The rain continued to pour down overnight. As anticipated the river was up and our kayaking kit was already packed and ready for us. In fact, the river was a bit higher than anticipated, providing a bit more excitement than what was expected to be a mellow run. It was great to be back in… Read more

A completely different day today! Temperatures have dropped by 18 degrees, the clouds are down and the skies full of rain and drizzle. By evening the showers had tended to ease off, so we got into our wetsuits at the house, took a chance and made a dash for the river. I’d spent the afternoon… Read more

We had the most incredible elecrtical storm during the night. We were both up at 3am watching bolts of lightning striking all around us and feeling The Cottage shake as the thunder shook through the sky above us. Rain accompanied the flashes and hammered down hard on the skylights. It was a real force of… Read more

Possibly the hottest day I’ve ever known at The Cottage. I had quite a lot on ‘online engagements, so had to plan around these to make the most of the conditions. Rolling out of bed was followed by rolling down the hill on my bike and a short ride to a new section of river… Read more

Summer temperatures are back for a few days. An evening ride up the valley took us to yet another new swim zone. We’d actually planned on going further, but a broken bike chain meant that the end of the ride, which luckily put us here! The water felt totally ok, and barely cooled me down.… Read more

A blustery and wet start to the day made it look as though the clouds might never leave this morning. But by late afternoon, they seemed to vanish within a few minutes, leaving completely clear blue skies and with the temperatures climbing high again. We went out to see some friends for a ‘garden chat’,… Read more