An Illustrated Version of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, for the Amazon Kindle

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A few months ago I jumped on the e-reader bandwagon, and purchased the latest version of Amazon’s Kindle device. By and large I’m extremely pleased with it; reading Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on a device that bears an uncanny resemblance to the eponymous guide itself ( something I’m not the first to notice ), brings me no end of amusement.

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Winter Camping

Figured out the self timer

Last week myself and a group of friends took a winter camping trip up to the Lake District. An odd decision, it could be argued, seen as the region has recently seen both some of its worst flooding and coldest winters in recent years.  Nonethless, equipped with ice axe, crampons and a generous supply of Kendal Mint Cake we set out to climb Scafell.

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