Below is an article that I wrote about last summer’s trip to the Orkney Isles, located off the far north of the Scottish mainland. It was previously published in Canoe Kayak UK magazine. Hope it’s of interest… ———————————————————————— BLOODY ORKNEY ‘There’s nothing greets your bloody eye But bloody sea and bloody sky … In bloody [...]
Archive for February 2010
Bloody Orkney 7 comments
The Two Towers 2 comments
THANKING THE DARTMOOR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ASHBURTON The photo above shows my home village, Corfe Castle. I live near the foot of the castle, and several times a week since last November, I have run up the hill behind. In an obscure private joke, I call this route ‘The Two Towers’. My runs always [...]
Loch Etive Leave a comment
Sifting through old work, I recently found this article that was published in 2006(?) in the now defunct ‘Paddles’ mag. On the offchance you need to know more about Scotland’s remarkable Loch Etive, here it is … ——————————————————————————————————————- Touring Guide – Loch Etive ‘This Land of Rainbows spanning glens whose walls, Rock-built, are hung with [...]
Scilly Season Leave a comment
The March edition of Canoe Kayak UK magazine features an article and photography by myself about our fantastic week on the Isles of Scilly last May. I hope that folk enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it … no, I really did. It was a truly wonderful holiday, and as it turned out, the [...]
Dart Fest Leave a comment
The Pyranha Dart Fest event was enjoyable, and it was great to catch up with friends. Water levels in the rivers were very low due to the raw cold weather today, so (after a night of camping in -4 degrees C) we went walking. Standing on top of a granite tor amid flurries of snow, we realised that [...]
