As a special treat for my parents, my sister and I organised a trip on a barge for the day on the Ashby Canal. My Mum had always fancied a canal boat holiday and was therefore keen to try it out. We hired the boat from Stoke Golding, which is only a 13 mile run …
Practising for a fell race does not necessarily prepare you for the real thing.
It’s great having a birthday on or very near a weekend… your birthday can very easily turn into birthmanydays. π
Or was it the rain?
After a poor weather start, Terry & Everett were soon facing the 30+ °C temperatures of the Nevada desert.
Since work brought me to Romania for a year I use my weekends to travel around the country whenever the weather permits. Last weekend was my first longer trip and my destination was Brasov / BrassΓΒ³ / Kronstadt, a beautiful old city on the Southern border of Transylvania.
Getting into the water the hard way...
My very good friend and climbing partner Istvan went out on the “hunt” again! As he hasn’t worked much on his English since his last post, he asked me to post for him again which I happily did because I think that his photos are just as wonderful as his winged models. Enjoy!
Gerikbayiri is a fantastic hot rock destination...
