This ditty is for all, or at least, any, of my friends who are currently suffering from the Shingles. Eat More Fruit! You know it makes sense.
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me and superdawg
About Me
- Mike Knipe
- Crook, County Durham, United Kingdom
- I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about. I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
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Mass ham, not Masham - Hello there. Finally the last post on my recent Yorkshire trip. Big sigh of relief everyone. 😲😵😽 After a lovely stroll around the Arboretum, off I we...
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So Many Places - A post to round off this April, featuring several evening walks. This first is from the Tuesday evening after Easter Monday, in other words my first day ba...6 hours ago
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Cat Law and Creigh Hill - Cat Law (NO 31888 61065; 670m) and Creigh Hill (NO 27078 59356; 498m) Friday 29 August *Start and End: *end of track to Corriehead, to E (no parking; I wa...
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Beautiful West Cork, Glengarriff Bay, Sea Kayaking Tours - *Beautiful West Cork, Glengarriff Bay, Sea Kayaking Tours*
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Reg at 87, and Wythenshawe parkrun at #630 - It was a quiet last week of summer, with no particular highlights apart from Reg's 87th birthday party at Chorley Golf Club. Reg invited about 30 of hi...
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WolsIngham in Weardale - Wolsingham in Weardale August 29th We have not walked from Wolsingham for several years so it's a welcome return . From Newcastle take the A69 west, nea...
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A trial walk around Littleborough - *Saturday 30th August. * Both Sheila and I are carrying injuries. Sheila has had a sore back and I have a swollen knee. It has stopped us walking much re...2 days ago
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Discover London’s Best Outdoor Activities - London has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade, evolving from a city known primarily for its museums and theatres into a verdant met...3 days ago
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Gear review – The RAB Women’s Sonic Hoody - The world’s lightest hoody? Read Fi’s RAB Sonic gear review. When you’re packing light, you want a technical base layer that does all the jobs then pack...2 weeks ago
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Anatomy of a bothy work party - Everything had been planned in advance. We knew what we wanted to accomplish, we’d gathered all the tools and materials we needed, and made sure there woul...3 weeks ago
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GM Ringway, Stage 6 - *In the beginning..... * From the *Greater Manchester Ringway* website: The GM Ringway is Greater Manchester’s walking trail. "Designed around existing ...
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My camps of 2024 - Not many camps this year, but some interesting ones. First camp of the year was in March on the Corfu trail, an interesting bivvy first of all on a picnic ...8 months ago
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Beyond the Road: - *Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.* *Part One: * A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth. This marked the...
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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾11 months ago
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11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar - The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan ...
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TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
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Cateran Trail..what a gem - Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the waterproofs...2 years ago
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Read Before You Buy: RAB Electron Down Jacket for Women - I absolutely love this jacket and I can recommend it to hikers and campers. Its mid-weight size and warmth makes it amazingly versatile technical jacket. I...5 years ago
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2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a wh...
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20 - Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other peopl...
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Borrowdale - A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to Mike for all his help. Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
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FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt (Price Drop) - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *FINAL Price Drop. £120 delivered UK. * *If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it, the pri...
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Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
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Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk. - It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the tiny town of Hemavan. We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
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Wainwrights - Low Pike and High Pike from Ambleside - From the parking in Ambleside (£7.00 and toilets not open first thing) we (Moira, Graham and Sandra) headed up the Kirkstone road for a few hundred metres...
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The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt4 (mountains and waterfalls) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...7 years ago
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Breaking Free. - Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope with t...7 years ago
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msr night glow zipper pulls - A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter. They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the loo...
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5 comments:
Ah the genius that was Spike Milligan
Thanks Mike. I appreciate the sentiment.
Haven't seen this before...makes ye smile!
Loved Spike since I was a kid. Indeed a genius of the highest order.
Word: ampses (n) an Orcish term for electricity.
Thanks each - I liked the way they flirted in the middle....
My grandson liked the hair loss at the end...
ampses - arf...!
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