The new van is now officially ‘run in’. We’ve just taken on a cross continental road trip, starting in the UK, passing through France, Germany and Austria. Tomorrow we’ll make it to our final destination – The Dolomites in Italy. After starting at Dockenfield, we took the tunnel to Calais. The van is perfect for… Read more

It’s always a good start to a day when you can roll out of the van and dive into a mountain lake. And that’s exactly how today started. After a lovely quiet swim in the lake (and then having dodged a stampeding shire horse when we got out!) we drove a few kilometres down the… Read more

Sunday – a day of rest. In between washing, sorting and packing we went for an amazing walk along the ‘Kings Ridge’ above the Frensham Ponds. You’d never guess that we were so close to London. Forest, lakes and heather were all you could see above the sandy ground. A hidden wilderness. Read more

Jenny set us up for big day with another stella breakfast after a solid sleep on Cornwall’s finest sofa bed. We were heading east on the road by ten and given the good weather, decided to stop in on the Dewerstone for a quick bit of granite climbing. Despite the crowds, we climbed three quality… Read more

This was the view that greeted us when we woke this morning. Sometimes the days are just packed and sometimes you can just tell that you’re in for good day. There was no one on the beach first thing and not much in the way of surf, so we bailed out of the van, rubbed the… Read more

Cornish Golden Granite! As we drove down the hill to Sennen Cove, the water was the inviting turquoise colour that I remembered from past visits. It all looked very tranquil. A bit too tranquil to be honest; there was not a wave in sight! Not even a ripple. Surfing was clearly off the menu. The… Read more