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I hope you like this bubble car I’m driving around in @cud.bsky.social #Torino

Wildcamp in Cheviot Hills

Michael Portillo KT Tunstall Bob Mortimer King of Spain Michael Atherton

Final morning heading into work as an employee - from Monday, I’ll be self-employed with my own business Full Circle. And what a morning! A new dawn has broke has it not?

And so it starts… 21st season watching St Kilda in AFL (and 10th season as International Season Ticket holder with St Kildafc) #Sainters #StKilda #AFL #AussieRules

A very tame Robin on our walk in N Holywell Dene this afternoon - no zoom, no crop

Climb up Skiddaw in amazing wintery conditions. Amazing views abounded. Couldn’t get up Gale Road due to ice, so longer walk than planned but well worth the effort 9.2m 2792ft ascent

Itinerary sorted and accommodation booked for Japan visit in May. We fly in/out of Osaka, so no Tokyo visit this time. From landing we’ll go straight up to Kyoto, then onto Kanazawa, then down to Nara, across to Hiroshima be returning to see Osaka before flying home #JapanTravel

Wild camp in this special place and trying out new NatureHike Star River UL, really impressed, acres of space inside and huge vestibules in either side, all in a sub 2kg pack 👍

Happy 37th anniversary to us! @msruthlunn.bsky.social always by your side ♥️

Spent this evening with a friend from the past, Spike Lee’s 1990 Mo Better Blues - still as brilliant as it was when I saw it 30 years ago in Leeds as a student. Luminous, human shaped and saturated with love for jazz music. A true classic!

Trialing subscription to Outdoor Active for walks planning - has full OS Landranger and Explorer maps (along with OpenStreetMaps) for planning and on hike tracking, and also has a nice augmented reality live view that shows peaks names and distances

Making the most of the bright morning walking in #Cheviots on a lovely loop from Ingram over Brough Law, Chester’s, Cobdens, and Cochrane Pike visiting Middledean (not been before, what a great spot!)

New tent purchased for more cold weather wild camping - very impressive stats, 1.5kg trail weight, 2 man, double-skinned, new for £123 #Naturehike

Interrail tickets bought for next European rail trip (French and Italian Riviera, Turin and Lyon) in Sept #HolidayByRail #TrainTravel

@seatsixtyone.bsky.social if I buy an Interrail to use within Europe, can I use the 1st day of pass to travel Newcastle-Leeds (for flight). IE travel to my port of departure is to airport?

Crown Prince

Euro league basketball @newcastleeagles.bsky.social - great last quarter to turn the game on its head and take the win #LetsGoEagles

Nice sun over the Low Light Sam’s mouth of the Tyne on the way into work at lunch after client meeting earlier

Tickets secured for SJP 👍

Escaping the wind amongst the copper carpet of Holywell Dene

38th Band I’ve seen in 2024. The brilliant Avelons - Rolling Down The Rising Sun live at ThinkTank #Indie #NorthEastScene #GuitarPop #Grassroots

Today’s cycle commute into work brought up 500 miles since (effectively due to having free Metro pass for first 5 months). That said, with forecast as it is, might well not be on the bike tomorrow 😬🥶🌨️

Toasted marshmallow and Belgian chocolate doughnuts (from Proven Goods) and flat white at Regular Jo’s after walk to Tynemouth

Morning at the morning of the Tyne as I arrived into work #GoldenHour #Tynemouth #NorthEast #RiverTyne

Snow on the way they say... remembering that time I saw a #CarlPuttnam snowman (wearing @mikedmfy.bsky.social cap) @cud.bsky.social