Outdoors – Trekking and Tradewinds

Bristol to London Paddleboard

We start a whole new adventure tommorow! Bristol to London is 260km and is going to take us 9 days to complete. It’s the first time I’ve done an expedition with Adam and his first expedition ever. It’s exciting and scary and daunting, especially when I just looked at the map! We are doing itContinue reading “Bristol to London Paddleboard”

Sustainable Snow Gear

While it seems simple enough to use natural fibres in your casual wear, technical outdoor performance wear has always been full of man-made materials and plastics, and that’s before we talk about how anything is made waterproof. Thankfully, brands are now stepping up to the challenge of producing technical wear out of recycled or alternativeContinue reading “Sustainable Snow Gear”

Cairngorm 4000s

The Cairngorms are the mountain range south of Inverness in Scotland. I was in Scotland for 2 weeks doing various things, including Paddleboarding the Great Glen, but I’m going to restrain this post to my hiking adventures. I’d never stayed in a Bothy, so I decided I would go and find one. I hadContinue reading “Cairngorm 4000s”

Paddleboarding the Great Glen Way

That time I nearly got eaten by the Loch Ness Monster

Whistler

Amazing time at snowboarding camp in whistler

CarTen100

In May I completed a 100 mile cycle from Cardiff to Tenby. Gorgeous day, we knew we’d be slow so set off an hour early. Such lovely camaraderie from all the others doing it. Considering I’d done no training, I was still feeling suprisingly OK by Swansea and was looking forward to the finish when theContinue reading “CarTen100”

The Power of Positive Thinking: 7 Steps to Happy

At a recent training day we had a session where we each gave certain people post it notes with feedback on. To my suprise I received multiple notes saying how inspired they were by my positivity. I was so honoured, and it got me thinking about what effect that has on me, others and howContinue reading “The Power of Positive Thinking: 7 Steps to Happy”

Serre Chevalier

Just got back from a week snowboarding in Serre Chevalier Valee. This is a little known resort made up of 4 main villages. All the staff know english and some of the bar staff were english, but we very rarely heard anyone on the slopes. Which was fantastic, because getting around and ordering food etcContinue reading “Serre Chevalier”