It’s been aaaages…

I just realised that I haven't posted in a long long time. Reminds me of a little poem I once saw, was something along the lines of:

A man who keeps a journal pays
Due toll to many tedious days
But life becomes eventful then
His busy hand forgets his pen.
Most journals then are diaries less
of fulness than of emptiness.

Think that about sums up the last month! I've spent a bit of time climbing, whenever the weather was good enough, and aside from that I've been doing quite a lot of work. It's unusual for me to do this much work, but I'm trying to keep my Easter holidays clear for my trip to Spain! I'm leaving on Saturday and Will and I have decided to hitchhike there. It should be a laugh, provide us with plenty of stories, and take about four days. The other reason for hitching, which I hadn't thought of until someone pointed it out to me, is that it's a lot more environmentally friendly. Planes are pretty much the most polluting method of transport out there, and by hitching, we're adding nothing  to our carbon footprint, because we're using existing lines of transport, and not creating any new ones.

Our route will take us down to Folkestone, across to Calais on the tunnel, and then on to Paris. From Paris, we a few hundred miles south to Perpignan, and then along the Spanish coast through Barcelona and Valencia to Malaga, where we'll meet our friends. From there a month of climbing in the sun, and back to England for university. Should be good! It's a shame that I'll not spend more time at home, but it was an opportunity not to be missed.

Finally, there are some new photos up of a day's climbing at a local quarry called Baildon Bank. Check it out!

Related posts:

1. Life in Type
2. Going Solo
3. I should be climbing
4. Let’s talk about the weather…
5. Sitting, Waiting, Writing