Things that Pop into my Head

Weekend Weather

Source: hazel_eyes
Tuesday 13th May 2008, 4:16pm

Whew! What a scorcher. I managed to turn slightly red from staying out yapping to friends for too long. Slightly Ouch.

Another busy weekend. Aikido practice in the morning - think I lost about half a stone in sweat, it got a bit hot by 1pm. I was out with friends Saturday night, then Sunday we ambled over to a friends house after watching some archery. Its a bit more interesting shooting than it was watching. Our friends weren't far away so we went over to them and played with their 24 week old bull mastiff puppy, who is absolutely gorgeous, and watched the fish.

Unfortunately it was the hottest part of the day and even though it's May, 2 hrs was more than enough to turn exposed skin a pretty shade of lobster. Luckily it wasn't too bad, but it was close to being painful I think!

Driving Freelanders with Sunburn

Now, that doesn't sound like fun. Imagine what all the bumps and ruts would do, even with the Freelander's state of the art technology I imagine it'd be a tad uncomfortable. I'm glad I've got another couple of weeks for mine to fade.

No doubt the weather will be back to normal by then anyway, but that'll make the LandRover experience all the more fun!

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Paignton Bike Festival

Source: hazel_eyes
Wednesday 7th May 2008, 2:03pm

More biking activities this weekend...

It was Paignton Bike festival this weekend, another excuse for a rideout with a few friends and take in the views.

The sun was out too, great! We did the obligitory wander up and down and look at other peoples' bikes before perusing the stands. Nothing really exciting to behold - a few dealerships, a 'freak out' ride and 'The Wall of Death' - then there was also a ring for stunt shows, as well as an enclosed bar area with a live band playing.

A most pleasant few hours was spent taking in the sights and sounds, and a loan application to cover the cost of lunch and drinks we watched some crazy fools doing handstands and things on their bikes at about 50ft in the air.

Land Rover Day

It looks like this might be going ahead at the end of the month, Woo! I'm really looking forward to doing a bit of off-roading in a Freelander or something of that ilk.

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Biking and Shooting

Source: hazel_eyes
Friday 2nd May 2008, 4:39pm

How do you combine clay pigeon shooting and motorbike riding? Easy, get a group together and turn up at the shooting venue on your bikes.

What a busy weekend! The bike club I am involved with had organised a day out doing shooting and archery on Saturday. The venue was at Ashcombe, near Exeter and members from Cornwall, Devon and Somerset all converged on the centre - about 8 bikes and 10 people, so a nice number.

It was an excellent day out, the centre was brilliant all round from the facilities to the food and great staff. We went shooting in the morning, 25 clays each with 1 instructor for each group of 5 people. A range of scores were achieved from 16 down to 3 (the 3 wasn't me). At least noone scored a duck, I was half expecting to as I'd never shot a gun before, but I actually managed 8. Don't think I'll be taking it up professionally though.

After a very nice lunch it was time for the archery. 6 of us took part, and two teams of three competed in 3 events after a few warm-up shots and instruction on how to use the bows. I preferred the archery, but most others preferred the shooting.

We had a fantastic day out though and there will be a rematch!

On Sunday we went out to Dartmouth. It wasn't that great in the morning weather-wise, mist and rain so we took it easy, but by the time we were riding over Dartmoor on the way back the sun was out and it was a lot more pleasant.

Offroading in a Land Rover Soon

To make a change from 2 wheels, I might be going to a Land Rover Experience Centre in a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to it, wonder if I'll be driving through dirty great lakes, doubt it somehow, but it will be good fun.

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Little April Showers

Source: hazel_eyes
Monday 21st April 2008, 11:48am

Its just like summer out there - the rain is falling and its back on with the long coat and gloves.

Having just about recovered from a bout of illness - a spot of Salmonella I believe (dangerous business eating out), I was finally strong enough on Sunday to attempt a little stroll in the fresh air.

Land Rover or Hummer?

That was the question that occurred to me if you wanted to go for a stroll in the countryside on 4 wheels. Its certainly a hot topic of debate on the Autoblog. Although for comfort and safety, a Freelander does quite well, just don't get hit by one!

We Love Our Land Rovers

Being British, I'd much rather have a go off-roading in a LandRover than anything else, but for now, two feet is my most viable option, and its a bit quieter too!

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Its Official, Land Rover is Sold

Source: hazel_eyes
Friday 28th March 2008, 11:36am

Its been plastered all over the news, Ford have agreed the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar to Tata.

First they build the cheapest car in the world, and now with the aquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata have got their claws into the luxury car market as well. If that wasn't enough British heritage to be taken away, they also own Corus (British Steel) and Tetley tea!

Land Rover Owners magazine reports that "Union officials at each of the plants have stated that they are happy with the deal and that they have been given written assurances of job security and future investment."

Lets hope they keep their word and there will still be videos like this one showing off the Land Rover Defender.

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