Wild West

The West coast can be pretty windy, and the top pic taken on Friday is evidence enough of that claim! The Riverdance freight ferry, on passage from Warrenpoint to Heysham, got into difficulties on Thursday night after a load shift, and ended up here, just up the coast from Blackpool. Apart from the media that decended upon the beach, there was also B&Q compost and a lorry load of Mcvities chocolate digestives. Looking at the angle its on, i think it will be quite a mission to shift it again. Spot the Tower below!

In the Navy

Well since leaving Uni ive been involved in a bit of shipbuilding, and as you can see above, there is certainly no expense spared in the latest Navy vessels being built! An excellent standard of accommodation for all the crew.

Feeding time at the Zoo

Quite literally feeding time at Blackpool Zoo on Saturday for the splash of sealions. Part of the incentive for this jumping spectacle by "Isabelle" the Sealion was a tasty Mackerel for her Luncheon. Certainly made for a rather impressive sight!

Clover over Dover

Looking at these fine cliffs, a natural first line of defence for our islands for many a year, its hard to argue with Blur on the point that " . . . if I jump its all over". Anyway, another excellent trip down south this summer saw me around Kent again, in the Big Smoke, and across la Manche.

About toon

Coming to the end of my days living in Newcastle, so some final shots are offered. To make up for lack of updates ill put a fist full to peruse. Enjoy.

Pining for the Fjords

If your not familiar with the comedy that is Monty Python, then you wont appreciate my title. If you do, then well done. Above is the Princess of Norway leaving North Shields ferry terminal an hour late a few weeks back. Im off on her tomorrow for a few days on a trip to Bergen, via Stavenger and, of course, the Fjords. I find these "minicruises " too cheap (3 nights for £ 50 with breakfast - its cheaper than the train home!) to resist, and of course theres the excuse its marine engineering related for my studies. I may get some nice shots in Norway to share on my return, if final months of degree madness allow time for such.

Anyway, the "Princess" has got around a bit. Built in Germany in the 80s, then sold to spend the 90s plying the waters between Melbourne and Tasmania in the Southern Hemisphere, and now back to Northern Europe. Think of all the people off Neighbours who have been to Tazzy- maybe if Paul had organised his Lassiters party on the boat instead of that plane, all those people wouldn't have died in the crash, or maybe Robert would have bombed the ship, she would have endured a long painful sinking, Paul would have got mangled by the propellers, and i wouldn't be able to go to Bergen.

Here she is in her former Guise last year before she got a paint job. Although the above shot is quite dull and dark, i like it, kinda atmospheric.

Wild life

Back in Preston for Easter, so an afternoon ramble in the countryside was called for. Spring must be in the air as these 2 pheasants were have a bit of a ruckus, probably fighting over some eligible lady pheasant (much like drunk lads in a club one could say). Anyway it was quite entertaining so fired a few shots off and combined 4 of them them into the above flapping of feathers. Enjoy.