I thought I’d give you a little update of what I’ve been up to this last week. I took some annual leave which combined well with the Easter Bank Holiday to make a nice long break. Don’t assume that this post is a return to blogging though. I’ve not given much thought about the blog over this time so I’m not really sure what the plan for the future is. The world has kept turning so we’ll see how it goes.
- 27th March – Had first BBQ of the year, and then went greyhound racing at Sittingbourne.
- 30th March – 1st April - Went to York. A very nice place indeed, although quite far away (274 miles). It shares a lot of features and history with Canterbury although it seems to have retained a lot more of its individuality. York Minster is pretty amazing and I went up to the top of the tower which gave great panoramic views of the City. I also did plenty of other sightseeing things too.
- 1st April – Went to Alton Towers. A nice day out although there was still plenty of queuing and the new ‘Thirteen’ ride was a great disappointment.
- 3rd April – Went to the Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival. I had half pints of: Dark Mild, Old Legover, Celtica, Stud, Spinnaker, White Dwarf Wheat Beer, Pompey Royal, Gadds No.5, Uberhop, King Alfred’s Gold, and Wold Gold.
- My car died – My Renault Megane of the last 7 years looks to have finally died. I’m not sure what to do really.
Obviously other things have happened too, but these are things that stood out. I hope you’ve had a good week too
Posted in Going Out, Life
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Tagged easter, holiday
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So I’ve really not felt the need to blog of late, which must be disappointing to the thousands of readers I have 
It was around this time two years back that I took an extended break from blogging (March-November 2008) and in the end I came back stronger and more committed.
I’m not sure what I really want to blog about. Do I write about myself? Do I write about the local area? I’ve really not got much of a focus so I’m going to wait it out and see what happens. I’m not giving up on this blog but you just need to know that I won’t be around that much (subject to change).
I have got a few more things planned that will help with my Targets for 2010 so maybe I’ll report back on those some time soon.
See you around.
Posted in Blog, Life
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Tagged Blog, break
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I never actually recovered from my throat infection which I got the initial symptoms of on 11th February, so basically I’ve been ill since then. It cleared up a bit but then I came down with something worse and on 22nd Feb I was diagnosed with tonsillitus and it’s taken me until Monday 1st March to recover from that.
I had some time off work and cocooned myself indoors, took my antibiotics, watched TV, and that has been my life for the past week. I fell ill due to not eating properly, not getting enough sleep, getting too stressed, and generally not looking after myself properly.
I am better now and thought I’d better post to the blog to let you know I’m still around. I’ve not actually missed blogging so we’ll see when I blog next (cue blogging loads).
I hope you are all well.
We of Thanet love our history, due partly to the fact that we have so much of it here and one of the sights that greet visitors entering Thanet is the Viking Ship Hugin which is found at Pegwell Bay. I’m sure most of you know the history but just to recap in 1949 the ‘Hugin’ sailed from Denmark to Thanet in celebration of the 1500th anniversary of the traditional landing of Hengist and Horsa at Ebbsfleet and the betrothal of Hengist’s daughter, Rowena, to King Vortigen of Kent.
We can go a lot more into that historical line but I’m more interested in 1949 rather that 449 and I’ve come across these great videos from British Pathe that show the Hugin arriving at Viking Bay (originally known as Main Sands until this event), the thousands who celebrated its arrival, and the presentation ceremony in 1950 by Prince Georg of Denmark with the ship on display at Pegwell Bay.
Just click on the photo and you’ll be taken to the relevant video.
VIKING SHIP ARRIVES
KENT GREETS VIKING INVADERS
THE VIKING SHIP ‘HUGIN’ AT RAMSGATE
It really is amazing having such a link into the past. Yes it’s a relic that’s only 60 years old but it signifies something a lot older and normally gets me spouting off about Vikings et al.
Posted in Broadstairs, Film, TV, Video, & Gaming, History, Local News, Ramsgate
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Tagged Boat, Denmark, Hengist, Horsa, Hugin, ship, Thanet, video, Viking
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I only ever have pancakes once a year, which actually amazed Jenny (an American whom I’m sure has them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner), but yesterday I made some and it made me wonder why I don’t have them more? The fact is that it’s probably good I don’t have them that often as they are gorgeous and had 3 to myself yesterday (with lemon and sugar).
The throat is feeling a lot better now but I still have white spots on my tonsils so still some way to full recovery but lots of soluble aspirin, throat spray, and throat sweets are doing their job. I’ve not got much else to blog about yet so bear with me.
I thought I’d better make an appearance on the blog to let you know that I’m still alive (just) and am almost fully recovered from a throat infection I’ve had since Thursday. A couple of days off work, plenty of rest, and copious amounts of over-the-counter drugs seem to have done the trick.
Along with the throat infection, other symptoms were fatigue, aching joints, and also mouth ulcers, which seem to point to my body just getting a bit rundown. More rest and more healthy living is called for I think.
