MEGA POST: What’s Been Happening To Me – The Welsh Mountain Zoo, COVID Positive, Certificate in Counselling Skills & A Double Ear Infection
By AntonyAdventures, Education, Friends & Family, Health, LifeNo CommentsIn June, I visited the Welsh Mountain Zoo with my good friend Simon. Here are some photos from the day:
In June I also tested positive for COVID-19. It floored me. I didn’t have any of the usual COVID symptoms: no cough, no temperature and no changes to my sense of taste or smell. Instead I had the following symptoms:
- Exhaustion
- An intermittent rash
- Lumps on my hands
- Headaches
- Insomnia
I had been double vaccinated, used the face masks and remembered about social distancing. It made me so ill, I was off work and generally out of action for nearly 6 weeks.
Part of the reason I haven’t blogged recently, is as following COVID I had to catch up on a Certificate in Counselling Skills I had signed up to at my local college. I am pleased to announce, that subject to external moderation, I’ve successfully passed the course. I’m now about to start undertaking another course a Certificate in Mental Health Awareness.
The great thing about these courses offered at my local college, is that they’re free. Unless you don’t complete them, then you have to pay £125 – a good incentive to get them done.
At the moment I’m struggling with a double ear infection, meaning an infection in both ears. Its been very painful. But thankfully I’m on some antibiotics now that seem to be doing the trick.
Blog soon,
Antony
Saturday 18 September 2021
To celebrate my upcoming 35th birthday, my good friend Simon and I visited Conwy Castle in North Wales.
Essential Info
- Conwy Castle is a well preserved, grand structure that once was a medieval fortress.
- It was impressively built in just 4 years.
- Admission Prices can be found here. Due to COVID-19, tickets must be purchased in advance of the visit.
- Opening Times can be found here.
- Parking is available, charged using Pay and Display.
- Conwy Town has little else to offer, apart from the Castle visit.
- Conwy Castle can be easily found using Sat Navigation or Google Maps.
- At the time of our visit walking along the inside walls was not permitted.
Here are some photos of the Castle, click on any photo for full size image:
Blog soon,
Antony
Thursday 13 May 2021
On a wet and windy Friday, my good friend Steve and I went to visit South Lakes Safari Zoo. Here are some photos of the animals that I took:
Essential Info
- South Lakes Safari Zoo is a small zoo that takes approximately half a day to walk around. All the usual animals you would expect to see at a Zoo, with the notable exception of elephants.
- Recommended.
- Admission fees: click here.
- Opening times: click here.
- Parking: Free onsite parking.
- Toilets available near the zoo entrance.
- Cheap hand feeding experiences – currently not operational due to Coronavirus.
- A large gift shop, mostly catering to children.
- Friendly staff/exceptional customer service.
- Difficult to read zoo map, charged at £1. Minimum card spend £5.
- Disgusting food in the onsite Fish & Chip shop, honestly we didn’t realise you could do that to chips to make them taste so vile.
Write soon,
Antony
Sunday 5 July 2020
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