Reasons to go North

There are too many superlatives to make my trip to Mont Blanc a ‘quick fix’. So I’m going to start by posting just a sample of the many...

Posted by reasons on Jul 23, 2017 in Blog, Cumbria, UK, Walking | 0 comments

Despite stair-rods of rain battering the windows of my ‘weekend retreat’, on Greenhow hill, at dawn, it eventually drifted away to clear...

Posted by reasons on Jun 24, 2017 in Blog, UK, Walking | 0 comments

So to day three and a forecast of more buffering. A case of hedging bets. Hoping for the best and preparing for the...

Posted by reasons on Jun 23, 2017 in Blog, UK, Walking | 0 comments

Chalamain sounds more the Wild West than Scottish Highlands. But stories were of tents ripped to shreds and maps been blown away rather...

Posted by reasons on Jun 22, 2017 in Blog, UK, Walking | 0 comments

There are no certainties when playing the lottery of Scottish weather. In January I arrived to green, full of disappointment for...

If not literally a flying visit, this 24 hour stay enabled by plane, boat and train encompassed the metaphorical. Boston slows life to a...