DAVE GETS HIS 'WALKING' GEAR SORTED

Preparations for the charity walk continued today when we visited a major specialist outlet in Manchester and I selected boots and other apparel better suited to the challenges ahead for after the soaking on Monday i wouldn't want a repeat. If I can do this tough first challenge other walks should be easy in comparison. I like to go at my own pace and have my camera handy all the time although on Monday it stayed firmly in it's case. There were quite a few DVD orders to get sorted this morning and today's post and internet has produced a pile to be tackled in the morning. We did pop into Didsbury after getting the walking gear and found a superb British tea shop and had home made Eccles cake and Mandy had a superb lemon drizzle slice. Yes it is a dieting day but with the trauma of the kitchen ongoing the occasional treat is essential.

I've now got all the DVDs finished including covers from last weeks trip to Hampshire and Dorset. They are all on our shop page and if I get enough energy they will also go on EBay and Amazon before the weekend. Saturday of course sees us fly out to Malta and there I will cover the latest incarnation of bus operator as well as intense coverage of the lorries and vans particularly at the quarries and if busy the harbour plus the inevitable industrial area shots. I'll take a nosey at the docks and see if anything remains of the old bus fleet. Tonight a couple of things to show you, the covers of the latest DVDs and a look at Southampton last Saturday.