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templar
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|  Posted 12-11-2004 at 17:13
Following the success of the discussion on the following link, Penarth Stories , it seems sensible to start a forum post for us to record comedy moments experienced whilst exploring (rather than engulfing the gallery!)
Does anyone else have any good stories, don't have to be animal related, but it certainly seems a theme so far!
All I would add is that I was once followed several miles by a herd of mountain goats whilst exploring in Norway. They were very cute, but also very keen to get into our rucksacs
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TheCaptain
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| Posted 14-11-2004 at 01:19
Not particularly amusing, or scary or anything, but having just read through all the cow related comments mentioned above, my recent visit to Penyrwyrlod came immediately to mind, when the farmer showed me a short cut through his farm which went through a field of lots of inquisitive young cattle. I dont mind a few of them, but this many definately got me worried about getting trampled on. Going back after, I went the long way round.
See here http://megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4082
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LizH
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| Posted 14-11-2004 at 22:26
When visiting Gunnerkeld earlier this year, I asked at the farm for permission to walk over to the circle. I'd walked all the way down to the farm, down the lane, so when she said 'it's a bit wet' down there I stayed in my trainers, rather than walk all the way back to the car for wellies. About 20 ft from the circle, and invisible from further up, I saw what appeared to be a diverted river running in front of the gate to the circle! So I walked through in trainers (there were cows in the field and I couldn't see what I was walking in) - it came well up my shins. So if you were on the M6 at the time, the person with rolled up trousers and fish in her shoes taking photos was me.
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Thorgrim
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| Posted 15-11-2004 at 11:34
Chasing a particularly elusive stone last summer, I came to a stretch of downland fenced off for sheep. By the gate there was a large sign telling me that dogs had to be kept on leads and would be shot if they worried the sheep. Tegan is a dog that would never worry sheep, but I have been on the wrong end of a farmer's shot gun before, so I thought it best to comply. Only problem was that I never take a lead with me as Tegan is well behaved and voice trained. So I had to use the leather belt from my trousers which I looped through her collar.
Now it just so happened that the top button was missing from my trousers. So, with one hand on the short belt and the other holding up my trousers, we staggered crab-like across the field with camera dangling around neck. All went reasonably well until we came to the barbed wire fence... and there was the stone - just twenty yards away!
Well it was a choice between climbing over the fence with nothing between me and the barbs but fresh air or belting up and chancing the farmer's wrath. Tegan looked relieved as I slipped the belt off, the sheep looked faintly amused and I got my picture.
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