From New York
From Shawangunks
From Solar Panels
From French Misadventures 2023
From Pabbay
From Easter with Laurence & Megan
From Moroccan Anti Atlas, 2023
From Avoriaz Skiing with the Muppets
From Barnard Castle Cycling

Year: 2023

New York

Sunday, 29th October 2023

Part of my interest in visiting the Gunks for climbing was also the possibility of seeing perhaps the most famous city in the world, New York…

Shawangunks

Saturday, 28th October 2023

The Shawangunks, or just plain “Gunks” to us climbers, have been on my list of places to go and visit for many years. And so, when Laetitia asked back in March, “Where would you like to go in the autumn for some rock climbing action to get away from typical Lakeland wetness?”, it took me …

Solar Panels

Wednesday, 25th October 2023

Recently we had solar panels installed by Solarfast, and I have to say they are pretty darn good! I was sceptical about the true value of the investment beforehand … can it really pay for itself? But in the end we went for it based on the hope of trying to “do our bit” for …

French Misadventures 2023

Sunday, 24th September 2023

Our summer jollies to the Alps this year had mixed results…

Pabbay

Monday, 12th June 2023

We’ve been looking forward to and fearing our trip to Pabbay, a remote and uninhabited tiny island off Scotland in the Bishop Isles, in varyingly different amounts for some time…

Easter with Laurence & Megan

Monday, 10th April 2023

Thankfully the long Easter weekend was blessed with a brilliant sunny forecast, perfect for our visiting nephew, Laurence, and his girlfriend, Megan, to see some of the best the Lake District has to offer…

Moroccan Anti Atlas, 2023

Monday, 13th March 2023

I was last in Morocco three years ago, leaving just days before Morocco (followed by most of the world) locked down to fight Covid-19. So three years on, almost to the week, it was absolutely brilliant to get back to this fantastic climbing area.

Avoriaz Skiing with the Muppets

Monday, 13th February 2023

After the poor snow conditions at New Year we were concerned what might await us in Avoriaz for our ski trip with the Muppets… We needn’t have worried so much … loads of snow fell in January, and a week of consistently low temperature (approx -10C throughout the day) ensured our week based in the …

Barnard Castle Cycling

Sunday, 22nd January 2023

We needed to get our eyes tested so we headed off to Barnard Castle with Andy & Astrid Saxby and Nigel & Kath Hooker. It turned out that we could all see fine! Surprising really, considering how utterly bloody freezing it was on the bikes, how knackered our un-used to hiking legs were from a …