We're thinking of a few beerios around the fire this Friday night at Annalong Wood, usual spot.
Nothing too stressful, just a bit'o family friendly fun, allcomers welcome!
I'll try and sneak out for a late one once she's gone to bed ;)
Awesome. Will you be allowed out to play all night or just until bedtime ;)
Quote from: LandyLiam on September 24, 2012, 09:35:40 PM
I'll try and sneak out for a late one once she's gone to bed ;)
as long as i'm back before she wakens ;D
Quote from: LandyLiam on September 24, 2012, 10:29:22 PM
as long as i'm back before she wakens ;D
Remember your tent this time Liam ;)
Can't make this one guys but hope you have a good one, ps, don't let Jonno near your cooking pots ;D
Harsh but fair ;)
Quote from: Rumblebum on September 24, 2012, 10:33:43 PM
Quote from: LandyLiam on September 24, 2012, 10:29:22 PM
as long as i'm back before she wakens ;D
Remember your tent this time Liam ;)
Can't make this one guys but hope you have a good one, ps, don't let Jonno near your cooking pots ;D
me and my brother might make this. we will let you know for sure on Thursday.
Think I'll pop along to this too for a beer and a swing in my hammock.
My new Biolite Stove will be with me for a test run.
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90% sure I can make this one!
permission has been granted :)
No can do, I'm working with a group this weekend up in Glenarriff.. Enjoy..
Are you coming with us or giving us permission to go ;)
Quote from: LennyJ1 on September 26, 2012, 04:00:09 PM
permission has been granted :)
I'll not know until tomorrow evening,my rota's not done ::)
I'm in, looking forward to it!
Quote from: RedLeader on September 26, 2012, 05:07:25 PM
Are you coming with us or giving us permission to go ;)
Quote from: LennyJ1 on September 26, 2012, 04:00:09 PM
permission has been granted :)
lmao, I got permission but sure you guys can go to. ;D
Where is the campsite? Is it up the area up near the end of the wood?
Yes i believe so, just by the stile.
QuoteRemember your tent this time Liam
hoping to try the hammock for the first time :)
Cheers Liam
Yep, up the valley towards the end of the wood, there's a stile just before a river crosses. There's a stile further on, right at the end of the wood, about 40m further on, if you get to there you've gone too far!
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/2QtTw.jpg)
Quote from: Spud on September 26, 2012, 11:07:58 PM
Where is the campsite? Is it up the area up near the end of the wood?
Quote from: RedLeader on September 27, 2012, 09:08:45 AM
Yep, up the valley towards the end of the wood, there's a stile just before a river crosses. There's a stile further on, right at the end of the wood, about 40m further on, if you get to there you've gone too far!
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/2QtTw.jpg)
Quote from: Spud on September 26, 2012, 11:07:58 PM
Where is the campsite? Is it up the area up near the end of the wood?
Cheers, Im sure I will find yous no problem, what time is everyone heading up?
I'd hope to be parking at about 745pm or so but that depends on my level of disorganisation :)
Quote from: RedLeader on September 27, 2012, 09:46:18 AM
I'd hope to be parking at about 745pm or so but that depends on my level of disorganisation :)
no probs see you up there! ;D
I don't need permission yay lol ,would love to meet others but alas right now have nothing to camp with ... ok your fav topic cheap basics needed ? I have all the fancy gear for campsite camping not out in the woods stuff :)
Ah I can almost taste the steak already, weather is looking reasonable too from what I've seen!
Hmmmmm, are you trying to make me jelous here ;)
Mmmmm steak ;D
what, no tapas 8)
can't make this one,only got my rota last night,working to 9.30 pm tonight & starting at 9.30 am tomorrow,have a good one guys,, ;D
Whoever gets there first tonight, it would probably be wise to use the camp spot closest to the stile, further into the forest there's a lot of broken glass and getting setup in the dark could be iffy. Basically over the stil and veer right, there's a fire circle already there.
I think i ll try and make this one .
Havent had an overniter for a while,
Might try and get there before nite fall ,anybody else headin down early ish say carricklittle 6.30 /7.00
Im hoping to be there about 630, whats the craic with parking? where did you guys park last time you were up?
You can park your car at the house along the trek,it's the house on the left,with the heavy plant vehicles,it's about £4.00 ,but at least it's better than leaving it at Carricklittle carpark,just knock on the door,ps the Doberman is all bark,no bite :P,enjoy the steak lad
The house on the lane is Carrick Plant Hire, they have a sign now for the car park, it' basically first left up the lane. It's £3 for the day and £5 overnight. Seems inflation has kicked in already :)
Quote from: Mourneman on September 28, 2012, 11:32:07 AM
You can park your car at the house along the trek,it's the house on the left,with the heavy plant vehicles,it's about £4.00 ,but at least it's better than leaving it at Carricklittle carpark,just knock on the door,ps the Doberman is all bark,no bite :P,enjoy the steak lad
Me and my brother will be coming tonight, Look forward to a beer and a chat.
Quote from: Mourneman on September 28, 2012, 11:32:07 AM
You can park your car at the house along the trek,it's the house on the left,with the heavy plant vehicles,it's about £4.00 ,but at least it's better than leaving it at Carricklittle carpark,just knock on the door,ps the Doberman is all bark,no bite :P,enjoy the steak lad
cheers mate
Quote from: RedLeader on September 28, 2012, 11:41:15 AM
The house on the lane is Carrick Plant Hire, they have a sign now for the car park, it' basically first left up the lane. It's £3 for the day and £5 overnight. Seems inflation has kicked in already :)
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Ill gladly pay the £5, great to be able to relax knowing the car is ok!
hi guys i was thinking about bringing one of the kids , are any other children going?
Not that I know of. Unless your baby brother counts :P
Quote from: fourman on September 28, 2012, 03:08:13 PM
hi guys i was thinking about bringing one of the kids , are any other children going?
Quote from: fourman on September 28, 2012, 03:08:13 PM
hi guys i was thinking about bringing one of the kids , are any other children going?
None from my Menagerie this time. You were asking about peeps going down early. My Boss is letting me go home at 4pm so I might be down for 6:30ish. Depends how the packing goes. I slipped into my ultra lazy setting last night and got nothing done :-(
yip him an Dan r on the same wave lenght ;D
can't make it :( bug going round my family so i have some pampering to do tonight, and also this could be the night it hits me, don't want a hammock full of boke :o just have to stay home and practice my lionel ritchie songs while ironing my gaiters ;D
That's a shame, catch you next time. Of course, if you get the chance to sneak out take it ;)
Quote from: LandyLiam on September 28, 2012, 03:56:47 PM
can't make it :( bug going round my family so i have some pampering to do tonight, and also this could be the night it hits me, don't want a hammock full of boke :o just have to stay home and practice my lionel ritchie songs while ironing my gaiters ;D
Great night lads, thanks for your company, karma to redleader and Matt for helping with cleaning up other peoples rubbish!
Any pics at all guys?
I managed to pop up for a late breakfast so i took a few pics, there were some rough looking faces so no closeups ;D (campsite is A on map below)
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Fourman & I went for a wee dander to Percy Bysshe cave
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then i dandered on up the annalong valley to get a geochache, had considered doing the devils coachroad, but decided alone wasn't a good idea
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on my way back spotted what looked like a very good campsite beside the river (B on map) is the sunny bit in the middle of pic
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1220294Small.jpg)
a closeup of the spot
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1220300Small.jpg)
found another good camp spot at point c on the map, not much space for tents though, but very handy to the river for water and could be used if there's a noisy lot near the main site :)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/P1220301Small.jpg)
passed by the binnian tunnel, looks like there was a recent flood here
Nice photos Liam,I discovered that wee campsite a while back too,after a trek around hares castle,maybe use it soon :)
Great weekend chums, as usual, awesome craic around the fire.
Looks like a nice wee camp was had. Well done guys.
It wouldn't have been that good due to Rumblebum and myself not being there.. Lol..
Quote from: Kayakgirl on October 01, 2012, 10:43:42 AM
It wouldn't have been that good due to Rumblebum and myself not being there.. Lol..
I knew there was something missing from the night and just couldn't put my finger on it. Now I know!!! Hopefully you will be able to make it to the Halloween camp. I'm asking for the 28th Oct because I can't do the 4th Nov.
I had a great night at the Annalong Camp. Plenty of banter around the fire, a wee drink to wet my whistle and one of the warmest, comfiest sleeps I've had in the hills in a long time. My bed for the night was my Army Issue hammock/stretcher slung between four trees and my DPM Army Issue Bivvy Bag with the following inside; a 3/4 length self inflating mat, Vango 2/3 season sleeping bag and a Tesco 1 season sleeping bag used as a liner. I slept like a baby through to 5am. Woke to watch a fox explore our camp for 20 mins then dozed back off till 7:15am. I could have lay there all day but unfortunately I had to be in Killyleagh for 9am >:(
Oh, I got to play with my new Biolite Stove too. Wish I could say it burnt like a Blacksmiths furnace but if I'm gonna be honest it wasn't the easiest to keep lit. To be fair though, I haven't read the instructions yet and I had a bottle of wine in me ::) Still, it cooked my sausages and they slipped down a treat. I also forgot to bring my iPhone charger so I didn't get testing it charging capabilities either >:(
Here's a few pics:
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(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/6UyOB.jpg)
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/Ximi4.jpg)
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/AVZxt.jpg)
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/v2hAw.jpg)
(https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/Lyl1i.jpg)
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Yip it was a good night ,dry and a near full moon and lack of cloud cover made for a great night round the fire.
By 9 the next morning it was a clear and sunny day ahead , landyliam arrived for breakfast and thanks goes for the guided tour of Percy Bysshe. The entrance way to it makes it a local knowledge thing and it was well worth the dander up even with a slight hangover.