Having returned from Fort Martin, we spent a few hours re-organizing equipment and loading the van before setting off again. The van has been officially off the road since mid-March and apart from periodically checking that the battery was still working, it’s not really moved out of sight of The Cottage. It felt strange, yet… Read more

A whirlwind of travel (in a car for a change!) has seen me journey across the UK almost to the east coast. A stop off at an unusually wet Fort Martin broke up the journey and resulted in some good chess matches, before carrying on to Colchester to hang out with some of these guys… Read more

After a staggering 125 days of being confined to The Cottage and surrounding area, today the Welsh Government lifted the local travel ban. Apart from a 24-hour dash to London to attend Robin’s funeral last month, we’ve stayed local and traveled almost exclusively by bike or on foot. It’s by far and away the longest… Read more

The weekend passed under heavy skies. Luckily, Friday was an online day so I was able to do my speech day duties online, from the warmth of the study while the rain hammered down. I’m not sure the usual marquee event would have survived. By Saturday 73mm was in the rain gauge here. Naturally, we… Read more

The cycle path along the coast is a beautiful one, here in North Wales. However, this morning’s commute was not quite what I’d hoped for. You could barely see the sea and it rained for the entire 30km journey and we decided not to celebrate our arrival in Llandudno with takeout coffee and pastries. I… Read more

Today was the first day since 2nd March that I’ve worked in the outdoors with students! In fact, it was the first day that I’ve traveled by car all the way along the coast to Llandudno! Quite an adventure in itself. With small groups, trying out our very best to keep more than 2m apart,… Read more