Last day of sunny bolt clipping for a while, so decided to make the most of it. Couldn’t resist going back to Sax, but also managed a bonus visit to the excellent crags of Murin as well.    The weather was the best yet, so we had to pop down to the beach before heading… Read more

  Went on a little adventure inland today to the amazing cliffs near Sax. This is one of the reasons to travel to these continental sport climbing areas – for fantastic climbing on large, smooth sweeps of limestone, covered in tiny pockets, holds and plenty of bolts. Oh, and bathed in plenty of winter sunshine! … Read more

Thought we’d have a change of scene today and go for a bike ride! And why not – the apartment that we are staying in has some bikes that we can borrow and outside the house is 12km of perfectly flat beachside cycling. It seemed rude not to. But not straight away of course! Best… Read more

The crags of Sierra de Toix were one of the first areas to be bolted for ‘sport climbing’ back in the 1980s, so we thought we should pay them a visit. The routes are good, but some of the bolts are now showing their age so be careful! The day actually started with a little… Read more

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