The day broke with a hazy sunrise… But the sun soon found its strength and we took another walk along the deserted beach to stretch our legs after breakfast. The sand is immaculate – mainly because a team of cleaners walk the length of it daily, with a tractor and rake it to pick up Read more

Waking up and seeing this from bed was a pretty cool way to start the day… Clare really stuck gold when she booked this apartment – especially as it’s cheaper than camping! Made a slow and luxuriously leisurely start of things, before walking onto the beach and dipping our toes in the sea. It was Read more

We’re always keen for a celebration. Birthdays, anniversaries, reminiscences, days off – any excuse really – I think people really should celebrate more; it’s fun and there’s even scientific research to back up the positive effects this can have on you.  So seeing as it’s been thirteen years since Clare and I got together, we Read more

There’s nothing quite like a spontaneous adventure, so when I was asked last minute if I could escort some students to London on Friday, it seemed like I was being presented with an opportunity. There was even a bit of petty cash involved for ‘sustenance’, so I prepared for the hussle of the city with a Read more

Even on a rather bleak and dreary day, the vast expanse of Newbrough Beach on Anglesey is still a pretty cool place to spend the day. Our planned ‘Adventure Challenge Day’ got a bit more adventure than we bargained for, when it became apparent that low water was actually at midnight and not at noon. Whoops. Read more

Went out with my mountaineering group with bags full of kit for every eventuality – ice climbing, snow craft, rock scrambling and navigation training. The hunt was on for any last trace of snow and ice and began with a warm and sweaty walk up into a rather gloomy Cwm Lloer. We lunch inside the Read more