Thanks all!
Oh, and the full set is now up on the Wamdrogony main site (click my "www" button).
Shocked OOOOOO i love the look of THAT mud, where is Silverdale?
One question in the 3rd piccie is it that deep or are you kneeling?
Silverdale sits on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire. There are places where the quicksand gets deep enough to go all the way under
in theory, but in practice you have to cheat (ie kneeling, lying down, curling up into a foetal position etc) in order to get in deep because you naturally float somewhere between waist and chest depth, go deeper and you bob right back up again. The thicker the mud/quicksand, the more you float. Getting out is a matter of rocking back and forth until you're floating on the surface, then swimming/crawling to solid ground. It's a knack, and can be a real panic moment the first few times before you're used to it (which will wear you out and make the whole thing harder), but it's straightforward once you get used to it.
I'll be happy to give anyone a crash course in this if they want to try it for the first time and we can arrange a time. In any case, I would implore anyone heading to this location (or any tidal area) to make sure they're aware of tides and other dangers.
Even though real quicksand won't swallow you up like in a Tarzan movie, there are a number of safety points to be aware of when playing in quicksand. For one thing, keep moving - if all the water drains out you can end up buried in rock solid sand (rare, but it has been known to happen). This spot, being as it is right on/in a river bed, isn't too bad in that respect because there's constantly water flowing through. Even so, when I'm in I'm constantly checking the crust hasn't drained too much to break through.
Another important point is tide times - the tide in Morecambe Bay comes in a fast bore and that in conjunction with the unwary getting caught in the quicksand has claimed many lives over the years - the area is notorious for this and demands respect. Look up the tide times, and aim for times as far away as possible from when the tide's due to come in. On this occasion we got there a couple of hours after the tide turned on the way out, which was perfect.
For all this effort, quicksand is a very rewarding experience, it's like bathing in something which is similtaneously liquid and solid and constantly changing and affords a sensation which I cannot compare to anything else I've ever felt. The fifth pic down is probably the most suggestive image I've ever produced, and for a reason - that ain't no fake orgasm.
Here's some more pics of me risking my neck for kinky thrills.
by TottyMcGee » 22 Sep 2006, 22:49 
OOOOOO i love the look of THAT mud, where is Silverdale?
