In this weekly blog, I chat about four of this week’s One Hour Outside activities: a history lesson on Cleeve Hill, paddling on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, some local trig bagging, and a garden-based marshmallow toasting treat. Hooray for … Continued
Why are Bank Holiday weekends always wet? Do the clouds look at the calendar and think “oh look, the Brits have an extra day to have barbecues and go for walks and enjoy the outdoors… we know what’ll test their … Continued
Way back in the summer (back in Weekly Blog Episode 107), Aquaplanet kindly sent me one of their inflatable kayaks to help give me another way to enjoy One Hour Outside (and more) – on the water. Over the last … Continued
I want to preface this episode of my weekly blog by mentioning something very sad. Last weekend, very suddenly and unexpectedly, I lost a friend. Just four days prior, as I was putting up my tent in Pembrokeshire, my lovely … Continued
I’m writing this weekly blog episode, well starting it anyway, sitting in my back garden. It’s about 8pm on bank holiday Thursday (we don’t get to say that very often), a beautifully warm and sunny evening, and I’ve got a … Continued
It’s no secret that I love being outside and hate being in the gym. I haven’t actually been to a gym for a good few years, not since I stopped going to CrossFit a while back, much preferring to get … Continued
The problem with being an outdoors loving girl is that my outdoor gear cupboard wish list grows with every new activity I try or see others trying. I mean, I’m happy just to hike, and I have plenty of the … Continued