A new crag called Valanga has been developed since our last visit here. It’s a short walk uphill from the main crags and we guessed that it would be less busy than down by the sea (who wants to walk ten minutes, when you can walk five!?). We guessed correctly and enjoyed a beautiful day… Read more

Idyllic conditions for some Boxing Day cragging. Big sleep, late start, blue sky, slow breakfast, short drive, picturesque walk and 4km of sea side, quality, bolted limestone to go at.  Lots of lizards too, basking in the warmth of the sunshine and giving us the odd scare when we went to put fingers into a… Read more

Christmas Day in San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily. A bustling holiday destination in summer and a complete ghost town in winter. There was a definite ‘zombie-apocalypse’ feel as we wandered the streets first thing on Christmas monring to check out our new neighbourhood. It didn’t take long to get down to the beach, where we… Read more

I woke up with a jolt in an upright position, my head swinging wildly from side to side. I took a while to ascertain where we were. We’d arrived at Heathrow on schedule and had had the good fortune of being ushered (by mistake!?) into a very short check-in queue, while another snaked around the… Read more

Everyone’s busy at Christmas time, especially on the build up towards the big day. One of our friends or relatives was so busy, they didn’t even have time to sign our Christmas card! Anyone want to claim this one!? After Clare finished her final coaching session of the year, we had two hours to frantically… Read more

After a good work out in The Cottage log gym yesterday, I felt I was sufficiently limbered up for some white water kayaking. And this time, water levels and fellow kayakers were in good supply. It’s been a while since I’ve been on a river, so I was keen to get stuck in. I met… Read more