I finally closed down the lid of the laptop just after 14:00. We fuelled up with apple pancakes and coffee, then set off on foot, through the woods, up the hill from the house. The clouds were breaking up and the air felt warmer up there. We stopped briefly to appreciate the sea when it Read more

With online teaching in full swing now, I seem to be spending most of the day sat at my desk – it’s certainly a new routine for me. I’m trying to make sure that I swap positions regularly andget away from the screen for breaks during the day. I’m grateful at least, that there is Read more

For the last two weeks, I’ve taken a photo looking up at the tree in our driveway. It’s been nice to watch the leaves open up. From bare twigs to full bloom in just thirteen days. Isn’t nature wonderful… Read more

Of all the bivi and camps that I’ve done over my lifetime, last night probably had the shortest walk-in, comfiest facilities and one of the flatter pitches I’ve ever laid down on. We had a good selection of stars and satellites to watch too as we fell asleep. It was lovely to wake up to Read more

Friday afternoon saw the last ‘broadcast’ of this week’s run of online teaching on the hottest day we’ve had so far. Once all the de-briefing was done, we jumped on the bikes and set off up the valley to the swimming hole. It’s not far away, so we peddled extra hard to maximize our exercising Read more

All the rehearsals, planning, creating and learning went live this week for our first-ever week of Online Outdoor Education lessons. Having the skills to operate the tech and finding a balance between off-screen and on-screen activities has been a huge challenge, but one that I feel that we rose to well. As with learning any Read more