| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Brian |
Posted - 07/10/2006 : 22:55:06
NO ONE, BUT NO ONE is going to deprive me of my 'trips'!
TOOTLE TOURS |
| 20 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Motown Diva |
Posted - 13/10/2008 : 11:21:56
Bless you Toots, I knew you would . Did you get charged much for the penalty? I'll pay you back my share- only I've only got ten dollars, will that be ok? Can you get it changed into pounds somewhere?
Any mountain high enough, I climbed the stair and turned the key, and now I'm home  .
Emz xXx |
| Brian |
Posted - 13/10/2008 : 11:13:13
[quote]Originally posted by Motown Diva
By the time I had been 'released' from the line, it was getting dark, and I knew that you had all probably gone home by then . So I sort refuge in a little ole bar across town, where I sat drinking tea, and playing songs on a ricketty old jukebox that made me cry
'Where is a woman to go'?...I quite understand Emz.
TOOTLE |
| Motown Diva |
Posted - 13/10/2008 : 11:07:34
So sorry Toots, I got lost trying to keep up with Trek- she don't half walk fast ya know!, and I ended up with the wrong party! .
You see, there was a conga line flowing up and down the railway line when I arrived, and so because I thought you lot may have been somewhere within it, I took hold of one of the sheep and went with them  .....it was only after around 2 hours (and many trips up and down the mountain, whilst singing, 'She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain) that I realised you were nowhere to be seen! . So what was a girl to do?
By the time I had been 'released' from the line, it was getting dark, and I knew that you had all probably gone home by then. So I sort refuge in a little ole bar across town, where I sat drinking tea, and playing songs on a ricketty old jukebox that made me cry....
Emz xXx
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| Brian |
Posted - 11/10/2008 : 21:45:05
I had to pay a penalty due to the fact our party didn't reach the stated numbers. I should have taken this into consideration when booking - I mean have you ever seen a Reliant climb a mountain pass? Pen tried to help by flashing her...er lashes at the conductor, but Ivor wasn't moved. I think he really preferred sheep...they can be quite sexy from a certain position - and Ivor knows all the positions. Any mountain up - we got to the summit - in the fog. It was cold and damp, but being British we had to grin and bear it...after all we could see at least 10 yards.
Actually we felt quite humble - we were standing in the steps of royalty here. It was way back in 1961 when HRH Princess Margaret first climbed Snowdon...something she did on a regular basis for the next 7-8 years without dropping fag-ash or spilling a drop.
Pen and Dave's 'duet' of 'Climb every mountain' went down really well with the crowd of tourists and sheep. They did get a bit twitchy when they found out she was called PEN, as they like to roam free - but it didn't detract too much when it came to the applause. The sound of clapping hooves reverberated from the mountainside - you could tell mint sauce was not on their mind.
When we got back down to Llanberis there was a yellow Reliant in the car park - but no sign of Trek We all came home anyway
TOOTLE |
| treking |
Posted - 11/10/2008 : 19:44:11
Well I missed the train..so I've had to WALK up...its now getting dark and I've just reached the summit ...to find the train goin back down again.
Looks like Toots and Pen were in one of the carriages, so I shall have to spend the night in the cafe cause I'm not walking back down.
Actually the stars have come out and its quite nice now
I've got my sheep to keep me warm
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
| Carole R. |
Posted - 11/10/2008 : 10:51:27
Shouldn't that song be 'No-one Here' cos I'm all there with my lemondrops...
and I'm up here on the top of Snowdon...
getting Snowed on!...
Apart from it being as cold as a particularly fuel efficient fridge, its like a scene from Gorillas In The Mist' up here...
Where is everyone?...OMG... I think I've just spotted two gorillaz heading my way....
PEN xx |
| Brian |
Posted - 11/10/2008 : 08:40:50
*UPDATE & PANIC*
I'm here at Llanberis - the train is in the platform, but there's no sign of anyone from our 'party' I've got the 'party booking tickets' for the 9am departure and a supply of eggy sandwiches. Someone has just selected 'No one there' by Martha & The Vandellas on the juke box!...is this a bad sign?.....oh - wait a minute - I'm sure that was Dave on that motor bike with a pillion passenger wearing a tiara...perhaps they are here?
TOOTLE |
| Brian |
Posted - 06/10/2008 : 21:44:03
I believe the reason 'tites' come down is due to poor quality elastic...however that's by the by - so you want to go UP?
Well, we've done the hot air balloon, so that's out. We could ride the 'up' escalator at The Trafford Centre, but there's a chance the window shopping could become real shopping...not a good idea.
The London Eye is far too expensive and you have to queue for ages.
The Eiffel Tower is in France which means we'd have to speak to them!
Bungy jumping could suffer like the stalagtites.
It's a problem....BUT as usual I've solved it!...we will go to the top of Snowdon, but on the mountain railway. This way you get fresh air, but not tired legs - and you see lots of sheep
Meet at Llanberis (the starting station) on Saturday for the 9am departure*
* we can get the 'early bird special' return on this @ £11..if 10 or more take the trip this goes down to £9
The journey takes about an hour so a flask and some eggy sandwiches might be a good idea - it can be chilly on't mountain at this time of year. You can wear leg warmers providing they don't clash with the colour of the carriages or upset the sheep.
TOOTLE |
| Carole R. |
Posted - 06/10/2008 : 17:04:12
I'm still trying to work out the difference between Stalagmitesand Stalagtites
I think I just about got it.
The Mites go up
and The Tites come down...
Anyway after dining with Fred Flintstone's friends and family, I can only say... I'm happy to be breathing fresh air again...
Next time, may I suggest we go up instead of down?
Ta very muchly,
PEN xx |
| Berthavenation |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 22:29:52
bonkers..
Frans |
| dave d |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 22:26:54
we cave . we sore . we conkered
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if it takes everyday of my life |
| Motown Diva |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 20:10:42
....Yep, this is how we ended up after our spell in the medical centre Poor Pen, I know that she wasn't happy about the fact that it meant that her hair wasn't able to flow freely.
Oh, and as for that 'Channel No.5'...don't even get me started on that! Just look at what it's done to me
...Just when things couldn't get any worse
Emz xXx
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| Brian |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 11:29:28
The evening started off well, with winning the hand cream and busting our nuts....however when we went underground things went from bad to worse. I tripped on a banana skin some little sh*t had dropped which sent me flying down the cave crashing into Pen and Trek on the way. Good job Dave was wearing his leather trousers and I slide sideways and finished up in a pool. Now you would expect the water to be fresh down there, but it was stagnant and smelly. I had to use my supply of hand cream to get rid of the 'whiff'
Anyway, we all went to the medical centre located on a rock at 250ft and got bandaged up. THIS MADE MATTERS WORSE You see all the other visitors mistook us for gouls and ghosts and kept prodding us and laughing. I don't know if anyone has ever been prodded in the dark 300ft down? - it is not pretty We eventually got to our reserved table for the meal - wild deer rissoles and chips. It wasn't bad, but could have done with some 'Branston'.
We explored the caves after that, listened to a talk on stalagmites and visited the gift shop for souvenirs. I bought a nice rock shaped like a carrot (or similar) which was over 3,000 years old, Trek got some prehistoric golf clubs and a couple of rock balls (it won't improve her game methinks). Pen bought a ninth century hair dryer which plugs straight into a wood burning stove and gives you lovely charcoal curles. Dave got a years volume of 'Rock bikes through the ages' in a rather nice stone volume binder. Emz decided on some 'Channel number 5' perfume which came from the actual channel five which runs through the caves (just underneath the toilet block - on the left).
We came up at 2.30 this morning bedraggled, bandaged and bewildered (nice title for a song?). It was still raining
TOOTLE |
| treking |
Posted - 05/10/2008 : 10:57:26
We all entered the Conker match and won a years supply of hand cream to help with dish washer hands and to calm all our bruises from conkering and caving.
We probably won cause we were the only team there as we were a few days early...but as they say an early worm catches the prize..or something like that
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
| Brian |
Posted - 04/10/2008 : 15:45:11
Just setting off for 'the caves'. It's a windy day - the trees are swaying...a cold wind too Should add to the ambience tonight
I'm bringing a small flashlight, just in case. If you want me to flash at you anytime tonight just shout out 'Johnny remember me' followed by 'eeek'
TOOTLE |
| treking |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 23:03:25
The journey to the centre of the earth..I ain't bringin the Reliant ..it sounds far too dangerous..I think I will come on the bus
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
| Brian |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 20:14:10
24 hours...and we go .
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. . down
TOOTLE |
| treking |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:58:33
I have a big bag of Conkers
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
| Carole R. |
Posted - 02/10/2008 : 23:11:39
'Ay up!...Someone, (no names no pack drill) has been tampering with my threads.
I never mentioned Hughie Green...
I was thinkin that when I'd eaten Dave's Toad In The Hole,' I might go green and croak....
PEN xx |
| Motown Diva |
Posted - 02/10/2008 : 20:05:26
...And what about 'No Easy Way Down'- Dusty
Emz xXx |
