In just under 2 weeks, I journeyed over 2000 miles around the UK. It’s been a fantastic tour and been great to hang out with friends and family, even if it was just for a lunch in the garden or a cup of tea in a motorway service station. In the van voyage that saw Read more

“You get a five-minute break, but that’s all you take, for a cold cup of coffee and a piece of cake”…. Just home from a fabulous few days at Fort Martin, where I’d been drafted in by the Boss to assist with a bit of concrete mixing. It’s been a few years since I got Read more

Instead of pulling up in the kayaks and camping for the night, we opted for the luxury of the short drive back to the comforts of The Cottage. Apart from the obvious advantage of hot showers, fine foods and a freshly made bed, it also meant that we could swap our mode of transport, so Read more

Patience and planning were required today. Low clouds and constant drizzly rain looked to be set in from the moment we awoke. However, the forecast suggested that things would be getting better later. We just had to keep the faith. So while the rain poured down and the wind blew, I sorted out kayaking kit Read more

A final morning dip was irresistible. Matt left for work, while I enjoyed a breakfast of coffee and cold Chinese takeaway leftovers before setting off north again. Delicious. Beth met me for a second breakfast somewhere near Gloucester, which made for another excellent stop off.  By early evening, Clare and I were swapping stories as Read more

A jam-packed day of social activity and travel. It was overcast again and low tide at Millendreath, so saved my morning swim and SUP until later, when I met Des further east on the South Coast. After breakfast and goodbyes with Walter, I met Des at Exmouth for coffees. Rather than just sit around chatting Read more