Musings on the long journey home
It’s weird… after just a few days in the Middle East with its general separation between men and women, and …
Category Archives: a life adventurous
Manama streetscapes
It’s official – there’s nothing to do in Bahrain, or at least Manama. But at least I’ve added a new …
A long day of many parts (8-10 April)
Watched “The Karate Kid” (Jaden Smith / Jackie Chan version) with the kids last night. Some bits were kind of …
Edinburgh streetscapes
Arrived in Edinburgh pretty late on Sunday, and rather absurdly, had takoyaki and ramen for dinner. Monday was horrific. I …
“Room to Grow”
O asked me where I was going when he saw me packing my bags before he was due to go …
1 June: Rimini race day
Sweltering Sunday in September
Despite the sweltering heat, brought the kids climbing today as I’ve been feeling antsy after a week of virtually no …
Random musings at the end of a tiring week
Been a busy week. First catching up with the backlog of work I couldn’t do while I took unplanned time …
Summer sun in Lulworth Cove
While a typical day’s schedule looks a bit like the below, today (Wednesday) was a half day with a reduced …
Slow and steady
Went to the Castle again today. The reception guy recognised the kiddos from yesterday. I managed two V1-V2 routes. Big …