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 […]
Options (Wither Weather). Waltzers. Read More »
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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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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Don’t be a picnic-panic-er. I was deeply intimidated by other picnic-era when I was preparing our picnic for sports day, planning it out and rising early to produce the proverbial, “feast“. I learnt from the veterans how simple and effective hot dogs are at keeping hungry children happy. (One Mum, ‘just-throw-money-at-it (JTMAI), brought take-away from
Picnics – Don’t be a picnic panic-er. Suggestions of what to make. Read More »
Grab Bag On our boat we have a grab bag from which nothing can be taken – not a sneaky chocolate bar or battery. If we have to abandon the boat, this bag is literally a life saver. Along this line of thinking comes the All-for-One (and One for All bag). All for One, and One
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Fifteen years ago a dinghy sailing and camping group started with three families who were members of the same yacht club. It met every two years in the Lake District. It is now forty families. It was over a camp fire as the wine boxes and whisky did the rounds that the first glimmering
Organising a group camping trip. How to start? What to take? Where to go.Games Read More »
I hope everyone will join in with the “Pick of the Picnics” – all kinds of places and picnics we love. What are you looking for in a picnic location? An easy walk from a car park to take in a waterfall ? An arduous climb to a hard won view at the top of
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JUST THROW MONEY AT IT. Inspire and go, for a price …The sugar and stirred option favoured by numerous parents stressed and exhausted by work, who give it up to the experts to take the strain off their holiday. A dip into the diverse companies in the UK and abroad providing activity holidays can lead
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Our Candian Wilderness Adventure It was with great excitement and perhaps a little trepidation that we arrived at Algonquin outfitters at the end of August 2019, at this time of year the days were already shortening and the evenings were getting chilly. This was planned as the highlight of a 2 week holiday to New
Norton Family – Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. From Mark, the Dad’s point of view. Read More »