I dislike national identifications, but I’d have to admit that the sounds uploaded today were recorded in England, and do have more than a hint of England-ness to them. They would certainly not be out of place on a hideous union-jack covered CD called ‘Sounds of England’, with a Beefeater, the Queen, David Beckham, the sounds of cricket, frying chips and ‘My Ole’ Man’s a Dustman’. The list is endless, and it’s an audio trap I’m ever keen to avoid when compiling sounds for Transporter Mix. Nothing wrong with some lovely church bells however . . . enjoy!
And on the running front – I’ve finally finished off the Ridgeway! A beautiful run out and back from Avebury almost to the Barbury Hill Fort completes the route now, well, apart from the very summit of Ivinghoe Beacon. Does this mean I’m now ready to run the whole route, start to finish, in one go? Every summer several hundred runners do achieve this 85 mile feat. Mad, mad, mad, but maybe in 2010?
What a fantastic idea that is – and I’ll add the link on your behalf here: http://walk2012.co.uk/blog/
By complete coincidence I’m organising a 180 mile running relay on April 14-17th this year too! http://www.burntorun.org.uk and it’s along the Grand Union Canal – are you going that way in London?
I’m not at all ready to run the whole way this year, but one of our relay runners actually won the Ridgeway race last year.
Wow, I haven’t even walked the whole ridgeway yet, let alone run it! Reckon you could do it in one go with enough training.
We are planning to do a 180-mile walk to coincide with the Olympics, but I couldn’t run it!