Autumn half term as the weather can go either way so plans have to go either way. This half term was a wet one with the odd burst of sunshine. Here we are between torrential rain and torrential rain on a 4km hike in Hengistbury Head. Sunshine and sunny cloud, as we sat back […]
August is often a wash out and 2023 is no exception. With ‘high’ hopes, I paid £30 for Blue (closest to the Ashton Court venue parking), for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. The wind was 12knots when we left, for the two and half drive. (In the Solent sailing friends were dealing with 20 knots.) I
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A few signposts for bigger adventures. Australia www.australia.com/thingstodo/walksandhikes which recommends “Great Walks of Australia’, amongst them Bay of Fires Lodge, East Coast Tasmania Classic Larapinta Trek in Comfort, Northern Territory Twelve Apostles Lodge Walk, Great Ocean Road, Victoria Margaret River Cape to Cape Walk, Western Australia The Arkaba Walk, Flinders Ranges, South Australia Spicers
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Our family breakfasts have changed over the years but here are few favourites: Bagels with bacon Bagels with peanut butter and jam (strawberry) One son prefers chunky peanut butter, the other smooth. Both prefer strawberry jam. Fish fingers with ketchup (sometimes in a sandwich) I think fish fingers grilled are best. However my boys prefer
What you will need. For one ride. Boots with a heel. Waterproof jacket. A riding hat (the riding schools loan them). If you are riding regularly. Riding Hat. Strong trouser or jodhpurs. Riding boots/Boots with heels. Jacket or waterproof jacket Back protector Money It is thrilling, a great way to see
The hardest part of anything is taking the first step, and committing to a goal. After that things get much easier. Even rowing across the Atlantic and climbing Mt Everest! James Ketchell World Class Adventurer James Ketchell has rowed the Atlantic, climbed Mount Everest and flow around the world in a microlight Helen Skelton
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Running or walking around Roman Hillforts is an alternative ‘walk’. Five of scores of Hillforts to be found in the UK: (Sycamore Gap (Hadrian’s Wall) – of course!) Hembury, Blackdown Hills, Devon Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Richborough, Sandwich, Kent. Yarborough, Lincolnshire A good place to start is the Atlas of Hill forts Countryfile’s article
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Before we go. Where are we going. Ordanance Survey The Ordnance Survey maps cover the whole of the UK. (There is also Google.) A retired racing driver once told me, (when I was a teenager) that he and his navigator won a race because the navigator had literally mapped the whole route, turn by turn,
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Devon to the Mediterraen Hamish and Clara took six months off (from April to September) to sail and motor from the UK through the French Canals where they motored to Marseilles, then sailed to the Balearics and Sardinia. Instead of the original plan to return to the UK, they decided not to return home
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Before we start, I shall quote from the Exmoor National Park Facebook page. Leave footprints – NOT litter. Make memories – NOT fires. Take pictures – NOT risks. Bring home smiles – NOT ticks. England, Wales and Scotland (so far). I have collected numerous suggestions for you to use as resources (rescue) if you