Right, today i had the day off, this is the first for a long time due to pre-deployment training, courses etc etc etc...
i decided to take my best mate Boston, our 3 year old black great dane...
i only went 20 miles up the road but for me thats a long way, and uses to much fuel anyway, but i thought i would treat myself due to the good weather, and try my new meths stove out...
ok, all the boring writing first then all the pics...
i went to a forestry area at nether silton near the cleveland way, parked up grabbed my bag with the bits in and we where away down the track, the woods at this point are mixed birch and young oak, this changes into pine, spruce and larch with more mature trees further up the hill, i got to the track junction and hung a right down the forestry path, i found a small stream on the way up, we come to a small valley where 2 roe deer hinds got spooked by B, he must have thought NOM NOM NOM......
found a nice spot at the top and got some food and brew on with the compact meths stove i just made...
had a play with the bow drill with all natural bits, i tried to use spruce root as a cord but it did not work very well and droke very quickly....
packed up and went towards home but could not resist a final brew of pine needle tea as the day way so nice, and it was just so nice to get out after such a stressful time at work, cuddle with the dog and brew in the sun....
AWESOME.........
anyway, enjoy the pics, i have more on my phone which i will put on after
ok, so the internet is being rubbish so i will update them when its better....
at LAST!!!!!! pictures...
i decided to take my best mate Boston, our 3 year old black great dane...
i only went 20 miles up the road but for me thats a long way, and uses to much fuel anyway, but i thought i would treat myself due to the good weather, and try my new meths stove out...
ok, all the boring writing first then all the pics...
i went to a forestry area at nether silton near the cleveland way, parked up grabbed my bag with the bits in and we where away down the track, the woods at this point are mixed birch and young oak, this changes into pine, spruce and larch with more mature trees further up the hill, i got to the track junction and hung a right down the forestry path, i found a small stream on the way up, we come to a small valley where 2 roe deer hinds got spooked by B, he must have thought NOM NOM NOM......
found a nice spot at the top and got some food and brew on with the compact meths stove i just made...
had a play with the bow drill with all natural bits, i tried to use spruce root as a cord but it did not work very well and droke very quickly....
packed up and went towards home but could not resist a final brew of pine needle tea as the day way so nice, and it was just so nice to get out after such a stressful time at work, cuddle with the dog and brew in the sun....
AWESOME.........
anyway, enjoy the pics, i have more on my phone which i will put on after
ok, so the internet is being rubbish so i will update them when its better....
at LAST!!!!!! pictures...
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