There and Back Again

Back by popular demand I present Bobby's Blog. That's right I got complaints that I haven't updated in too long. So for your interest I present 'There and Back Again'

A lot had changed, or hadn't changed...Quinns summed it up best. He felt like id just been away for a couple of months. To me the last 7 months of travelling, touring, making a new life in the UK, and general nerd sought activities make it feel like Id been away for 2 years. That made me all the more special for me to see all my friends and family again. It was all too short and it was with reluctance i left so much behind to continue my adventures.




The wedding was perfect. Lyndal was happy and nervous, whenever she has a huge smile and is speechless you know its a once in a lifetime thing :o) Dad's speech at the reception was great and made me feel proud to be a Gane. I'm glad Dave's in the family and hope he feels the same way. I hear the prayer was pretty good, apparently I prayed that their family receives the support of family, friends and electricians so it was pretty thorough.



"Lets just say that my wife is the only Red head that got my vote today"
Sir David Jolly

Its fun to be a Nerd

This has got to be the coolest thing i have ever seen: The "Festival of History"... it is awesome and nerdier than it sounds. Every year thousands of re-enactment societies spend the weekend and live and work (and fight) exactly as people would from that period in history. They have re-enactors from the Romans invasions 2000 years ago right up to the 2nd world war and everything in between. Knights fighting, jousting tournament, Napoleon war battle with horses and cannons, Boer war and a full on WW2 ambush re-enactment complete with half tracks (a sort of tank), artillery, a hurricane (plane), German, US and British troops.

It is a huge site with camps set up for each period of society. You could go over and meet the 'people' and see how people lived, ate & behaved. The attention to detail in their clothes, weapons and knowledge was impressive. Never have so many nerds been at one place at the one time.

These groups have a lot of fun with recreating the past and if I had the opportunity Id find it difficult to choose just one period of history to love and recreate myself. But if forced I think Id choose to be a knight from medieval times or join the Germans from WW2. Don't hate me but they're a pretty funny group, a bunch of English guys who can't even speak German who like understanding the similar yet losing soldiers of WW2.

Again pictures speak better than words here so allow me to present to you the ner.. I mean Legends: