A Rainy Day in Cathallo Picture the scene. It’s Saturday evening, just gone seven o’clock. It’s dark, and we have just arrived at the Marlborough Premier Inn after a two-hour drive. There, standing in the glow of the entrance, waits my mother. We open the boot, and a small bit of fabric from aContinue reading “Avebury Circular – 5 miles”
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Tunnel Mountain (Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada) – 2.7 Miles
Almost a week had passed since our venture to McKirdy Meadows with Joy and Suka. During this time, we had seen our fourth bear (thankfully from the safety of the car), travelled down through Jasper, over the Icefield Parkway and finally wound up in Banff. We also found ourselves in a hot tub, halfwayContinue reading “Tunnel Mountain (Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada) – 2.7 Miles”
Ben Nevis (Scotland) – 10 miles
For months, we joked about the prospect of climbing up to Britain’s highest peak. For weeks, we scoffed at the thought of ourselves navigating the mountain passes as we puffed through the pretty fields of East Sussex. Even days before, it remained a mere blot on the distant horizon, barely seeming real. And yet,Continue reading “Ben Nevis (Scotland) – 10 miles”
Matthew G. Huggins 