
A Baptism of Fire, or Water?
06/02/25 Is it slightly mad to embark on a new three month trip in the Alps in winter with a new van? Hopefully not. Something could go wrong, but that’s… Read more »
06/02/25 Is it slightly mad to embark on a new three month trip in the Alps in winter with a new van? Hopefully not. Something could go wrong, but that’s… Read more »
06/12/2024 South to Stirling We took the A835 east to Inverness where we stopped for LPG. We were on this road over 5 weeks previously, climbing Ben Wyvis and watching… Read more »
27/11/2024 It was time for me to do some more work so we planned the next stop to be on a campsite. Sango Sands Oasis Sango Sands Oasis campsite is… Read more »
21/11/2024 It always feels a bit awkward talking about the ‘Mainland’. Are we talking about Orkney Mainland or UK Mainland? This last blog entry for Orkney talks about our final… Read more »
11/11/2024 While we were at Pool Farmhouse we planned out our visits to other islands. We were hoping to get to Westray, Sanday and Hoy on this trip, with possible… Read more »
06/11/2024 We set off for Orkney on the 2nd November from Gill’s Bay. It was a lovely day for our crossing, a hopeful sign of the weather to come. We… Read more »
02/11/24 We had an early start to John O’Groats and got to the main car park before anyone else. Nothing was open yet and the only sign of life was… Read more »
17/10/24 Yet again it was time for work. These couple of days a week come so quickly. I cant believe that I actually managed to do a ‘normal’ working week…. Read more »
13/10/24 Banff, Canada, is somewhere I remember fondly. Many years ago I went with my sister, brother in law and *ahem* ex husband. We had an amazing time, spending 10… Read more »
09/10/24 A couple of days work were looming on the horizon and so we scouted out a nearby campsite. Nothing really filled us with a great deal of enthusiasm so… Read more »
01/10/2024 One of the things I have decided about working from the van is that I want to be on hook up and stationary on the days I’m working. The… Read more »
26/09/24 After a morning finishing off some work tasks at Kingsbarns, it was time to move onto our next stop. We left Kingsbarns covered in salt spray from a very… Read more »
25/09/24 A work interlude We passed a couple of days in peace and quiet at Drumcarro Farm campsite, a small inland CL with a friendly owner, EHU and excellent 4G… Read more »
07/10/2023 We left Switzerland in rather a grumpy mood, knowing we were on our way home. We were leaving ourselves plenty of time to make the return to the UK… Read more »
01/10/2023 Our campsite in Interlaken was a short bike ride or bus journey away from Interlaken. We were happy with the separation from the busy town. We visited a couple… Read more »
During the last two weeks of June I walked a100 mile long distance footpath; Lady Anne’s Way with my Mum and her dog, Susan. We had been planning this… Read more »
11/06/2023 After our stint in Wales we had returned to Taunton for some family time and my Brother in Law’s 50th Birthday. We had a few days to kill between… Read more »
07/06/2023 With my new full suspension mountain bike (did I mention it?) I really wanted to do something we have been promising ourselves for some time. A visit to Bike… Read more »
03/06/2023 The weather for our trip, which began with sunny days but chilly nights at the end of May, was now turning even warmer. Night time temperatures were increasing and… Read more »
02/06/2023 A new lid Back in March, when we were in France and Bertie was covered in snow, we had a small incident with poor Bertie’s lid. The clear dome… Read more »