4602 photos
33 photos
Summer 1980
Puddling round the Dunkeswell circuit in a Rallye Club 880B. My log book shows I flew the following a/c G-BDEB, G-BCBP, G-BDEG, G-JENS, G-BGKD, G-BGKB and G-BECB (but not at the same time).
21st June 1981
Very brave friends to south coast in G-BDCA.
Henstridge, Odell in the back, Bird with Bill and Frank.
Summer 1989
Building up hours in Cessna A150 at Sleap flying G-BOIR, G-BHAD, G-CSFC, G-AVIT, G-BOFX and G-BHAD before going to live in Papua New Guinea.
629 photos in 23 sub-albums
Papua New Guinea 1989 - 1994
176 photos in 9 sub-albums
The Trans-Siberian/Trans-Mongolian Express - a winters journey
One of the world’s greatest travel experiences. Russia – Mongolia – China. 6,260 miles…and a bit! …and it all began by watching this film in my local cinema in 1988.
This was the first of my four Round The World Trips (RTW’s) that I made with my family whilst living in Papua New Guinea. The journey back to the UK started on 15th February 1991 at Lae, PNG and travelled through Port Moresby, Brisbane, Sydney, Nadi(Fiji), Kadavu, Galoa, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Orlando and Miami. We arrived at Gatwick on 26th February under thunderous skies.
The return trip to PNG began on 17th March with a flight from LHR to Moscow. Train #3, the Trans-Siberian Express left Moscow on 20th and after changing to the Trans-Mongolian Express at Ulan Ude and crossing the Gobi Desert arrived in Beijing on 25th a distance of 4,735 miles.
Train #47 left Beijing for Canton and Hong Kong on 30th March and arrived at Kowloon on 1st April a distance of 1,516 miles. We flew out of Kia Tak for Port Moresby and Lae on 5th April
893 photos in 32 sub-albums
Microlighting 2004 - 2016
from Saturday 23 to Saturday 30 December 2006
98 photos
Saturday 29 April 2006
24 photos
Friday 19 May 2006
30 photos
39 photos
Sunday 15 April 2007
99 photos
Built by "Andy" Hyde who was my Technical Officer when I worked for GPO/British Telecom as a Lineman working on Exmoor back in the mid 70's. (My exchange areas were Porlock, Winsford, Exford and Timberscombe)
Sunday 20 May 2007
14 photos
Monday 28 May 2007
9 photos
Saturday 7 April 2007
64 photos
1 photo
Saturday 11 October 2008
76 photos
2008 Monsal Trail
225 photos in 9 sub-albums
2008 Narrow Boat-Four Counties
21 photos
Highlight of the show being the low-level fly pass of Avro Vulcan XH558
Sunday 16 May 2010
18 photos
16th May 2010
The Great Manchester run. - 10K
Bib number 28843. Completed in 1:31:34.
589 photos in 19 sub-albums
On 18th April 2011 I left the UK for Kathmandu, Nepal and from there to Lukla for an 8 day trek to Everest Base Camp.
Everest Base Camp was reached at 27° 59.980'N 86° 50.939'E @ 17,358 feet (5,291m) on Thursday, 28th April 2011.
A thank you to Alex for the tea-shirts given to us all - a great idea.
A thank you to Colin for all the tips, advice, lotions, potions and stuff when I was crook.
A thank you to Robin for the suggestion of lemon-tea, honey, whisky and bed when I was coming down with all sorts of aches, pains and headache at Tengboche.
A thank you to Bill (the hill) for clothing recommendations and encouragement.
A thank you to Kirsty for being Kirsty and the chocolate biscuit bar when I couldn't find my snicker.
A thank you to John for Mars bars a plenty.
A thank you to James and Simone for never missing the opportunity to tease about my new jackets and the kind note you slid under my door. Sorry I missed you both.
A thank you to Anita for showing to us all what determination and true grit really means.
A thank you to both Kit and Jim for being so pleasant about my incessant snoring.
A thank you to Eddie for teaching me how to to play cribbage albeit rather poorly - play that is.
And finally a huge thank you to Raz, Zanta and of course Jagan.
Jagan, thank you for making what otherwise would have been arduous in the extreme into something perversely enjoyable. Not to mention your delicious Chicken Chilli. I hope things go well for you on the 29th, Everest Base Camp to Namche Bazar marathon.
Best wishes to you all and may all the mountains you have to climb in the future be small ones - can't fail to be much else can they!
Take care.
Chris (Pala)
Sunday 15 May 2011
8 photos
15th May 2011
The Great Manchester run. - 10K
Bib number 36532. Completed in 1:20:01, a PB but I wanted sub 1:20 - just 1 second!
The highlight was shaking Haile Gebrselassie`s hand as I crossed the start!
Tuesday 23 August 2011
10 photos
23rd August 2011
Viking Urban Legend 24 unbox and first ride
Sunday 2 October 2011
19 photos
2nd October 2011
A380 landing at Manchester Airport viewed from the tower
Saturday 28 April 2012
51 photos
28th April 2012
Churnet Valley Railway 1940 week-end
