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

Grand…

Starter boats re-visited. The one thousand pound boat. The one thousand pound boat transatlantic. Blog time : it’s early March … More

12 Rules for hikers.

The old guy’s 12 rules for life hiking. Rule no 1. Walk ! Also : my new facebook page for … More

Oliver’s army.

 Post 2 in the Opsimath series. Words without meaning. The new Puritans. Those naughty ‘N’ words. My new facebook group … More

Pantywaist !

A hiking post. A long time ago in a distant galaxy ; actually it was north Wales, it merely felt … More

Open wide, oh earth.

Not my average post…… Here are a few dates for you, and the question is : what happened that day … More

Rules 5, 6 and 7….and Tintin the sailor.

WABI”’ real time : Mid August, and iv’e just spent the day laying on my back underneath WABI”’ scraping off … More

Look to windward.

“ Gentile or Jew O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome … More

Autumn rain and exit strategies.

This is the first of my 3 planned posts for the end of 2018 and this one is kind-of 2 … More

A sea of words.

Title photograph : Wells next the sea, Norfolk UK. Part 1. This post is one of a short series, essentially … More