http://pointawayfromface.com Thu, 15 May 2008 18:23:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Arizona Diamondbacks v The Colorado Rockies - my first ever baseball game. Being used to football, we weren't sure if you could take beer on to the terraces. Andy asked one of the stewards who looked completely puzzled by the question, then said, "Of course you can. ... http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/15/baseball/ What should you do if you're driving through the desert and you come across a snake? If you're our Hummer driver, you stop the car, jump out, grab hold of it, keep jumping around as it tries to go for you, before bringing it round the car to show ... http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/15/snakes-in-the-road/ This was only the second most dangerous thing we encountered this afternoon. It may be the worst picture of a tornado ever, but I was hanging out the side of a Hummer at the time and you can just about make it out. It looked so much more impressive ... http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/14/tornado/ I was up early to climb Phoenix's North Mountain. http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/12/phoenix-north-mountain/ 2 hours walking in the Sonoran desert (which is very hot), but I think the view was worth it. http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/12/superstition-mountains/ I spent the day following the Apache Trail through Arizona's Superstition Mountains. The cactus is in The Lost Dutchman State Park. Brilliantly, I learned that the Lost Dutchman was neither Dutch, nor lost. Walking through the desert park without seeing any other person for three or four ... http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/11/im-in-the-desert/ Cannon firing at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth. http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/05/fort-nelson-cannon-firing/ Help, I'm in 1863! I did a little time travel experiment over the weekend, but now I can't get back. Things aren't too bad, we seem to be having a little bother with some chap called Johnny Reb and his confederate friends, but I believe history is on ... http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/05/help-im-in-1863/ Lush Lips, Hold Me, Kiss Me, You're Fab, My Wee Girl. http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/04/lovehearts/ Rocket Day 2 at the Fower Pots, Cheriton. Helen, Alice, Roo, Gareth, Dave, James and Rob in the pictures. It was great and I didn't even come home covered in vinegar this year. http://pointawayfromface.com/2008/05/03/rocket-day/