The two things I knew about the Restonica Gorge in Corsica turned out both to be true. Firstly, there is some excellent granite rock climbing there and secondly, August is way too hot to climb during the day. However, for those with the inclination and motivation, there are ways and means for the travelling climbers Read more

This is the view from our tent this evening. Were in the sea for a lap of the bay before breakfast this morning! Read more

Were welcomed into Corsica by Des & Suzi following a pleasant six hour ferry stint. After an entertaining night in Bastia, we dropped them at the airport and headed straight to the beach! Temperatures just shy of thirty degrees and the water warm and turquoise. We dived straight in! Saw some amazing shoals of fish Read more

Woke to the sound of heavy rain. As we drove away, through glimpses in the clouds, we could see fresh snow on the mountains! Time to move on indeed! Having driven south through continuous torrential rain, we passed through Italy and we are now a mere six hour ferry crossing from Corsica!  Read more

Today is Swiss National Day – a public holiday, and a great excuse to let off some fireworks. For us, it’s a fitting finale to a most splendid July spent in the country and feels like a bit of a ‘send off’. Tomorrow we say goodbye to Switzerland and are off to Italy, then to Read more

View from the summit of Piz dal Pal Tower We’ve been climbing up in the Albigna Valley today. Such a great place to be – high up in the mountains, surrounded by glaciers and golden granite spires – its amazing that you can get there so easily from the valley. You have been warned! Today’s Read more