A lovely day at our local mountain crag. It’s been a while since we’ve been up on the slabs, so were delighted to find that, with a late start, we had the place pretty much to ourselves. We set off up the route called ‘Hope’, which is getting extremely polished, but the holds are all… Read more

Between a few office days, I’ve able to get out and about in the local area, especially during the long evenings after ‘office hours’.  I’ve also had a day in my kayak – the first in ages! It was great to be out on the lake on such a warm sunny day and also to… Read more

A real summers day feel in the air today. After a few weeks of travelling up and down the country, we were happy to hang out and enjoy a slow pace day in Snowdonia.   Prime climbing conditions at Bus Stop Quarry on quiet, smooth warm rock. Lovely. Then down the hill to the lake, for… Read more

After a splendid party at Poppy’s, we snuck out of Wales early to avoid any traffic. Overcast skies and an open road took us to Loddington, with Clare driving, while I slept the party off… As past of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the village was full of bunting, flags and the rec was hosting… Read more

The Cottage garden has been in bloom while we’ve been away. It’s been good to check out the local scenes again and enjoy a home comforts at a very leisurely pace. We’ve not travelled too far over the bank holiday, to keep away from any crowds (if there were any!). However, I did nip onto… Read more

Having briefly returned to Wales, a rapid U-turn facilitated a return to the South West! Here’s a few scenes from a lovely family tour around Somerset.  Including the dancing goats of Ilton… Some classic car appreciation… Visiting the historic market town of Ilminster… Hikes and trails… The Quantocks Hills… Wild Ponies… Some impromptu, mid afternoon… Read more