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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #150 on: December 11, 2011 »

Great night, great food (i've never tasted such good brussel sprouts), many thanks to all those who brought and prepared food (i wasn't one of them, maybe my secret santa should get me a cook book  ::) ) good to meet new faces (cutelaguna, wildcamper2012, annieanne) and see a few old hands. Suspect & kat you were missed (but your sleeping bag was really cosy). I count 21 people attended and 16 stayed the whole night, is that our biggest camp yet?














getting arty, or did i just leave my camera on the wrong mode



hmmmmmmmm



annieanne, drybag and kids on the way down






ho ho ho



got a nice autumnal pic near the bottom bridge, better late than never  ;D



and look what was on the table for me when i got home  :D
(no i didn't take a doggie bag from the campsite)


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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #151 on: December 11, 2011 »

me and my brother made it back safetly, we had a great time, and can't wait to do it again. thanks to everyone that brought food. the turkey and stuffing was the best.
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #152 on: December 11, 2011 »

Folks, once again it was another top top night.
Thanks to everybody and the effort that they made, Fourman you were on a roll last nite sir :D

Liam, good man for running up and down that track like a blue arsed fly and thanks to all for the lovely food.
You cant beat chewing the fat round a campfire with a beer in the hand, its a good chance to put some faces to names.

I couldnt believe the weather, i was all set for a cold wet night but we had it lucky this time.

And who is this 'Mourneman' , i know that face from somewhere lol.
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #153 on: December 11, 2011 »

And who is this 'Mourneman' , i know that face from somewhere lol.  Well i had change my username,what with all you guy's havingsuch cool name's';Wild camper,Rumblebum, and Redleader.Mourneman is my Geocaching name,so i'll just use it for this as well.Forgot to mention it earlier,BIG thank's to Chuck for leaving me home,was great meeting all you guy's,Ps that cross photo was something else Doswer

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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #154 on: December 11, 2011 »



ho ho ho


santa doesnt look very jolly in that one! is he hung over?  ;D

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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #155 on: December 11, 2011 »

Thanks for the pics Liam and John, even more sorry I couldnt make it now!! Maybe next year!!  :)

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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #156 on: December 11, 2011 »

Looked like a great night!! i,d planned to cycle up to 3rd bridge from my house with some peat for the fire, but i,ve a bad chest cold at mo. maybe next year ! :'(
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #157 on: December 11, 2011 »

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santa doesnt look very jolly in that one! is he hung over?  ;D

despite getting a great nights sleep i'm absolutely shattered today  :(
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #158 on: December 11, 2011 »

Looks like a great night was had by all, pity i had to leave so early just as the shenanigans were starting (at least i got to meet LandySANTALiam arriving) but was great to meet everyone and kudos to Jsurginor, cutelaguna and wildcamper for getting the fire set up, also Mr Jsurginor that sloe gin was pure nectar from the gods, been raving about it since :)
It was a grand winter camp so how about a group get together for all the four seasons in 2012, one every 3 months.
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #159 on: December 11, 2011 »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oisin_patenall/

A few photos from last night.

A sequel to the NI Wild Pumpkin, introducing the Ni Wild Christmas hat!



I think this photo sums up the heat of the fire. Lovely and warm.














Absolutely brilliant night, really enjoyed it. Thanks to all who brought food, sweets and drinks. (That slow gin really was great). And thanks to all who kept the fire warm throughout the night, I was dreading being cold.

Special thanks to AnnieAnne & Flibmeb for offering lifts etc.

First, and best Christmas camp I've been to. 10/10
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #160 on: December 12, 2011 »

Awesome night, easily as good as last year if not better. We even got great weather in the end after a dire week of storms. This is definitely turning into the highlight of the year! Congrats everyone, roll on next year!

I thought all the different mulled wines were lovely, I'd like to recreate some at home (for the sake of science obviously). Could everyone please share their recipe at the link below (assuming it's not a trade secret whereby you couldn't tell us without killing us!):
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2719.0
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #161 on: December 12, 2011 »

Sounds amazing. Was hoping you would get a break with the weather.

Oisin, your photo of the group around the fire through the trees really sums up what we missed, it's a cracker.
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #162 on: December 12, 2011 »

Love the pictures on the full plate of food, good for showing people who thought we were a bit mad going up in the first place.  A big thanks to all those who prepared the food and kept the fire going.  I enjoyed a great nights' sleep.  A top night. 

Apologies to Dowser who's first view in the morning was me skulking through camp in a pair of thermal leggings.  It was worth it though, as I managed to scavenge a Ferrero Rocher!
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #163 on: December 12, 2011 »

Had a great time. I hope the dog that nicked the left over xmas cake was feeling ok.
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Re: The Official NI-WILD Christmas Camp 2011 Thread
« Reply #164 on: December 12, 2011 »

Wasn't Charlie was it?  :-[

I thought the Xmas cake was lovely  ;D
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