After just over twenty-four hours at The Cottage, we were unpacked, repacked and off again. This time heading south to visit family and friends in the southwest. Fine company, excellent foods and good times catching up on recent events. Even managed to squeeze in a short hike up a new summit for me on Lydeard… Read more

A little selection of some of the highlights, happy times and great memories of a fantastic 2019… January 2019 Palm Tree Climbing – San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Italy Afon Seiont Descent Team, North Wales Elidir Fawr Summit Snow, Snowdonia, North Wales Night Ascent of ‘Banana Gully’ Y Garn, Snowdonia Rocking out in Cornwall Winter… Read more

Went on another little mission to find a New Year’s Eve swimming spot today. It was still pretty windy, so checked the map and forecast, to work out where the best places might be. Opted for the secluded beach of Canuelo. About a kilometer along a small track led us to the beautiful empty beach.… Read more

Our last chance for a surf today and although we already knew it would be too windy, we went down to the beaches of Tarifa just to be sure… Again, it was another delightfully bright day, but the wind was way too strong. But on the plus side, we got to explore around Tarifa and… Read more

The initial plan was to go surfing on this Atlantic stretch of wild coastline. But as is the way with planning any surf trip, unfortunately, you can’t pre-order the conditions. Slightly frustratingly, the conditions had been great last week. We almost had everything we needed. We still had the blue skies, warm temperatures, a nice… Read more

When you’re away from home as much as we are, it’s no surprise that we’ve slept through a full range of accommodation experiences. Some good, others less so. I don’t know what it is about Spain, or more particularly, Spain at New Year, but of the three trips I’ve had here over the years, during… Read more