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  • From A Lakeland Family Christmas

  • From Staveley Santa Ride

  • From Leonidio

Bluebird K7 Returns to Coniston Water

Thursday, 14th May 2026
Last Monday was a big day for the story of Bluebird – the iconic water speed record jet engined boat returned to Consiton Water to be re-floated there for the first time since the fateful 1967 crash that killed Donald Cambell. Laetitia and I thought we’d make the trip to Coniston to witness this small …

Leonidio … again!

Thursday, 19th March 2026
Yet another trip to Leonidio … I guess I must like the place? 😀 This time I went with an extended gang of Kendalian climbers (Tim, Cherrie, Graham, Pete and his son Ben who joined us for a few days, Neil, and Greg). We met up with Ed, who had already been in Leonidio for …