Go for a short walk…..and make it useful !

 Rule no 4 in my ’12 Rules for Hikers series’ Go for a short walk as often as possible. Make … More

Big and red and shiny !

My new sail that is …..honestly you lot, what are you like ? Very early on in the Hunter Liberty … More

16 weeks : now what ?

My 12 week low carbohydrate experiment review. What to do next. Blog time : It’s Sunday, 3rd of May and … More

It’s a sticks up !

‘Normal’ blogging resumes. Now, where did we leave everything ?. Blog time : It’s the first day of May 2020 … More

The Magic of the muddy bits !.

Mr Giles and Mr Griffiths. Post 1 : Maurice Griffiths. Part ‘G’ of the boats and designers series. Blog time … More

12 Rules : Responsibility.

Title photograph : Cathedral peak, high Sierra mountains California. Physician heal thyself. A herring should hang by it’s own tail. … More

She said what !

Note to readers : this is a smaller fragment of a longer story that is buried in my blog, what … More

Make that hill my bitch !

Blog time : late March 2020.  It’s a bright clear and cool early morning so in a few minutes i … More

Walk, signal, manoeuvre.

A new etiquette for the trail. Blog time : it’s late March 2020 and we have just had the announcement … More

12 Rules…the ten mile principle.

Title picture : High Sierra country.  Jason Collins photograph. Post 2 in this old hiker’s ’12 Rules for Hiking’. Walking … More