Where did the last week go?! It’s probably best forgotten about anyway! After hanging up my kayaking gear last week, I was suddenly overcome with tiredness and flu. I’ll skip the grim details, but in short, I’ve been totally laid out for days! And (worst still!), the weather has been great! It was pretty much… Read more

There are many reasons why people from all over the country (and world), are drawn to living in this tiny pocket of North Wales. It’s certainly not for the nightlife. Apart from the natural environment, mountains, coastline and rivers, one attraction, is the amount of like minded people that live here. It’s the kind of… Read more

And finally, now that our brains our starting to realise that we’ve made it home, the delayed arrival of jet lag showed up today… Even the five star breakfast of banana pancakes couldn’t keep us from crashing out of today. The day went past in a blur of disorientating tiredness and with a general feeling… Read more

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