Cheese Rolling cancelled after 200 years

Due to safety issues or some such crap, the historic Gloucester Cheese Rolling Event has been canceled after 200 years.  At least I can say I was there.

Cheese-rolling race axed after 200 years… thanks to health and safety killjoys

The event site, Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, near Gloucester, has a capacity of around 5,000 people.

Last year roads for miles around were blocked by traffic trying to get to the event and finding nowhere to park. The chaos led to calls for an overhaul of the event.

Eighteen people were injured last year. This was described as ‘low’ by St John Ambulance, though ten of the wounded were not competitors but spectators.

… Robin Hammond, of the Really Exciting Adventure Club, said: ‘I do understand the issues about the crowd but wish that the local authorities had worked harder to ensure that we don’t lose another part of our English culture to issues of crowd health and safety.’

Does this look dangerous to you?

And just in case you missed it, my video.

Say Cheese

If I had to pick my number one favorite memory from all of our time overseas I would not hesitate to name attending the Gloucester Cheese Rolling contest.  I wrote about it last year, but wasn’t able to share my video with you until this very special moment.

Cheese Rolling Contest 2008, 2nd Race.  I was there!!!

And that’s it for October – Month of Videos.

Happy Halloween!

Ben Nevis – upupupupupupup

I was very proud to make it all the way up Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK.  The Husband and I have some pictures we’re really happy with, but nothing shows the scale like a recording.  Here are three.

While climbing – we’re going up there!

The summit and observatory ruins.

Another view.  Like heights?