Wow. So much has happened today and we’ve lived through so much ‘weather’ it feels like it might all have been a dream! It was a positively idyllic start to the day, with bright skies about the yurt. (PS. After an amazing sunset last night, the central skylight in the roof was brilliant for star Read more

On most of our cycle tours, we have camped in our tent. As well as being much cheaper, it allows a lot of flexibility on how far we ride each day. This time, we are staying in a range of accommodation, from Yurts to Spa Hotels! Although this can be booked day by day, we’ve Read more

A few years ago in 2019, Clare and I cycled from Vienna to Budapest. (For some pics, click here).. https://mountain-lifestyle.blogspot.com/2019/04/vienna-to-budapest-by-bike-some-photos.html?m=1 Today, we returned to Hungary to continue the journey, down the River Danube towards Croatia and Serbia. After a late night (due to both a party and Mum reminding us that the clocks go forward), we Read more

It’s been a musical few days! We had a guest poetry performer in my ‘English Outdoors’ day with some young students. As part of the day, everyone had to ‘collect’ some words during a walk through the woods and then they got to record them in a mobile recording studio! All very creative! And in Read more

Some impressively heavy rain showers, followed by bright sunshine have been the theme of the day!  Despite thinking that I’d gone to the sunniest place in Snowdonia, I arrived with my group to find the rain hosing down! We sat in the bus, had a snack and waited for the worst to pass in order Read more

This time last week, there was fresh snow on the hills and a baltic wind when we went of a surf. It was just as windy today, but Spring has now arrived on a much warmer southerly gale! There’s a little bay on Anglesey, that works perfectly in such conditions, so we left the Cottage Read more