Tag Archives: mountain

Fighting Fatty in a field (Rousse)

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

One minute I was sleeping on a bean bag in a departure lounge of Schiphol aiport next to LE and GE. It was so comfortable, but how had we managed to make travel arrangements that required an overnight stay in … Continue reading →

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Missing the ‘mont’ in Montreal (Rousse)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

The plane overheard sounded like it was in trouble. It was flying so low that we could all see that it was a transatlantic EasyJet service coming into the city. We predicted correctly that it would smash into the mountain. … Continue reading →

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Spectacular mountain bike accident at Corbridge (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

KA tore past me on her mountain bike, then shattered into a thousand tiny pieces when she hit the rocks on shore of the River Tyne under the bridge at Corbridge.

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Killer whales but no camera on powerboat trip to the islands (Rousse)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

I boarded the ferry dressed only in a thin sheet, having been forced to leave all my belongings – including my clothes and glasses – with our hosts at the the shoreline. The ride across the inlet was short and … Continue reading →

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Careers in Finland (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

TPR, OC and I had been in Finland so long that the snow had returned to the mountains across the bay. OC had travelled here initially in hope of joining the music industry as accountant for a major record label. … Continue reading →

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A Star Trek screening and a sick bed sanctuary (Rousse)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

I was in no fit state to trek across the mountains after my operation, but TPR made me do this so that he could watch Star Trek films at the university cinema, snuggled up to a couple of women, who … Continue reading →

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When dream evidence is inadmissible (Rousse)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Suddenly my father leapt from the driver’s seat and climbed into the back next to me, leaving the car to hurtle towards the steep sides of the mountain tunnel. With great effort I leant over, managed to grasp the wheel, … Continue reading →

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