A wild and windswept Dartmoor hike that offered challenge, presence, and a rare kind of stillness. Hiking Meldon Reservoir, Black Tor, High Willhays, Yes Tor, and Black Down. I’d come to Devon for a bit of quiet. A few days … Continued
A review of the Rohan Aira Ultra-Lightweight Waterproof Jacket. A gift from Rohan. Let me introduce you to the Rohan Aira Ultra-Lightweight Waterproof Jacket, which I’ve been trying out over the last couple of months (though mostly admiring it in … Continued
An adventure journal post all about day four hiking the Mendip Way – fourteen miles from Shepton Mallet to Frome, and this long-distance trail completed. If you are new to this series, start at day zero. This is the final … Continued
An adventure journal post all about day three hiking the Mendip Way – nine miles from Wookey Hole to Shepton Mallet. If you are new to this series, start at day zero. In late January, I hiked the Mendip Way through … Continued
This episode in my weekly blog series is going to be a bit of a homey one. It seems the activities I chose to partake in around my work and other commitments over the last few days, the things I … Continued
Day four on my UK coast to coast hiking adventure involved a significant weather-related decision. You know that phrase “no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing” (or whatever the exact saying is)? This day was a useful … Continued
As I sit and write my weekly blog this afternoon, at my dining table looking at the garden through the dining room window, the weather really cannot decide whether it wants to be Spring or Winter. I mean, one minute … Continued
Planning on a camping trip this year? I know many people are – some of you will be seasoned campers who will be going out there knowing exactly what you are doing, but others will be heading out for the … Continued
I am very fortunate to be writing this week’s weekly blog on my last morning in Tenerife. It’s Saturday morning and we fly home later this afternoon, and I don’t mind saying that I’d be happy to stay here at … Continued
One of the things I planned when we headed to Devon and Cornwall in our borrowed campervan for a spot of reminiscing earlier this year, was to go for a walk in Dartmoor National Park to climb a couple of … Continued