It’s been a busy few days with lots to sort out, but living so close to the mountains means that there’s always time to nip out and enjoy the splendour and solitude of our ‘neighbourhood’. This whirlwind chapter of travel and adventures is drawing to a close and there’s lots to re-adjust to back here. Read more

Travelling through time zones, walking through airports and living off aeroplane meals at peculiar hours has passed in a blur of days. I’m now back at The Cottage in North Wales, showered, shaved, unpacked and beginning to feel like a human who knows what time it is.  The journey round the world was relatively smooth; Read more

The Great Barrier Reef really does live up to the hype! Met a boat at 8am at Port Douglas Marina that took us the hour and a half out to sea. We then spent an amazing day snorkelling at three different sites along the reef. Humpback Whales on the way out, Dolphins on the way Read more

Our last day in the van today! Eight glorious weeks of travelling, climbing, surfing, snorkelling, sailing and kayaking are drawing to an end… It’s amazing how much ‘stuff’ you can accumulate over one summer! It took quite a few hours to take down the posters, empty the cupboards and start packing our equipment away. After Read more

Just managed to get a few snap shots from the weird and wonderful underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef off the waterproof camera. No more words really needed as its hard to explain the beauty and weirdness of the shapes and colours…. Here’s a small selection – see for yourself…. On the Boat Straight Read more

The fields of cattle and crops have changed to mile after mile of sugar cane as we migrated north. Now, in the tropical zone they are replaced with banana and pineapple plantations. Our first port of call was the tiny little bay of Atty Beach.  It’s a cute little place, but our reason for the Read more