So it’s Febuary 29th, a day that exists only once every four years. The kids are at nursery, I’m not working today, and I’ve a hankering to do something outside my usual routine.
At first I thought I’d be really adventurous and get a early morning plane to Amsterdam. I’d spend the day seeing the sights and then fly back in the evening. Unfortunately it appears that in order to do that sort of thing you need to be a little more planned in your spontaneity. Last minute plane fares are astronomically high, so regrettably it doesn’t look like I’ll be taking any tours of Anne Frank’s house today.
I also thought about having a go at walking up Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales. However the forecast is not good and the prospect of walking 10 miles to the summit with freezing driving rain smashing into my forehead isn’t particularly appealing.
So instead I’m sitting here in the service station on the M1 motorway, nursing an overpriced cup of coffee and waiting until the rush hour traffic dies down. I’m going down to London to see my friend Rob and his 3 week old baby, then I’m going to go into the city and see the sights. I’ve been down to the capital a few times, but never really done the tourist stuff. It’s a toss up between the Tower of London or the V&A museum at the moment, but I’m pretty open to anything really.
I like the idea of doing something special with February 29th. I admit that traveling a couple of hundred miles on a whim isn’t the biggest of leaps. But if the sunrise at 6:30am this morning is anything to go by I’m going to have a pretty good day.
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Have a great time! I’m stuck in rainy France working. Too bad I couldn’t claim “when in France” and get a 35 hour work week.
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Any actors out there want to know how to deal with scene-stealers, check out those trees.
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
What am I going to do with Leap Day? Same old thing… a day of teaching, lunch out at a deli, a trip to the library and post office, then movie night tonight (gonna see Cars again).
Hope you enjoyed your special day! Post more pictures please!
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
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on Feb 29th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 9:43 am
Miss Britt – There is always next time
May – Yes, although the One my uncle Norris did to the south pole didn’t end particularly well.
Above Average Joe – It was very pleasant driving towards it on the way to my big adventure. It’s a shame I didn’t get to drive off into a sunset on my way back too.
April – I was very glad I did it.
Jeff – Yes, freezing rain smashing on your forehead is more of a easter weekend thing.
John – I had driven by a grain silo of some sort that would have been even more impressive in silhouette, but unfortunately there was nowhere to park to get out and get a shot.
Phil – I didn’t end up having enough time to do anything big, so we just wandered around and talked about fatherhood and the like. I’m going to the Shelock Holmes museum next time though.
Gail – I must admit I’m usually not up and about in time for the sunrises, and too tired by the time it sets. I need to make more of an effort to photograph them though.
Rattling the Kettle – I don’t know why it took so long for the Nazis to find Anne Frank. Apparently there are signposts to her house all over the place.
See how I cunningly dodged the implication there.
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
I could have shown you my duck pics…
;-)
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 11:24 am
Did your uncle Norris go to the South Pole?
I have never been interested in going to Amsterdam. I am a Southern person.
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Xbox4NappyRash – I hope that’s not some sort of code for something unsavoury.
May – I was just joking about my Uncle Norris, although my dad and my Uncle Clive did go round the world in a double decker buss once. True.
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Tell us more about the bus trip.
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
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on Mar 1st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
PG – Thank you sir.
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on Mar 2nd, 2008 at 1:21 am
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on Mar 2nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Being chronically Dutch, I only heard about the M1 being a big road.
A very nice pic from the sunrise btw!! The sun sets between 5 and 6 pm at the moment. Sunrises aren’t that early at the moment, I need to take pics while it still rises around 7 am..instead of 4-5 am or something.
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