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Nov 02 2014
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#53. Look through a telescope at the stars/moon

This was brilliant and quite eventful “Evening with the Stars”. Jim and I after making our way from East Finchley to London Bridge, happily jumped on a train bound we thought was headed for Greenwich, half way through the journey we realised we were on the wrong train, thankfully it stopped at Blackheath which was a only 1.3 mile run away! Luckily we made it in time a little bedraggled and sweaty.

First we had a very interesting planetarium talk and then went onto the 28″ telescope, built in 1893. We were told that we had one of the best nights they’d had in years, visibility wise. We got some fantastic views of the moon very close up and I also got to see a binary star system.

Really enjoyable evening

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Jun 22 2014
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Another Big Weekender – #9, #17 and #73

Another shout out to Kirsty for helping,  managing to tick off 3 in one long, exhausting but fun day!

#9. Do something creative yet new – Pottery/metalwork/black smithing Rope Making

As part of the Festival of Stuff at UCL’s Institute of Making, I tried my hand at a bit of rope making.

#17. Walk over the o2

This was really good fun and I would recommend everyone give it a go. It takes about an hour to complete the walk and there are some fantastic views from the top.

 

#73. Pedal a pedalo

In between the o2 and the Festival of Stuff, we had a quick stop off at Regents park and had a potter about on the water in a pedalo. On the water we had a nice spot of lunch and had a quick blast about with an RC boat.

GREAT DAY OUT!

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Jun 20 2014
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#29. Make my own sushi

I’ll let the pictures tell the story! But this was a Sushi School bargain, with 2 people for £50 and you get a metric tonne of sushi afterwards.

Was great fun and would recommend anyone give it a go!

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Jun 09 2014
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#42. Do something for charity

Been a bit of a while since my last update and this one was a while in the making but a great achievement in my opinion. A group of 9 intrepid explorers from my company embarked on a climbing expedition to Scafell Pike (978m), as part of the WaterAid200 challenge.

The walk took us just under 7 hours and unfortunately the weather wasn’t on our side with torrential rain for over 4 hours! However that paled in insignificance as we had an amazing time and we managed to raise almost £2000 for WaterAid, which we have been told will go to help change of 140 lives around the world.

Well done team!

 

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May 23 2014
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The best of the rest – #60, #85, #87

#60. Sleep under the stars

See previous post about walking the Dorset Coast.

#85. Visit stonehenge

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#87. Go up in the balloon in Bournemouth gardens

 

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May 23 2014
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#70. Walk the Dorset Coast

THIS WAS EPIC! I think I had totally underestimated just how long it takes to walk only very short distances on a map but I’m pleased to say that I made it from Hengistbury Head to Bridport in 3.5days and I’m very chuffed!

Some Stats:

  • 68miles
  • 26hrs 54mins solid walking
  • 1268m elevation gained
  • 5749 additional calories burnt

Day 1 – Hengistbury Head to South of Worth Matravers.

The first day was the longest, clocking in just under 25 miles. Walking from the picturesque Hengistbury Head along the sea front to Sandbanks, taking the chain ferry over to Studland and then on past Swanage via the beautiful Old Harry’s Rocks.

Day 2 – Worth Matravers to Weymouth

Another long day taking in some beautiful landscape and unique geology including Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. The terrain was vey undulating making the 20miles seem a whole lot more.

Day 3 – Weymouth to Puncknowle

After feeling ever more exhausted I decided to do less miles on the day, rolling in just under 16miles. Taking a slightly more inland route I ended up at the quaint village of Punckowle and camped for the night.

Final Day – Punckowle to Bridport

The final day was just under 10miles with a wonderful walk along Chisel beach and under the cliffs to the east of Bridport. I was really pleased to arrive in Bridport and see an end to this tough but very rewarding challenge. I am glad to say I have ticked this one off!

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May 05 2014
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#92. Walk the entire Northern Line & #21. Go a month without drinking booze

#21. Go a month without drinking booze

I am glad I managed to complete this one as it was seemingly impossible at times but thankfully I made it through the month without boozing. Yay, go me.

#92. Walk the entire Northern Line

This was probably the biggest achievement to date and was somewhat of a mission to complete, taking us almost 6hours to complete. Felt absolutely shattered by the end of it but it was a wicked day out.

Big thanks to Jimmy Allchin for walking/running alongside! Video of our day

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Apr 10 2014
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#24. Make a sculpture

Not sure how you define a sculpture but I have been working on this random objet d’art for about a week now, and I think it’s the best thing you’ll ever get out of me… It started life as a bunch of coffee stirrers, which went through various interpretations, which somehow came to be a “LadPad™ Coat of Arms” and a set of deer horns…don’t ask!

 

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Apr 07 2014
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#67. Make something in origami & #68. Tie a cool knot

Two more crafty things off the list

67. Make something in origami – This was much tougher than I thought it would be and you should see the pile of failed attempts :-/ . I think the orange crane is my favourite, with the swan in second place and the windmill can do one to be honest he’s useless!

68. Tie a cool knot – I took this to the next level and decided to put lots of knots together and turn it into a bracelet thing, which looks rather fetching if I do say so myself. The chosen few already have their copies of this and I am doing requests so get your orders in soon!

That’s it.

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Apr 06 2014
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#36. Solve a Rubik’s Cube !

He’s only gone and bloody done it.photo-6

This is a massive one for me and something I never thought would be possible when I set myself the challenge. I am pleased to announce that I have managed to solve a Rubik’s Cube without the aid of the guide/solution solver and it is all wonderfully documented below!!!

I am happy to prove this to anyone who is willing to sit in a room with me for 10mins in silence.

Wow I am chuffed at this!!

 

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