Kayaking: Havlet

The weather has taken on a distinctly autumnal feel over the last couple of weeks. Summer seems to have come to an end rather abruptly. So it was a pleasant surprise to head out on Saturday and find the sun was shining and the wind had dropped. I took the bike out for a quick […]

Finding a new pastime

Summer weather has finally arrived here on the rock. We’ve had some glorious sunshine over the last couple of weeks and it has helped me keep a couple of promises I made to myself last year. The first promise was that following last years summer write-off due to my back problems, that I would try […]

Morning campers

Yesterday I walked 14km. I cycled around the same and had a short swim. According to any doctor I’ve spoken to about insomnia, all that exercise and fresh air should have seen me sleeping like a log. Wrong. I’m not actually sure if I’ve sleep at all. If I have it’s been in short burst […]

Escaping

I’m currently relaxing in a field having just pitched my tent in Sark. I’ve got the week off work and I’ve come here to de-compress for a couple of days. I’ve rented a bike, I’ve got a camera and my swimming gear so it’s time to chill out.

Lazy Day

One of the niceties of island life is that your never very far from taking a few moments to chill out. It’s a fairly nice nice day out of the wind and to be honest I’m not really feeling the urge to do much. So I’ve taken a diversion on the way to the pool […]

Photo(s) of the Week: A new Camera

It’s been a frustrating week as I’ve been out of action with a virus and so haven’t achieved a thing except feeling sorry for myself. That frustration has been doubled because on Monday I got my my first new primary camera in nearly six years, replacing my venerable old Fuji X-T1. Of course I’ve not […]

Icart by Moonlight

A few years ago when bucket lists were all the rage, I wrote my own. One of the entries resulted in me buying myself the telescope. I”ve had it a couple of years now and in all honesty it hasn’t seen as much use as it should have. The miraculous combination of clear skies at […]

Photo of the Week: Victor’s View

The sun has been a a rarity so far in 2019. Overcast, freezing winds, rainy and hell and just plain dull has been our weather so far. Which is why is was rather surprising this morning to see bright sun and a bit of blue in the sky. Since I was heading up to Candie […]

Photo of the Week: First Day Back

So that’s it all over with. Christmas and New Year have come and gone in the blink of an eye. Goodbye (and most would agree, good riddance) 2018, hello 2019. Of course some things never change, such as the love everyone has for heading back to work after a break. After all who isn’t keen […]