My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 3: a very Norwegian Christmas: dog sledding, saunas, sleigh bells, and the friendships that made it all shine. When I booked this trip to Norway, I knew I needed December to feel different. I needed … Continued
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 2: doing my best to be sporty on snow – cross-country ski touring, snowshoeing, and the absolute magic of the Northern Lights. This post is about what happened once I’d found my place in the … Continued
My Norwegian Christmas Adventure Part 1: arriving in Norway, first impressions of Gutsy Girls and Venabu, and the early steps to learning to cross‑country ski. My Norwegian Christmas Adventure was all about needing Christmas to look and feel different. Not … Continued
One of the activities I pre-booked for our last break in Center Parcs (read my hints and tips post here) was Cable Ski. I’d seen it in action when we were there a couple of years ago but due to … Continued
I was offered a pair of socks by Incredisocks to take to Finland with me. The email said… “high-tech socks that guarantee to keep your feet warm and are soooo comfortable!”. So naturally I had to give them a try. The … Continued
When we went skiing last month I wanted something that would track how far I’d skied, so I could add the totals to my 2012km in 2012 challenge. I didn’t want to buy a GPS watch, I wanted an app … Continued
This evening we went to Xscape at Castleford for some more skiing practice. I had a recreational ski pass – my first since learning to ski – and I was very (very very) nervous about being left to my own … Continued