Michael Rabone

Cornwall based, Newquay reared, occasional Nordic adventurer and aurora hunter. Proud father, hubby to @amyrabone and interested in all things people & culture

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

What a bizarre hobby #aurora hunting is! Four hours sleep, aurora hangover, minus 29 and flying home in the morning. Just can’t give it up. Guess who finally makes a decent appearance at midnight... 🙂 #northernlights #auroraborealis @StormHour #finland #lapland

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

It is time for our next #YouAreSomerset award!

This week's winner is.... 🥁

Sam!

In early November we received some incredible images of Sam playing cricket and showing his support for Somerset from all the way over in Iceland!

Congratulations, Sam! 👏

#YouAreSomerset

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Another stunning South Iceland adventure! The wonders of changeable weather, forces of nature and clear night skies… #Iceland #auroraborealis #northernlights

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Pre-season starts here! @SomersetCCC #Iceland

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

What an epic weekend thanks to @SomersetCCC - couldn’t have wished for a better first #finalsday for our cricket mad boys (even if one fell
asleep and missed the final - let’s go again next year…) Exceptional knockout cricket, what a team! #WeAreSomerset

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Loved our first family visit to @Edgbaston for the #T20Cricket #finalsday - all of the team were friendly and welcoming, and what a brilliant environment!

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@MichaelVaughan A faultless innings - future looking bright!

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

What a wonderful, family friendly club @SomersetCCC is - our boys loved the family day last weekend and were lucky to be part of yesterday’s guard of honour and loved meeting the team. Thank you for inspiring the next generation!

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

This is why we never give up! Aurora visible before darkness fell, followed by some inactive haze and suddenly more lively activity… and then this happened!

#Akureyri #Iceland #solarmax #northernlights

@TamithaSkov @ProfBrianCox @StormHour

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@SirGowen @TicketmasterUK It’s a shambles. We were signed in for a good few hours, it crashed, put us back in the first queue and then refreshed again and dropped us in. Every chance it could do it again…

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Of all the places… never thought I’d watch the northern lights in the place I grew up!

#aurora #NorthernLights #Watergate #Newquay #Cornwall #KP8 #KP9

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

The beauty of Finnish Lapland - clear skies, cold nights and a welcome appearance…

#aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #Finland

@OurLapland @StormHour

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Great to see aurora shots from lower latitudes this evening. It’s raining here in the depths of the West Country, but at least there are some other displays going on to make up for it!

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@normarbell1 Thank you Norman - hope you are both keeping well?

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Delighted to share that I recently joined @PlymouthMarine Laboratory as Head of People and Culture.

I’m proud to be part of such a welcoming and talented team who are delivering vital work to ensure a healthy and sustainable ocean.

https://t.co/ILAJtBvsAp

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@osteoconnor @Dr_Fishbones @LegoLostAtSea Thank you to you all, this is by far the best thing about this platform! And another interesting addition to our growing (and slightly obscure) selection of sea treasures… 🙂

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

Our boys are super keen to identify if this is a shark tooth (approx 1 inch long, found on Holywell Bay)… best match is a sand tiger shark that is unlikely to have lived near North Cornwall 🙂 Can any experts help us out? (Always tagging @LegoLostAtSea for this stuff) Thank you!

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@Outwelltents Hi, it’s #120533. I’d be grateful for a call if possible. Many thanks.

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@Outwelltents Asked for some support from customer service using the online form and received a reply starting, ‘what do you want me to do?’ Is there anybody else I can talk to for some help please?

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@MartinSLewis First Shell energy 12mth fixed tariff communicated today. Versus Flex 11 tariff for accidental customers, appears to be the same as current electricity charges & marginally higher for gas. Suggesting £7/0.3% /yr saving for fixing 🎉 The benefit? ‘Peace of mind’ 👍

[Michael Rabone @Michael_Rabone]

@easyJet Thank you - does it need to be a physical ID or is a digital copy acceptable?