I’ve been back in the workshop, to keep up my lathe skills and generally create a bit of a mess! Managed to create a pleasingly smooth rolling pin and was well on the way to turning a very nice bowl out of a lump of Olive Wood, when the we got thwarted by the mechanics Read more

We were only at Fort Martin long enough to eat, sleep and shower, before carrying on eastwards by road to find the fabled village of Fressingfield and new residence of the Mee family. We arrived in time for lunch the spent the afternoon exploring the area with the boys.  Meals were taken in the grandeur Read more

All was quiet in Gaeta, as we crept silently down the steps to the beach at just after 7am.  Down at the waters, edge, the rising sun was turning the clouds and water into a magical blend of colours. Without delay or procrastination, we got straight in and swam about the bay in the warm Read more

Getting to the bigger cliffs of Parete del Chiromante, proved to be a bit of a struggle. Partly due to the heat, but mostly as the path we took was quite overgrown. The tough long grasses cut our feet and legs as we pushed past them, leaving us covered in paper cuts by the time Read more

There must have been a storm in the night as the wind had blown things around the balcony while we slept. It was still windy at breakfast, so we set off to nearby Spiaggia dell’Arenauta, where there was a beach and some climbing that looked like it might be sheltered. We climbed a few good routes Read more

After yesterday’s city excitement, we woke with the feeling that we were going to need a rest to get over the ‘rest day’! Climbing has really taken us to some incredible places over the years and we felt that we really ought to let the ‘Rome Experience’ sink in, before dashing off to find another Read more