It’s sometimes hard to tell when to ‘get back to it’ after you’ve been unwell. The cold air was not enticing me towards getting me into a wetsuit or the ocean, but as the day brightened up, we decided we’d got enough energy to go down to the beach and at least soak up some… Read more

After arriving back in Wales, I enjoyed a couple of great days of climbing work, while Clare and the others stayed on in Yorkshire. The remainder of my weeks work came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the night on Thursday. It seemed that little Ben had given me a parting gift and… Read more

I said my farewells to the family who were staying on in Richmond and had an interesting day travelling the country using public transport – starting back where it all began around two weeks ago at Darlington Station.  A rather slow regional train got me to Leeds, where I changed trains to get to Chester.… Read more

After travelling by bike across northern England we’ve been more than happy to take it easy in the beautiful woodland retreat on the edge of the Dales near Richmond at our ‘international family meet’!  We’ve had a fantastic week of catching up with family young and old amidst some fine foods and good walks. The… Read more

The northern bike tour continues! Another day on the bikes and this time though some different terrain as we headed south to Darlington. The storm was wild last night with gales and heavy rain but it had all abated by sunrise, leaving us with a bright still morning to set out into. The morning’s route… Read more

There was a definite sense of urgency and an ‘into the headwind’ theme of todays bike ride! The weather forecast has said that strong southerly gales would be increasing through the morning, with rain arriving mid afternoon. To give ourselves the best chance of staying dry, we opted for an early get away from Whitley… Read more