Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
My Next Long-Distance Thru-Hike: The Hebridean Way My next long-distance thru-hike is going to be the Hebridean Way, from Vatersay in the south of the Outer Hebrides to Stornoway in the north. As usual, I’ll be doing it a little differently—and despite it only being in Scotland, the logistics seem to be more complicated than they should be....
Our journey across Norway was coming towards its end. So far we had travelled to Bergen where we spent a day exploring the city. We’d then taken the Bergen to Oslo train as far as Voss where we spent the day running in the hills, walking in gorges and chilling by the lakeside. We’d then...
After a good night’s sleep in our apartment, we were fully recovered from our kayaking expedition. Today we would retrace our paddle strokes aboard a boat and then continue along the Aurlandsfjord to Flåm. From here we’d head back into the mountains to rejoin the Bergen to Oslo train heading for our evening destination of...
After another hearty breakfast at our hotel in Bergen, we boarded the tram once again to head into the City Centre. This time we had all of our luggage with us. Large rucksacks on our backs and smaller ones on our front. It was surprisingly comfortable, but not something we’d want to carry too far!...
Time for a few posts about our recent trip to Norway. It was a holiday with a number of objectives. I think we ticked all of the boxes, so I’ll start at the beginning with a nice relaxed drive to Manchester. Getting to Norway The original plan was to drive up early, stop somewhere nearby...
With the sea kayaking finished, Anna and I had an extra day in Sardinia. Breakfast was a somewhat quieter affair today as some of the party had already left. It was just Hannah, Vicky, Anna and I. The fare was the same as previous days, although the eggs seemed to have moved up a notch...
The final day of sea kayaking already and the itinerary looked good. The weather looked nice as well as we all piled into the minibus after breakfast for the short drive to the beach of Tramariglio on the Capo Caccia Peninsula in Sardinia. The drive there was pretty spectacular as we followed the road along...
Day two of kayaking and we had already fallen into a familiar routine. After breakfast with the others in the Agriturismo there was time to get ready and then Clark and Giovanni turned up with the mini-bus and kayaks at a leisurely10am. Today he drove us to Porto Ferro on the West Coast. Here we...
Having travelled across the UK on Monday, across Europe on Tuesday and across Sardinia on Wednesday, Thursday was finally the day to get back on the water. I hadn’t been on the sea since my heart attack last June so doing so in the not-freezing waters of Sardinia was the perfect way to do so....
As you may have read in a recent blog post, Anna and I were off to Sardinia to do some sea-kayaking. After a couple of years of holiday cancellations due to Covid restrictions and a heart attack, it was to be a much needed break and an opportunity for me to get back on the...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Moel Siabod via the Daear Ddu Ridge: A Nuttall Worth the Climb
Saturday, May 24th, 2025
