Well what a washout this Bank Holiday turned out to be. Once again the so called “Barbecue August” that we were all promised failed to materialise. Given the weather and being on-call for work I had a very uneventful weekend with only a few small trips out. I did however Read more…
After exploring Whiteford Sands I arrived at Whiteford Point to discover another Gower shipwreck that I had not previously explored. Unlike the famous Helvetica at Rhossili, this wreck is predominantly metal and has a few key features still visible. The primary artifact is the large boiler that would once have Read more…
One of the great things about this blog is that it is a constant encouragement to get outdoors and try to capture some of my surroundings to share with others. Yesterday was a perfect example of this as despite the changeable weather I decided to head down to Bracelet Bay Read more…
Thursday night saw me sitting atop Cefn Bryn on Gower waiting for the Perseid’s meteor shower to start putting on a show. To pass the time I decided to try my hand at a bit of night-time photography. This is something that I have fancied doing for a good while Read more…
I can’t think of a better place to escape to after a hard days work stuck in the office than Worms Head on Gower. Tuesday provided just such an opportunity with a glorious blue sky and the promise of a meteorite shower as night descended. Unfortunately the cloud arrived before Read more…
Having spent the morning watching the motocross event at Pembrey track, I had a few hours to kill before a BBQ in the evening. Despite being on the wrong side of the Burry Inlet I couldn’t resist a trip down to Port Eynon on Gower in the hope of photographing Read more…
This is just a quick update to let you know that I am still here despite my lack of updates over the past two weeks or so. I have done a lot of overtime at work recently and the stress of trying to buy my first house on top of Read more…
As promised yesterday I have sorted out my photos from Skomer. Instead of just posting up a few of my favourites in the usual manner I thought I would try something a bit different with a couple of collages. I couldn’t decide which one looked the best so I have Read more…
One of my favourite places to sit and watch the Burry Inlet is from the large car park located in the center of Penclawdd. What makes the view even better is when spring tides coincide with a nice sunset. Normally the area immediately in front of the car park consists Read more…
One of the highlights of our visit to Mull were the numerous sightings of Golden Eagles that we regularly had as we traveled around the island. I was very lucky to catch this shot as an Eagle flew past along the cliffs within a few meters of us. For a Read more…