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Dodging the Rains
We set out from Chester this morning anticipating a day in the Boardroom Climbing Wall at Deeside, but things were looking much sunnier than anticipated. Outdoors always wins over indoor climbing for us, so we crossed our fingers and carried on to the nearest crags. It was dry when we arrived, but we had not… Read more
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On Bikes to Hoylake
We had initially planned to do a three day cycle tour, continuing eastwards from Chester (having previously cycled there from The Cottage), but the weather had other ideas. As a compromise and to make the most of a short dry spell, we headed north, from Neston to Hoylake at the top of the Wirral, along… Read more
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Castle Inn Climbing
Managed to make the most of an optimistic trip over to Castle Inn Quarry, for some outdoor climbing on dry rock. Thanks to a damp start to the day and late night, there was no rush to head out. We’d had a fun and sociable night out at a local gig, dancing away to a… Read more
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A Bit of Bird Spotting..
It feels like I’ve been here, there and everywhere this week, with the only constant being that each day, for various reasons has involved a bit of bird spotting. Not my usual past time at all, but as Clare and I are still working our way back up to fitness, its been an outdoor activity… Read more
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Riding to the Roastary
Today we followed a tip off from a friend who had told us that a coffee roaster had opened a little coffee bar where they roasted their coffee. It’s a driveable distance for us, but in a valley that we don’t often frequent, so rather than drive over, we decided that it would make a… Read more
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Back at the Beach
After a morning of Cottage jobs, the day was refusing to give way to the forecasted wind and rain, so capitalising on the spell of brightness, we returned to the coast to soak up some vitamin D and big views. The tide was low which gave us plenty of space to hike north along the… Read more
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