So..the week was excellent! As predicted, there was quite a lot of standing precariously close to cliff edges, although this was accompanied by ventures down very steep slopes, across slipperly boulders and along heighty thin ledges to make the experience just that little bit more hair-raising! Having said that, I think doing these activities went some way to combatting my tendency to be over-cautious, so with no broken bones to report we'll put it down as a success!
We stayed in a recently-referbished farmhouse in Nolton Haven (not MILTON Haven as I mistakenly said in my last blog) and this was extremely comfortable and spacious, with enough bedrooms for me to sneak my own room with double bed all to myself - cushy, eh? We had breakfast laid on for us each morning with a packed lunch supplied for our ventures out along the Pembrokeshire coastline which, despite involving an awful lot of walking, proved to be much more interesting than I had anticipated. The weather was kind to us on Tuesday and Wednesday, meaning that by the time we were forced back to the farmhouse early on Thursday due to strong winds and a rising tide, we had already collected a nice lot of field data to be used in the coursework. We were able to witness a large variety of geology and I thought it was especially satisfying to put theory learned in the classroom to use in the 'real' world. Taking notes out in the open was a challenge but we were able to share data upon arrival home in the evenings, then it was off to the nearby pub for our evening meal and several games of pool to round off the day! Overall it was a brilliant trip (in spite of the cliffs) and, as people had said beforehand, a beautiful part of the world that I would definitely visit again. (Something I thought about afterwards was that it was also the first time I had been on a residential since primary school!)
A few pictures...(pictures? WOW!)
OK, so that's that bit out the way - I did say I would try to keep it brief, didn't I? Part two of this blog concerns what I have been trying - and failing - to explain for the last three posts - the relevance of this blog's title!
Some of you may have been *cough* lucky enough to hear me use the phrase 'what is dust', even if you were puzzled by it at the time. If you get to know me really well then you will probably recognise before long that it is not the only strange thing that I come out with. 'What's occurring?', 'is it wise?' and 'it's a bit of a contre-tant' are all phrases that I use on a fairly regular basis which, on initial encounter, appear to be mindless gibberish. However, there is a usually a reason behind them, however bizarre it may seem.
My Dad and I are on the same comedic wavelength and both find satire particularly amusing. This has led to an increasingly uncontrollable tendency to make satirical observations, state the obvious and generally pick holes in anything and everything, even if the object or event in question is intended to be portrayed in complete innocence. We therefore now have a huge collection of inside jokes, coined phrases and 'cult' characters which seem to amuse whenever or wherever they crop up.
So, as I created this blog with the intention of making observations and picking holes in my life and the events of the wider world, I naturally thought it might be fun to introduce this terminology to those completely unfamilliar with such a strange brand of humour.
I hope that's explained it OK...it's not an easy concept to get your head round, but hopefully if you keep reading the blog then you will be able to cotton on to a few inside jokes rather then being alienated by suddenly realising that, yes, I can be very - um - unorthodox at times!
OK people, I think I'll wrap it up there for this post. I promise things will be shorter and funnier from hereon in, now that the formalities are out of the way. I might even get round to actually writing something exciting, who knows?
P.S. What do you mean 'what's occurring' is a catchphrase off a BBC Three comedy show? It wouldn't have been popular had I not coined it in the first place!
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