It's Been A While

so it's been a while, and much has happened, the heath not far from my house was on fire, the MOD said that a military excercise had left some unexploded debris, which started the fire, whatever the excuse, frimley mirrored iceland for a day.

Also, i have started london to brighton bike ride training, only 10 days to go, and i completed this mileage the other day, not bad for a first go

Got a Dog For a Week

  
my aunt is off on holiday to lanzarote for a week, and we've been given the dog for a week.....

she's awesome, a little westy-poodle cross named cody, been busy taking pics of her...
                                        

                                    

Dubai February 2010

During February Half Term I went with my girlfriend to see my dad in dubai, whats not to like, 30 degrees, not a drop of rain and permanent sunshine, surrounded by exotic car after exotic car?

look at the pictures and i'll let you decide

see more pictures at

Dubai Album

MIVW 2009 - The day inbetween - Saturday

After arriving friday and settling in to the hotel, a heavy night was had by all....

Saturday was a rather slow affair, waking around 11am and then heading straight to mcdonalds for breakfast. Upon return more cars were showing up and the brits were cleaning

This is serious dedication, wheels off cleaning time:

MIVW 2009 - The Journey There

M.I.V.W - Men In Volkswagen, Leiden, Holland, July 2009

Year after year this show improves, and with 2009 being the show's 5th birthday there were big things planned, a new venue after the previous venue was demolished, things were kept a closely guarded secret until everything was secured. At one point it was not certain if the show would take place with the event's main organiser Cor Van Leeuwen experiencing what can only be described as hell with a back injury leaving him unable to walk at first....

This man has the spirit the VW community should be proud of, because with all of the challenges that lay in front of him, he overcame them, and managed to organise another top event, the best of the show season for some....

This show draws crowds from all over europe, and an increasing percentage of this crowd is from here in the UK, some even travelling from Ireland, which is a task in itself....

The majority of the UK crowd take 1 of 3 options:

Dover to Dunkirk - 2.5 hours on the ferry, then 4-5 hours drive from Dunkirk to Leiden

Hull to Rotterdam - 8-9 hours on the ferry then 1-2 hours drive from Rotterdam to Leiden

Folkstone to Calais - 45 mins on the Channel Tunnel and 4.5-5 hours drive from Calais to Leiden

These 2 options divide the country, with the "northerners" going to hull, and the "southerners" going to dover / folkstone....

My trip starts down in Frimley, Surrey, I'd chosen the Dover - Dunkirk route, as I preferred the driving as that was what were all going for was it not? I met a local VW guy at 6.30am and we continued to the first "convoy stop" at Clacketts Lane services on the M25 at the Surrey / Kent border.....

the weapon of choice - Supercharged Seat Ibiza

By the time we arrived at Clacketts lane, it was shaping up to be a lovely day, perfect for driving the long distance to our destination in Leiden

Pictures from the journey: