Hello All!
Sorry it took so long to post today's blog- I literally was gone from 6:30am-12am. I got GREAT footage of the tombstoners today. I got three videos of them up close jumping. One of them is posted on this entry, yay!!
I talked to a few of the boys that were jumping, which was quite the experience in itself. One of them though that I was from Australia for some reason. I guess I sound weird when I talk to them!?
I asked them if there was any method/form when they are jumping and this was the quote "No. You just run and jump over the rocks."
Me: "What if you don't make it over?"
Them: "Then you're F*****."
...So yeah. Apparently the cops don't care that they do this, either. The cops drive by without even stopping most of the time. The reason why they wear wetsuits when they jump is because the shock of the water (both the cold temperature and the force in which you are hitting it) are very strong- the wet suit comes in handy in this sense.
After the tombstoning interviews we went over to the Navy Pub, which is my favorite pub here so far. I had my first Strong Bow and loved it! Yes, the first beer (*cough* ale) that I actually like! A group of five Navy guys talked with us for a long time about British culture (which definitely helped with our homework/research project). One of them was from Liverpool, while the others were from just below Scotland (which makes it a VERY thick accent). We talked about music for a long time and I was surprised to find that some of their favorite bands were: Phil Collins, The Beatles (of course), Oasis, and then TECHNO...yes techno.
They were asking us questions about our bars, cars, and politics. It was an overall very entertaining night and we all learned a lot from them. We only got called Yanks a couple times and got made fun of for how slowly we all drink our ales.
I also happened to notice the basket of condiments on our table and even snatched a few to bring home: Mint sauce and Brown sauce.
Overall it was a very long but good day! I'll post another one today after the day is over, 'cause I know how you all love reading, haha ;)
Until later: cheers!
Tara
Sorry it took so long to post today's blog- I literally was gone from 6:30am-12am. I got GREAT footage of the tombstoners today. I got three videos of them up close jumping. One of them is posted on this entry, yay!!
I talked to a few of the boys that were jumping, which was quite the experience in itself. One of them though that I was from Australia for some reason. I guess I sound weird when I talk to them!?
I asked them if there was any method/form when they are jumping and this was the quote "No. You just run and jump over the rocks."
Me: "What if you don't make it over?"
Them: "Then you're F*****."
...So yeah. Apparently the cops don't care that they do this, either. The cops drive by without even stopping most of the time. The reason why they wear wetsuits when they jump is because the shock of the water (both the cold temperature and the force in which you are hitting it) are very strong- the wet suit comes in handy in this sense.
After the tombstoning interviews we went over to the Navy Pub, which is my favorite pub here so far. I had my first Strong Bow and loved it! Yes, the first beer (*cough* ale) that I actually like! A group of five Navy guys talked with us for a long time about British culture (which definitely helped with our homework/research project). One of them was from Liverpool, while the others were from just below Scotland (which makes it a VERY thick accent). We talked about music for a long time and I was surprised to find that some of their favorite bands were: Phil Collins, The Beatles (of course), Oasis, and then TECHNO...yes techno.
They were asking us questions about our bars, cars, and politics. It was an overall very entertaining night and we all learned a lot from them. We only got called Yanks a couple times and got made fun of for how slowly we all drink our ales.
I also happened to notice the basket of condiments on our table and even snatched a few to bring home: Mint sauce and Brown sauce.
Overall it was a very long but good day! I'll post another one today after the day is over, 'cause I know how you all love reading, haha ;)
Until later: cheers!
Tara
1 comment:
Hey Tara. Loved the footage of the kid jumping. More balls than brains I think. The photo's in the pubs were also cool. Once again looking forward to tomorrows. dad.
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