Travel, outdoors & adventure blogger who loves Iceland, camping and swimming.
When Region announced that it was celebrating the Senior Section Spectacular at Alton Towers, I immediately decided I wanted to go. I’d never been to Alton Towers before and I probably never will again. It’s a five hour drive from home and I hate rollercoasters. But I do enjoy spectacular events and camping in unusual … More Senior Section Spectacular at Alton Towers
I’ve acquired a couple of new badges for my camp blanket lately and that’s because I went walking on Dartmoor. I went with Girlguiding and my region now does walking badges because they don’t want to be outdone by LaSER (London and South East Region) who started producing badges in 2014 and whose badge was … More Walking on Dartmoor in the sun and in the rain
Outside Iceland, Dettifoss is best known as the big waterfall from the opening scenes of Prometheus. Within Iceland, it’s best known as being the most powerful waterfall in Europe, although that fact is now being prefaced with words like “possibly” and “among”. But it’s quite the sight to behold and you should make the effort … More How to visit Dettifoss
I know it’s been eight months but I thought it really was about time I did a post of some kind about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I like stand-up comedy and because I am ridiculous, I keep a spreadsheet of what I’ve seen, which tells me that since November 2009, I’ve seen 237 shows, encompassing … More EdFringe 2015
I’ve lived in Dorset all my life and I’ve spent a reasonable amount of time scrambling around the clifftops, ever since I was introduced to them on the school trip to Leeson House in 1996 (this trip is mandatory for every single schoolchild in Dorset, apparently). In 2014, it finally dawned on me that the … More SWCP 1: South Haven Point to Swanage
Back in the good old days, you could hand your torn caving suit over to Dragon and they’d fix it for you. But that’s not an option in these post-Dragon days. So when I realised quite how extensive the tear in my suit was, I turned to the internet. “How to repair a caving suit” … More How to repair a caving suit
I wrote this post three weeks ago. As you read this, I’m having my mentor visit in order to sign off the very last clause of my Adult Leadership Qualification with Guides. Three ALQs! Judging by my past record, I’ll be doing Rainbows by September. And so to the subject of today: my camp blanket … More Meet my camp blanket
In October, I did my Level 1 sailing certificate. When the winter was over and the centre was open again (ie last weekend), I did my Level 2 sailing certificate. Five and a half months with no practice wasn’t very helpful but my biggest obstacle of the weekend was that the dinghy, a 16’ Wayfarer, … More Level 2 sailing weekend
This is a tale about my kayaking trip. Spoiler: I’m not very good at it and we capsized six times. I’d been to the Outdoors Show in London and met the Go Canoeing people. My previous boating experience was an hour canoeing in a very small school swimming pool as a Guide and crewing Martyn’s … More Kayaking and capsizing. All the time.
If you’re short on time, if you’ve only got a weekend, just 48 hours in Reykjavik, what’s a good way to see and do everything important? Day Zero My favourite flight to Iceland is Icelandair’s FI455, LHR 21:10 – KEF 23:10 direct. You can do pretty much a full day at work and then fly … More 48 Hours in Reykjavik
I Am A Polar Bear 