Photo a day 2015

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Pete - VERY VERY envious of those shots.

Richie - you should work for the Durham Tourist Board as you make me want to come and explore the place with shots like those..

+1 for Pete again!

Agree with your views on Ritchie's shots Sir Trev!

John, am I right in thinking that's the same dam that top gear filmed at with the landrover thing?

Lovely shots by the way!

[admin]

Originally Posted by Corny Gizmo

John, am I right in thinking that's the same dam that top gear filmed at with the landrover thing?

Lovely shots by the way!

Good spot. Yes. That's what inspired me to research it and visit. There's about 4 dams all in that one area.

[admin]

Mine for the day. My daughter brought chicken for tea, but this wasn't what I had in mind

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by admin

Mine for the day. My daughter brought chicken for tea, but this wasn't what I had in mind

Awwww! Chicken nuggets!

Pete

[Richie]

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?

[admin]

Originally Posted by Richie

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?

I can't say. I didn't see any but then I guess they don't leave them up permanently.

[Bluepete]

Originally Posted by Richie

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?

They used to use those just outside the village I grew up in. Luston, near the OK Diner at Leominster. It was like Christmas for us kids, we'd go and sit on, under, next to the inflatable tanks as various fast aircraft scared the bum mouse out of us!

Later, at secondary school, we used to watch the Regiment practice low level drops from Chinooks, their feet touching the long grass before the canopy deployed fully. At the same time, A 10 Thunderbolts were pretending to strafe and bomb them.

Happy days!

Pete

[Richie]

Glad I brought back some memories

[admin]

Originally Posted by Bluepete

They used to use those just outside the village I grew up in. Luston, near the OK Diner at Leominster. It was like Christmas for us kids, we'd go and sit on, under, next to the inflatable tanks as various fast aircraft scared the bum mouse out of us!

Later, at secondary school, we used to watch the Regiment practice low level drops from Chinooks, their feet touching the long grass before the canopy deployed fully. At the same time, A 10 Thunderbolts were pretending to strafe and bomb them.

Happy days!

Pete

Sounds great. I know the OK diner in leominster. If you follow the A44 west from leominster you end up at Rhyader which is where the Elan valley starts.