Journeys by hiking, running, cycling and touring
I knew it was going to be windy, and I expected the flight home from Edinburgh to be a bit bumpy, but the captain's announcement that City Airport was shut was not what I wanted to hear. Especially as we were pretty much in the air over my house at the time. Worse, all of … Continue reading Stranded
Adventure is relative. It completely depends on what your “normal” is. For those people we think of as adventurers, their normal would be considered extreme by most people, yet for some people walking to the shops in the rain would be an adventure. My normal is somewhere between the two, but I'd like to think … Continue reading An Urban Nano Adventure
Ennui, noun :Â a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. Yep, that sounds about right. With a forecast 14 weeks of working away in Edinburgh spread over several months, this was always going to be a bit of an ordeal. Living in a hotel; working long hours, typically 7am … Continue reading Ennui in Edinburgh
Friday 15 July 10:30 Â Amazingly, we set off only half an hour late, which we put down to our strategy of telling Rik an earlier time than the rest of us. Â We all assembled in Wembley, because there was a tube station, but also because that was where we were picking the minibus, that would … Continue reading UK Three Peaks (2005): Ben Nevis