Overviews
Take It To The Bridge
Lindsey Kennedy and Jessica Spurrell
Nov
29
When the Dr says…
Posted by lindsam in Lindsey
So, you get to university going slightly crazy over the lack of climbing and kayaking, and then wind up getting your old tendinitis back …you get annoyed.
When you are just getting arm function back, your told not to kayak because you have a cold, and wind up getting an ear infection, and then wind up ill at home…you feel stupid.
When you then get told your arm is going to take a while longer to mend, and you wind up breaking your collar bone because you were doing things you shouldn’t have been with your arm… you really wish you had listened.
But no…
Nov
28
Durham
Posted by lindsam in Jess & Linds
Friday
Well, at last Jess met Linds and Tom and they all went up to Collingwood bar where they were joined by Martyn and Dave, some randomers that they had met in Krakow in Poland on the European extravaganza.
After drinks and Pizza the 4 of them, as well as Jos, a climbing friend of Linds’s, retreated to Linds’s kitchen for tea and guitars. All went to bed far too early in the morning, but much fun was had.
Saturday
The day was chilly and misty with a hint of drizzle, but since when was that going to stop those two?
Up at 930, they were happily yelling their support for the St Cuthbert’s society rowing teams, including Heather’s boat, (narrowly beaten unfortunately).
After this Tom, Jos, Jess and Linds went, via Tescos, to explore a gorge just west of Bowes. The gorge was a limestone affair made where the River Greta has carved it’s way through the landscape.
The evening commenced with a trip to Tescos to pick up all the food that they had forgotten about earlier in the day. Then, on return to the flat, this time with Ben (kayak person that Linds’s car lives with) in tow, fun and merriment started again.
Things Learnt: Bread and butter pudding made with banana bread is most excellent.
When Heather, one of Linds’s Flatmates entered the kitchen at 3am leaving an alarm clock behind…we had to make sure it would still wake her up in the morning…
Attempts to make speakers from tin-cans and headphones faileddue to a lack of power, so they were converted into a pair of very hip and trandy old-skool headphones. The rest…don’t ask!
Sunday
Again, the girls were up early and bright to go busking with Martin. Cold weather and a lack of people shortened the session, but the hot chocolate was well worth it. Then, Jess was off home.
Nov
13
Edinburgh
Posted by lindsam in Lindsey
After a few weeks with more than average number of mis-haps, I decided to shoot up to Edinburgh and catch up on a few old friends.
My timetable decided to be nice enough to me to allow long weekend, so by 430 on Friday, I was saying hello to Will and meeting his crazy but really quite nice flatmates in their rather unorthodox flat in central Edinburgh. Being a mountaineering club flat, climbing really was central with a bouldering wall in the front room and many photos and books to be jealous about.
Not much time for mooching as I met with Rich and went to see ‘Guards Guards’ at Bedlem theatre. An excellent production in an excellent theatre I thought. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and had a great evening talking about the many wonders of the world with Rich and Ewan, Rich’s friend.
The next day was taken up with me largely breaking the nice shiny new bouldering wall, but successfully putting up a bouldering problem which took quite a large amount of work to complete.
Again, I went out in the evening to sample the delights of culture in the city, but this time with Mike, a crazy festival goer. After a superb catch-up of our lives over good food we drifted to a folk session in the Royal Oak. Songs and merriment continued to far into the night, and on return to the flat, the climbing began afresh.
“The most useless climbing move in the history of climbing moves” - Will
- on hanging by you feet upside down from a door-frame.
Sunday morning I wrapped up warm to go on a guided tour of the centre. A remembrance parade, castle, monument and a few cobbled streets later, a full recital of hurricanes, jets and europe adventures was inflicted on a cafe.
The afternoon was just as exciting with a walk and yet another catch-up.
Monday morning - train - lectures and back to normality.
The carefree and relaxation stayed with me though….bliss… Thank you Edinburgh.
Nov
6
162
Posted by lindsam in Spamail
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