2001-10-06 Northern Ireland and republic of Ireland in MGF
Today I left Northern Ireland, crossed the border into the Republic at County Monaghan.

Over the years, I have stumbled upon quite a few interesting places, right here in the UK. These are a few snaps…
Today I left Northern Ireland, crossed the border into the Republic at County Monaghan.
I left my uncle’s farm in Brechfa, Carmarthen early this morning and drove the MGF to Fishguard. After a bit of a wait, I boarded a ferry to Rosslare, Ireland. It was a choppy crossing and cars moved about a bit on the car deck, where the MGF acquired a small dent.
A few snaps of both the old and the new Severn Bridges.
I was invited by Duncan Woods at Taran Microsystems to one of their Caterham 7 race days at a very wet and windy Brands Hatch, in Kent. Former New Millennium features editor Sarah Keen joined me.
Today we went sailing on the Solent with my old Friend Gibbsey and his wife.
I was invited by Taran Microsystems to attend and photograph one of its Caterham 7 race days at Castle Coombe in Wiltshire.
Day trip to Durdle Door, Dorset in New MGF Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
Little red MGF meets another little red MGF. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
New MGF in the New Forest, Beaulieu and Redbridge Causeway. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
A few snaps of our new MGF in the New Forest, outside the Reptile Centre, Lyndhurst. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
The old MGF was very pretty but incredibly unreliable. Eventually after a fight, MG Rover swapped it for a new one. Today we went to collect it. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
Spent the day at Kew Gardens in London with some friends.
Road trip to Lymington and across the New Forest in the MGF roadster.
Another road trip to Lepe Beach in the MGF roadster.
Strolled across to the Common to take a few snaps of this years Balloon and Flower Festival. The weather was unusually dry and clear and I managed to grab some nice sharp colourful images, along with one or two quite amusing snaps…
A road trip to Corfe Castle and Sandbanks, Dorset, in an MGF roadster. Includes a few snaps of the Sandbanks chain ferry.
Road trip to Lepe Beach in an MGF roadster.
Driving a new MGF roadster through the beautiful New Forest
Driving along Dave Valley Road in Southampton one day and stumbled upon this. So, of course I had to stop and grab a few snaps.
A few snaps of my goosy friends on Southampton Common…
Went to visit my uncle in Brechfa Wales , with former New Millennium features editor Sarah Keen to take a look at the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth while I was in the area. This has been posted retrospectively. This images were originally taken and scanned from 35mm film to appear in articles I…