
Something slightly odd occurred there there last night once the rest had gone but I only realised this morning. It's not something I'm going to share on here though!
Oh, you are a tease. But I like you.
Went to la fête de la musique which was a bit quiet probably because it was too hot. I've been up before sunrise most days recently to get stuff done, by 14h it's miserable outside.
For one awful moment, I thought you were going to 'jump off' the merry go round and leave us.
Relieved to read you'd been out and had a wonderful night.
Usual spot for us but I had to dart off to airport to collect visitors before sun went right down
Something slightly odd occurred there there last night once the rest had gone but I only realised this morning. It's not something I'm going to share on here though!
What have you and Jill been up to...
Nice scar left on the landscape with that fire, and the risk of a wildfire breaking out. Great.
My cheap little commuter ebike has a battery fault currently
explains the fire pic
What a beautiful little island we are lucky to live on
I absolutely agree. Where I am a have all the valleys around Castle Combe, including Slaughterford*, where my dad was born, plus Avebury isn’t all that far away, and I absolutely love living here.
*Contrary to common belief, it’s not named after a particularly bloody battle, although Cromwell’s army camped there on their way to Bristol, to get a ship to Ireland, and destroyed the church, tearing the roof down and using the timbers for fires at their encampment, rather it comes from the Old English for Sloe Trees.
There were battles further away, involving the Viking Great Heathen Army and King Alfred.
Nice scar left on the landscape with that fire, and the risk of a wildfire breaking out. Great.
Unfortunately, this. Genuinely thought initially the OP was a complaint about neds starting fires and leaving litter.
I ran up to a local trig point in the South Lakes to see the sunrise this morning. Which was nice.
Especially as there wasn’t a queue… 🤭
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Nice scar left on the landscape with that fire, and the risk of a wildfire breaking out. Great.
North wind
Unfortunately, this. Genuinely thought initially the OP was a complaint about neds starting fires and leaving litter.
Didn't realky want to get into this but it deserves a reply as they are fair comments if lacking a little context.
The fire was already going by the time I arrived, it's in a well used little hollow that's been used since I first went to the barrow back in 2011.
There were some bricks around the fire that had obviously been taken from an unfortunate fly tipping just down the farm road from the barrow.
Now, I could have told those gathered there in their separate little groups to f- off, poured my camelbak onto the fire and probably ripped off all the little remembrances that people have tied to the 'rag tree' for lord knows how many years. I could have done that but I chose not to.
I was the only one camping there, I almost always am and before I turned in in the early hours I poured around half my camelbak onto the remaining embers.
When I got up early in the morning (dog walkers usually start passing by not long after 7am) I checked the ashes again to make sure there was no residual heat then started packing up for the ride home before it got too hot.
I've met people there over the years that have been going there, sometimes lighting a fire, sometimes not, since the 60's.
It's not my place to police them or judge them. I ensured the fire was fully extinguished and I would always do that if I'm the last to leave.
That's about it really. I had an amazing night there and look forward to going there again soon.
