It’s amazing how much you can do and how far you can go if you’re prepared to get up early! Having woken up (at 3am) at The Cottage in Wales, we drove to England, took a flight to Denmark, caught a train to Sweden and then set off on our bikes! Having never flown with Read more

Packing, sorting, presentations, giving a speech, tidying, visiting and planning, have all been part of the past few frantic days. Pre-expedition, it always feels a bit like a countdown clock is ticking, but with an almost insurmountable amount of tasks suddenly put on me this week, it’s felt even crazier than ever. I think we’ve managed to Read more

Got to swim with Clare this evening! Still plenty of warmth and light at 19:30 at the lake… What a summer! Read more

There’s no time to rest at this time of year, so I was back up and straight into meetings despite yesterdays long day. I did, however, take a few moments of ‘time out’, in the tranquil shelter of Big Prov, over lunch to ensure my brain and body didn’t just collapse.  Then as a bonus, Read more

I often end up working long or strange hours as a teacher of Outdoor Education, but today was a particularly long one. I’d spent the night (well, a few hours at least), asleep in the back of the van before the alarm rang at 03:30am. Having assembled my team of bleary eyed students, we set off into Read more

It happens every day, but sometimes you’ve just got to be in the right place at the right time – and be bothered to look – to really appreciate it.  Em & Matt had invited us down to the lake for a catch up as we’d not see each other in ages. We sat, ate and Read more