What a change in the weather! Single figure temperatures and overcast skies! We didn’t wander too far from The Cottage after the big ride day, but still managed to explore a new footpath. It was back to big jackets and hats for walking though. There was an icy arctic wind blowing as we made our… Read more

It was 20 degrees by 9am at The Cottage today! Incredible weather! Enjoyed a leisurely start then set out on bikes on what turned out to be a bit of a bluebell tour of the local area. They are everywhere! In the hedgerows, gardens, ditches, and hillsides. Along the quiet corners of some back roads,… Read more

We had a designated ‘holiday’ today. I’m more often than not working on a Bank Holiday, so we made sure that we were both ‘off-screen’ for the duration of VE Day. We spent the day tootling around The Cottage grounds, fixing, painting, weeding and generally, taking things slowly. After finishing our ‘broadcast’ yesterday, I took… Read more

I’ve had a good time over the last few weeks, looking back over some past climbs and adventures as part of an interview I’ve done with Tim Mueller. ‘Talks with Tim”, was a bit like being on Desert Island Discs, having to think about favorite climbing days and routes, but it was fun to reminisce,… Read more

The last few evenings have been absolutly magic. There’s not been a cloud in the sky and the sunsets have been tremendous. This evening, after a tip-off from our neighbour, we set out to explore some local footpaths to see where they went and discovered a beautiful old oak woodland, filled with bluebell and apple… Read more

It’s been over a week since we ventured up the valley and although there was a strong headwind, we both decided that we fancied the additional challenge. We went up the old road as it’s still closed to traffic at the moment. It felt good to be working the legs. The descent down the A5… Read more