John's Trip to Bardsey 2000

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11:35:19 I didn't get up even nearly as early as the previous day. This is probably just after I got up. I may be washing my hair here.

13:54:36 This is lunch I think, which looks distinctly pasta-ish.

14:43:32 What a beatiful day! Lovely blue sky, hay in the fields, little old cottages, jumpers for goalposts...

14:53:09 Dad and Janie outside Carreg Bach, their hideaway from all the youngsters.

14:58:38 The three of us went for a walk up the mountain. Here's Dad and Janie near the base of Lord Newborough's path, just up behind the chapel.

15:45:05 I think Dad and Janie went back down fairly soon after we got to the top, to do some cooking or something. If memory serves I was attacked by hordes of flying ants shortly after taking this picture.

18:13:58 Let it be known that I take whisking VERY seriously. I'm guessing this is me making batter for Yorkshire Puddings here.

18:14:05 Clearly I whisk so fast the camera can't keep up!

18:14:57 At some point I guess it is pretty much mandatory to get a certain amount of flour on one's face.

19:28:46 The guys throwing frisbies out the front of Plas Bach.

19:29:27 I'm quite pleased with this mid action shot of Martin running for the frisby.

19:43:50 Dad and Luke enjoying the wall out the front of Plas Bach. It is a great wall.

20:17:42 This must be dinner then. I'm assuming it was some kind of roast meal, what with me making Yorkshires earlier, and the fact that it was Sunday and everything.

20:19:20 Me looking quite unhappy at the sight of meat.

20:52:18 After dinner we retired outside, for what was a lovely couple of hours drinking, chatting and watching the sun go down.

20:52:29 I'm really rather proud of this picture. There's something quite wonderful about it that I can't quite put my finger on. Maybe it's the colour the fading sun has given everything?

20:55:34 There's an exposure fault (a big pink line) in the original, perhaps understandably as I was taking a picture of the sun here. Given my somewhat basic level of photographic know-how I'd tried to hide the sun behind this wine glass. In the end I think the wine glass really added something. I very rarely retouch pictures from my digital camera, but it was really easy to do in this case, and, to be honest, I'm fairly pleased with the result.

20:56:39 In a second attempt I employed Alex's head to block out the sun. Conclusion: Alex's head is bigger and less transparent than a wine glass.

20:59:15 Hmmm, well the light has probably gone a little too far now...

21:02:33 It's a bit of a shame about the finger on the left hand side of this picture. Still though, what a big strong lad Alex is!

21:02:43 More to the point, I think we did actually have to jump for it in the end, proving Becca is also a big strong lass!

21:05:59 Not sure who this is on Alex's back here. Maybe Lucy, maybe Sue.

21:12:18 Bizarre picture this one, but oddly I kind of like it.

21:33:20 This was not in any way staged - the snail got there all of it's own accord... I'm not sure that red wine is particularly good for snails though, so I did gently remove it afterwards...

21:34:47 ...although not before getting another picture of me and my snaily friend...

21:34:57 ..well another one as well. You can't really see the snail though. A bit too dark.

22:04:26 Later on, Dad and Janie went back up to Carreg Bach, nd the rest of us congregated in the girls' room.

22:17:11 For some reason we had a blue glowey stick (Martin is holding it here).

22:17:52 A picture with the lights and flash off - amazing - you can still see the blue glowey stick. A bit like a light sabre fight by night.

22:23:11 A closeup of the blue glowey stick.

23:31:18 I don't remember this picture being taken so I may well have actually been asleep here. I guess Alex took this as he was probably the only other person who understood the somewhat mystical operating procedure for my camera.