Well, my good friend Rick , contacted me some time ago , and asked if i could throw a little something together, as due to various reasons he had not been able to attend recent events , and he has the "op" next week !
So i set about contacting , all the mad people i know ! Low and behold some of them even replied ! A truly international affair too , with guests coming from all over the country .
For a change we chose a different wood from usual , on the other side of Dartmoor , and boy ! what a success. We all met at the local hotel , where we were serenaded by a duo in the glorious sunshine ! Then wend our way to the site , pretty little woods , with spring well and truly on it's way .
After setting up , getting a cracking fire going and some lovely grub on the go , chinese chicken curry (cheers Richie)And a brace of pheasants for the casserole (cheers Andy) and for Lucy for showing us fools how to undress them in seconds! We set about the serious business of fireside chatter , and what enlightening chatter it was , including the survey !
So on a serious note , lessons learned from this w/e were , do believe the forecast 40mm of rain ! Do have a big enough tarp , a parachute is a fantastic addition ,dont think the wind can't change direction 360 degrees in an hour and respect Jim Beam !
There are some interesting pics and also a boring Ivan vid to follow , but for now a massive thanks to Andy for the use of his woods and thanks everyone for making another impromtu meet a roaring success , embarrassing tales soon....
So i set about contacting , all the mad people i know ! Low and behold some of them even replied ! A truly international affair too , with guests coming from all over the country .
For a change we chose a different wood from usual , on the other side of Dartmoor , and boy ! what a success. We all met at the local hotel , where we were serenaded by a duo in the glorious sunshine ! Then wend our way to the site , pretty little woods , with spring well and truly on it's way .
After setting up , getting a cracking fire going and some lovely grub on the go , chinese chicken curry (cheers Richie)And a brace of pheasants for the casserole (cheers Andy) and for Lucy for showing us fools how to undress them in seconds! We set about the serious business of fireside chatter , and what enlightening chatter it was , including the survey !
So on a serious note , lessons learned from this w/e were , do believe the forecast 40mm of rain ! Do have a big enough tarp , a parachute is a fantastic addition ,dont think the wind can't change direction 360 degrees in an hour and respect Jim Beam !
There are some interesting pics and also a boring Ivan vid to follow , but for now a massive thanks to Andy for the use of his woods and thanks everyone for making another impromtu meet a roaring success , embarrassing tales soon....