A Good Tyne To Meet

Sunday was our anniversary - Wolfie and I have now been together for seven years. Aside from a silly argument about cheese, and more specifically the wolf eating it, it was a rather good day as we spent it at our first Newcastle meet since 2009.

I used to run the Newcastle meets (getting that in for Enteirah there) but hadn't been for a while due to the price and my Sunday availability. As it was our anniversary, we opted to go and it was amazing how many old friends from five years ago were still there. It was great catching up, and meeting some new people too.

The venue was The Eye Of The Tyne on the Quayside, a newly refurbished bar which allowed us some private space at the back. There was football on but none of the rowdiness that is sometimes associated with it while their own bitter, named after the pub, was pleasing if slightly warm. The food at the Tiger was great but for me the highlight was the fursuiting, which was fantastic, largely due to the proximity of a market and many of Chisleton's - I mean Newcastle's famous bridges.

We went out for two Fursuit walks as the first was interrupted by rain. It was great fun interacting with all of the stall holders - I managed to steal some sweets, which I was allowed to keep, play with a hula hoop and chase pigeons. I also got to scare many screaming teenage girls. There is one of those fitness parks with a few bits of equipment by the river bank and doing this in Fursuit, particularly the sit ups, proved to be a nightmare. We also had our picture taken with the iconic Tyne Bridge in the background and the Sage Theatre too, while we also met a group of elderly deaf people who were having a lunch out. They liked us a lot. I was also surprised and incredibly heartened with the number if furs who commented on the quality of my characterisation and suiting, with one or two saying my antics helped them to bring out their own characters, which was flattering. I also get distracted easily in suit and had to be told to calm down and get back to the venue quickly as many others were overheating.

After the meet, we headed to BrewDog, bar number 10 for us, and one of the largest of their bars. Conveniently, it was just around the corner from the meet venue but it was incredibly hot, necessitating a move towards the front door so it was cooler. This is very much like a standard BrewDog beer so we had one drink and played Pop Up Piraat before we had to leave for the train. Rushy and Jess arrived ten minutes before this so we had a quick chat with them before heading to the railway station. On the train, we chatted with Enteirah and had that exclusive ale he had given us for our anniversary - not yet on sale in the shops. It was very much appreciated.