We had a day out in our village today where an ‘Outdoor Festival’ is being held. We started off with a stroll around our new neighbourhood, checking out the shops and tourist office, before returning for coffee on the balcony, then heading down to the main festival. There were loads of stands and displays of… Read more

The alarm went off at 5.30am this morning, with the intention of us making a dawn ascent of the Sella Towers. But overcast skies and forecasts of imminent, thunder, lightening and rainfall, sent us back to bed after a short debate! I don’t mind risking a rain shower, but you can’t dodge a lightning strike!… Read more

A short drive from our village is the Sella Pass, home to some fantastic panoramas and some pretty decent climbing as well.  The crags of Città dei Sassi are scattered around the hillside here, and although only small compared to the surrounding peaks, are still home to some great routes and the perfect place to… Read more

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