Christmassy (downunder) food
Category: Walking
Walking (mostly in the mountains).
Tarn Hows
Winter starts 2010
… until I got up and looked out of the window and saw the snow. So I went for a walk with Sabiene instead – here she is at Watersmeet: Of course when we got to Caldbeck we stopped for tea and cake at the Old Smithy Cafe, but the cake tasted much better than …
Prizewinning photographs
I went fellwalking with the usual suspects today. From Watendlath, south along the ridge to the Grasmere end, turning back north at Greenup Edge and going down past Lining Crag. The terrain on top was extremely boggy with meltwater from the thawed snow and ice, and the pools of water were extremely cold as I …
Larses
We arrived in Chamonix on Friday evening and it was tipping it down! It didn’t look good for a dry-rock weekend… Saturday – Larses …however, on Saturday morning we woke (not early!) to glorious wall-to-wall sunshine. A quick check on the snow level showed that climbing in the valley would be a good idea for …
Crete 2010
A bit late in the day, sorry, but my excuse is IT issues. Last month I went to Crete for some sunshine – and found it (unlike in Portugal). I stayed in Chania old town, on the western third of the island. Crete has been Greek only since 1913 and had a very colourful history …
Arthur’s 60th Celebrations
Yorkshire 3 Peaks
Almost Adventure-less
