Our bodies still feel a bit disoriented from the travelling. Have had a really nice day though: movement has been slow, and the day gently interspersed with food, drink and sleep. Last night we had the most amazing introduction to New Zealand. Our neighbours took us over to their daughters family for dinner. After an… Read more

Made it to New Zealand! Christmas Day number two vanished and having put the clocks back in America, they were accelerated forwards on the next flight so that the sun next rose to begin Boxing Day 2014. Not sleeping some where between America and NZ Auckland airport is right by the sea so made for… Read more

Dazed and confused. Arrived in LA Airport at 4am on Christmas Day, but then had to change our watches back to 8pm Christmas Eve!?! Yey, we get to see Christmas in again this year! Pretty comfy flight so far. Watched some funny movies, a surf film and some live music on the screens on our… Read more

All checked in ready to climb, surf and ski around the world in style! Read more

The Martin Christmas Crew! After a fairly harrowing journey down an over-filled M6, we’ve finally made it to Fort Martin for some early Christmas celebrations! I managed to also catch a few friends in town for lunch as well which was a bonus (as well as delivering some presents to a friends family house which… Read more

Surprisingly there was no one in Cwm Idwal this afternoon. The forecast of 80mph gusting winds and drizzly showers must have put them all off!? It sure was wild up there, but not particularly wet. (only when the wind blew off the surface water off the lake at us!). Given it’s close proximity to The… Read more