Voyage to the centre of the Earth!

Today I was almost swallowed up, when a giant chasm opened up in the ground before me!

After I had steadied myself, and the ground had finally stopped shaking, I decided that I would attempt to climb down into the crevasse. However, I was still weary from my recent walk of over twenty-six miles, and had no safety equipment other than my sturdy boots. By good fortune though, I was wearing my pink & purple ladybug watch. It glows in the dark when you press the button, which is always useful.

After making my initial descent, I was amazed to suddenly hear voices coming towards me. I listened intently, trying to make sense of what I was hearing.

It was my friends saying, "What on earth are you up to? I suppose you want us to take some more pictures for your blog now?"

To my utter astonishment, I found that I was in the Tate Modern art gallery and that the giant chasm was actually Art.

In the floor!

Would you Adam and Eve it?!

Try-athlon: a marathon walk

Four brave walkers, our hearts full of hope, two coffees-to-go, and a mere twenty-six (and a bit) miles lay ahead of us . . .

We passed all manner of exciting landmarks.

We tried hard to keep our shopping and snack breaks to an absolute minimum.

Looking at the map is always a good excuse to sit down for a minute.

Canary Wharf

By the end of the walk, I was on my last legs as never before. We had been walking for several hours and night had fallen - as had my spirits. Oh boy, did my legs hurt! Sadly, I became a complete gibbering mess and I wholeheartedly thank the kindly bearded gentleman who helped me to stagger along for the last few 100 yards.
Thanks so much to all of the marathon walkers and to the many generous non-walkers who sponsored us via the Lucky Pups competition. Together we raised over £100 for Guide Dogs.

Here's to a nice long rest before Try-athlon 2008!

Breakfast of champions

After a hard night's work, what could be finer than a full English breakfast?

Note: how the bearded gentleman is passing the HP Sauce onto another diner . . . or perhaps he is re-applying the HP after having restricted his sauce levels on the first attempt?

I usually prefer my full breakfast to include fried mushrooms. I'm also not convinced that chips/fries or hash browns are traditional items - but who cares?! Huzzah for fried breakfasts in all of their many varieties!