[CONTINUATION...] Well, where do you head after abruptly leaving a far-flung western corner of Scotland? Hmm, how about Kent, in the far...

[CONTINUATION...] It had been a while since I was in Fife. In fact, well over a quarter of a century. This time, we stayed in style in...

[CONTINUATION...] Our next destination was Stablefell campsite in the hamlet of Marsett, bang in the centre of England’s Yorkshire Dales...

After COVID scuppered our overseas plans, we instead travelled around the UK for five weeks, keeping as socially distanced as possible...

Q. What do you do when COVID-19 scuppers your travel plans? A. Remind yourself how beautiful and varied your own country is! When our...

Thu 29 Aug – Sun 01 Sep 2019 We left Patrick’s Point State Park in the late morning, stopped for lunch overlooking the attractive...

Wed 28 – Thu 29 Aug 2019 Almost as soon as we entered coastal California from the north, we began passing through extensive, protected...

Mon 26 – Wed 28 Aug 2019 Heading south from Reedsport down the spectacular coast of Oregon state, we first passed the huge sand dunes of...

Sun 25 – Mon 26 Aug 2019 The remaining fuel in the car would only get us 22 miles. The nearest fuel station was 9 miles away in Elkton...

Sat 24 Aug 2019 After a pleasant night cosily ensconced in our little tent at the basic East Lemolo campground, we awoke to a fresh chill...

Fri 23 – Sat 24 Aug 2019 Dave and I awoke at our beautiful Lava Lake campground at around 7 a.m., just as the sun was rising above the...

June 2001 Mrs R (Poppy’s school teacher from last year) is Canadian – and it turns out that Dave and I had visited her little-touristed...

Wed 21 – Thu 22 Aug 2019 Inadvertently, Dave and I seem to have almost agreed to think about the girls maybe having pets when we return...

Mon 19 – Tue 20 Aug 2019 After a blissful night at Barnhouse campground, we wanted to do a short, five mile hike from the campsite...

I don’t often write poetry. But this week, on an early May-time walk through the woods and across the common near home, the girls got me...

Sun 18 Aug 2019 Having crossed the Columbia River back south into Oregon at Biggs Junction, we traversed down through Gilliam County,...

Sat 17 – Sun 18 Aug 2019 After an eight-hour spell of overnight rain, we packed up our sodden tent whilst wearing full waterproofs and...

Like many people, we have been making good use of the COVID-19 lockdown period, stuck at home, to get plenty of DIY done. Dave and I had...

Thu 15 – Fri 16 Aug 2019 Having stumbled upon paradise at Winston Creek DNR campground, we were in no hurry to stray far. We slept well...

--- WARNING: CONTENT UNSUITABLE FOR THOSE OF A NERVOUS DISPOSITION --- [BUT BEST READ IN DARKNESS IF YOU ARE BRAVE] What seems fine...