Bloody Bridge 2nd Jul 11

[suspectmonkey]

Last Minute Info

Some last minute info from flipmeb who is at the campsite and has spoken to Frank.  For those who were there at Easter we are in the same field - after coming through the gate off the main road go up the hill and turn right, through another gate which takes you into the campsite.  We are using the first field on your right.  There is a padlock on the gate, but it isn't locked.  When you come through the gate please close it after you so we can have the area to ourselves.  Frank has also asked we stayed off the longer grass. 

Should be a blast, pack sun cream

[LandyLiam]

Well its about 2.45am and the last StragglerS have just hit the sack and someone nearby is snoring !!!
Excellent night though 

[cerbera147]

I got home at about 3:45 after a well needed stop at McD's 

The drive from Newcastle to Carryduff was just a blur 

Thanks for a good couple of days, it was a lot of fun.

Now for the nasty bit; clearing all the crap out of the car whilst burnt to a crisp  [note to self, bring sun cream and a hat  ]

Well its about 2.45am and the last StragglerS have just hit the sack and someone nearby is snoring !!!
Excellent night though 

I was 'answering the call of nature' at around the time and yes there was some serious snoring coming from somewhere. The donkey was getting some competition last night  So glad I brought earplugs

[LandyLiam]

i didn't even know you where there, sorry i didn't say hello, maybe i did but can't remember much after lenny brought the port out   

[LandyLiam]

some piccies


sat night



same view seconds later just exposure on the sky instead



paul plays hide and seek behind the can



lenny dodges the fireworks



suspect looks happy about something









el franko


softening the rubber for extra grip on the rocks tomorrow


what a view to wake up to


leave no trace  
(i may have left a couple of bud bottles lying around so big thankyou to whoever binned them for me   )

[surfnscenic]

Thanks for posting the pics Liam.  Just made me feel even worse for not being able to make it.   Looks like everyone had a good time.  I really enjoyed the Easter Brandy & BBQ stay there.  It's a good option between wild camping and the likes of Tollymore.  I'll be using there again as soon as I can.

George.

[spartan00117]

Sorry I couldnt make it on Saturday guys, would have been nice to have met you all.  I ended up ordering a skip a ripped out my back yard for nice new concrete coming tomorrow instead.  Hope you all fun though.

[LennyJ1]

Sorry I couldnt make it on Saturday guys, would have been nice to have met you all.  I ended up ordering a skip a ripped out my back yard for nice new concrete coming tomorrow instead.  Hope you all fun though.

You was missed. Hope to catch up so I can give you your badges and get the ratchet set.

[RedLeader]

What a weekend guys, that was really mental. Great craic round the fire as usual but Sunday was a bit special. We wandered up the Bloody Bridge River to the pools for some swimming, then we made our way back to sea level down the river rather than the path. It was really epic, best fun I've had in ages although next time I'd like to do it sans hangover Lenny has pics, hopefully he'll get them online soon!

Thanks to Shamara, Kevin and Sonya for gear, help, expertise and some gentle encouragement to get from a height!!

Great to meet the new faces, hope we'll see you all again soon.

[suspectmonkey]

Top weekend everyone, was great meeting up with some well known faces and some new faces!  Bloody Bridge camp site was fantastic again and finally we got good enough weather to break out the shorts and t-shirts   Kudos to everyone who took part in the bouldering, it looked awesome and I can't wait to give it a go next time.  Oh, and well done to Lenny who did a smashing job with the badges.  They look great!

[Matthew]

Wow what a weekend, the banter was mighty along with the vast quantities of drink consumed, I really was paying the price yesterday. So sore after the bouldering and burnt to a crisp but it really was great fun.

Until the next time!

[LandyLiam]

argh, stop telling me how good the bouldering was, i spent sunday afternoon indoors painting  hoping to go up there this evening with the kids so may jump into the odd pool if it stays warm 

[LennyJ1]

argh, stop telling me how good the bouldering was, i spent sunday afternoon indoors painting  hoping to go up there this evening with the kids so may jump into the odd pool if it stays warm 

The (Wet) Bouldering was fun ever tho I only got my feet wet.

Photos and video will follow soon. Something to look forward to. 

[cerbera147]

Here's some of my piccies

Wasn't sure if peeps are comfortable with their picture online so I've held back on the group shots but can PM them.

These pics our from our walk to Blue Lough and the search for the Percy Bysshe Cove Cave. We thought we found it and climbed up and in. Later we decided it wasn't it but after some further reading here I think we did

http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1052.0

http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1449.15

http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1189.0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv7OhCAM-Ko

Also managed to knock off a couple of geocaches on the way; one at Blue Lough and one just before Annalong Wood in one of the craters








Our cave; we think.


The NI Wild guard dog    'Get orf moi land!!' woof


Forgot my camera for the first half the water fun. Just as we were a leaving a small tribe of teenagers were making their way upstream.



All in all a very good couple of days apart from being burnt like idiot    My car was packed for every eventuality but not a drop of suncream or shorts for me    The worst part is we have been building a stock of suncream for our holiday Doh!!

Hopefully I'll be able to streamline after this trip and get ready for next one.

Hope to see you again on Bushcraft Sunday, hopefully the weather will stay good

[whoRya]

That is what is commonly referred to as Cove Cave, at Lower Cove on the map.  It featured on the BBC's Off the Beaten Track programme.  Percy Bysshe is a different cave altogether.

Did you climb up through the cave and out the other side?