Hello SUNSHINE PEOPLE!
Well I should feel absolutely shattered . . . but I am not. I feel invigorated and ready to get back to Gosport, get my bike and stuff from one of the best couples on the planet; Lisa & John.
I really should tell everyone about the couples I know who are Carl & Ellie types, and get back on the road.
Today I am heading to Langstone Harbour RSPB reserve for a night's sleep under the stars. The weather forecast is SUNSHINE all the way and STARS all night.
Shattered Pressa. Why?
Thursday : a whole day, 5 am to 9 pm down to Stroud and Slad interviewing and photographing people and locations relevant to the Biking Birder VII adventure. Laurie Lee things!
a folder of all the photos is on my Facebook page :
Friday : WHAT A DAY!!! At Villa Park with the brilliant Acorns Children's Hospice Fund raisers.
Please remember that I am doing my seventh Biking Birder adventure for Acorns Children's Hospice and if you could follow this link and make a donation on my Acorns JustGiving page that would be absolutely fabulous.
Arriving at 3 pm with a large mass of my Aston Villa memorabilia to give away as long as the person gave a donation to Acorns Children's Hospice, I gave an interview saying why I ADORE Aston Villa and why I love Acorns Children's Hospice. The video of this is below. ENJOY!
On the way to the stage I suddenly saw the tall, jovially-faced NIGEL SPINK, he of Aston Villa's European Cup winning team and possibly man of the match that day we Villa fans hardly ever talk about.
I shook his hand and laughed at my, "it's Nigel Spink," exclamation!
I spluttered out "thanks for all you did that day." Villa fans don't to state which match. I was quite calm about it actually as usually when I meet a HERO I panic and say something crazy. Geoff Downes for instance, during Biking Birder VI. "I listen to Yes every day." What I meant to say was I listen to music and love yours but I get so embarrassed next to celebrities. LOL.
Nigel laughed and said "I really enjoyed it!
I laughed back and shouted to him, "so did your Mum!
Villa fans once more of MY GENERATION will know what I was on about.
I am never washing my hand again.
Two hours of 'watching' Alex the Acorn, the mascot, I can't tell you who was inside, onto, eventually, The Holte End to stand with fantastic Villa fans.
VILLA WON!!!
What an amazing season. Please GOD let us beat the **** next week.
After the match I had to spend over an hour waiting for the barriers to come down so that I could go and collect what Villa memorabilia from Claire, the amazingly fantastic leader of the Acorns Children's Hospice fundraising team at Villa tonight.
I spent the time parked in my little Nissan Note nattering with the security guards and two huge policeman. A real laugh, just brilliant people, the delight of talking with sunshine strangers.
Don't ask me about the motorways, M6 & M5!
Got home at 1:00 am!
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Saturday Up at 4 am in order to drive to Sandwell Valley RSPB reserve in order to be a Back Marker on an RSPB Dawn Chorus walk.
Saturday evening Mum in the car and off to Sutton Coldfield for an evening of a beautiful choir singing 'Songs from The Shows.'
I was there to give a speech about Acorns of course but both Mum & I were there to sing along, join in and laugh at the jokes.
Tired?
Me?
Nah.
Now for the taxi to the train, to Portsmouth, to the ferry, to Gosport to collect the bike and finally, hopefully, eventually to cycle to Langstone Harbour RSPB Reserve to sleep - and bloody well relax (!) under the stars.
Love to you all.
Gary
Tickle My Feathers!
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