From Pabbay
From Easter with Laurence & Megan
From Moroccan Anti Atlas, 2023
From Avoriaz Skiing with the Muppets
From Barnard Castle Cycling
From Cheeky Chamonix Ski
From Black Forest New Year
From Xmas 2022
From From Alleppey to the coast and to Fort Kochin

Pabbay

Monday, 12th June 2023

We’ve been looking forward to and fearing our trip to Pabbay, a remote and uninhabited tiny island off Scotland in the Bishop Isles, in varyingly different amounts for some time…

Easter with Laurence & Megan

Monday, 10th April 2023

Thankfully the long Easter weekend was blessed with a brilliant sunny forecast, perfect for our visiting nephew, Laurence, and his girlfriend, Megan, to see some of the best the Lake District has to offer…

Moroccan Anti Atlas, 2023

Monday, 13th March 2023

I was last in Morocco three years ago, leaving just days before Morocco (followed by most of the world) locked down to fight Covid-19. So three years on, almost to the week, it was absolutely brilliant to get back to this fantastic climbing area.

Avoriaz Skiing with the Muppets

Monday, 13th February 2023

After the poor snow conditions at New Year we were concerned what might await us in Avoriaz for our ski trip with the Muppets… We needn’t have worried so much … loads of snow fell in January, and a week of consistently low temperature (approx -10C throughout the day) ensured our week based in the …

Barnard Castle Cycling

Sunday, 22nd January 2023

We needed to get our eyes tested so we headed off to Barnard Castle with Andy & Astrid Saxby and Nigel & Kath Hooker. It turned out that we could all see fine! Surprising really, considering how utterly bloody freezing it was on the bikes, how knackered our un-used to hiking legs were from a …

Cheeky Chamonix Ski

Monday, 2nd January 2023

After the Black Forest we swung by Chamonix hoping for a little more snow. Alas, while there was more snow thanks to the higher altitude it wasn’t that great. Especially considering the €54 each lift pass pricing. You might have thought that with such poor conditions they’d have had an offer on?

Black Forest New Year

Sunday, 1st January 2023

We’d hoped to be able to do some skiing in the Black Forest with our friends Rebecca and Mathias. But the weather was more like spring or autumn than winter … glorious blue skies, dry leaves on the ground instead of fluffy snow, and T-shirt wearing temperatures!