Schooner sailing: Ålesund to Bergen
by A sailing holiday on the schooner Trinovante down the Norwegian coast from Ålesund to Bergen
South West Coast Path: Port Gaverne to Padstow
In which: a lejogger puts things in perspective ● crabs are available but not water ● cattle congregate ● the watery balance is restored ● …
South West Coast Path: Boscastle to Port Gaverne
In which: there are more ups and downs and ups and downs ● puffins have perished ● a rocky valley is a delight ● Tintagel …
South West Coast Path: Bude to Boscastle
In which: there are 1600 metres of up and down ● the day starts windy ● Crackington Haven is refreshing ● grazing goats grace the …
South West Coast Path: Hartland Quay to Bude
In which: I forget my trousers ● Ronald Duncan provides brief shelter ● Cornwall welcomes me with rain ● Hawker’s Hut stares out to sea …
Hartland Quay – the start of a South West Coast Path walk
Arrival at Hartland Quay ready for a multi-day walk on the South West Coast Path
Schooner Sailing: Oslo to Copenhagen
Sailing on Trinovante from Oslo across the Skaggerat to Denmark, visiting Anholt, Ebeltoft and Helsingør on the way to Copenhagen
Martime Museum and Fram Museum, Oslo
Before our sailing holiday starts, a look around the Maritime Museum and particularly the Fram Museum in Oslo.
Across Europe: London to Oslo
By train and ferry from London to Oslo, with a few hours in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen
South West Coast Path: Clovelly to Hartland Quay
In which: a stick is forgotten and remembered in time ● it is wet, windy and wild ● early woodlands give way to bare and …