Stopped to appreciate some incredible cloud formations on the way to Llanberis last night… Read more

Not a cloud in the sky this morning! Having enjoyed the amazing sunset from the mountain top, I had to pay for my exposed position by enduring a night of flapping canvas as a strong wind had picked up. By the time I got up, the wind was so strong that I almost lost the Read more

On my final Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition for a while – and it’s a good one! There is a heatwave across most of Europe and we set off late so we wouldn’t be out in the hottest part of the day. The good news is that, once I’d checked on the team, I got Read more

Twenty-four hours later, relaxing in the sun-soaked Cottage gardens, Morocco seems like another planet away. Lots to process, sort out, clean, pack away, file and reminisce about. I took the time lapse video from the summit of Jebel Toubkal – Morocco’s highest mountain. Thankfully the weather here in Wales has been delightful. We’ve been making Read more

Morocco really is an extordinary place. When our bus that was scheduled to take us to the airport didn’t arrive, I simply asked a cafe owner if he new anyone with a bus. Ten minutes later one had appeared and for twenty euros, we all had a lift to departures. Bonkers really…  The flight was Read more

A long, deep sleep was had by everyone last night and I would have lazed in bed longer, had the room and bed not been crawling with flies! We loaded up the poor mule for one last time and headed on foot down to the village of Imlil, where we met our bus. I’d taken Read more