Monday, January 12, 2009

Busy Weekend

With less than a week before we leave for Morzine, it's been a busy weekend. I was kinda hoping to get a chance to post about some of the stuff that's been going on, but it's about midnight on Sunday evening, and I wanna go to bed.

Here's a brief run-down - maybe I'll get a chance to go into some of it some more - perhaps the most interesting is the new camcorder handle.

  • On Friday, I picked up a package from the wsg at the Post Office, containing 4 copies of the latest guide book; I'll be leaving these with some of the tourist offices in the Portes Du Soleil. Tres excited!
  • On Saturday, I made a handle for my camcorder. I went for solid. I'm really pleased, but it's still half through a quick paint job to cover up the bare metal...
  • I also ordered a new digital SLR on Saturday - the Nikon D60
  • Today, Ciara and I popped out to the beach for an hour or so to brush up on our transceiver use. We were running late all day, so got there late, and ended up leaving when it was dark.
  • I also confirmed today that my primary battery for the camcorder is dead. It's gone after about 10 minutes of use. I could do with a new one, fast

Five days to go, and I'm 29 years old on Tuesday. You think I'll land a 720 before I'm 30? :)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hip hip, hooray! You got the Nikon. CONGRATULATIONS! I'm super stoked for you. Let me know what you think about it... I'd be happy to give you pointers.

And Happy Birthday in advance! I'm sure you'll land a 360 soon ;)

Mal said...

Happy Birthday, mate. Have a great holiday. :)

Gavin Hope said...

Thanks guys!

Anonymous said...

Did you have a good birthday? :)

Gavin Hope said...

Yes thanks :) Although Ciara and I had to move our plans forward to Monday evening, due to a last minute appointment with a physio on Tuesday night...

I'm choosing to ignore the combined timing of a birthday and an aching back as a sign that I'm getting older...