Special Update: Tain… Decision day. I knew for a week that I had to make a decision, whether I would to carry on the trip or stop. I had a constant argument going on in my head of things to consider: For stopping: I felt like I had started to make some mistakes and poor […]
Goirtean to Loch lochy Started off the day packing up my usual wet gear.I was off to find the Caledonian canal and was looking forward to an easy day… At the top of the Loch, there were some islands and lots of buildings. I spotted a big Loch gate. Perfect I thought, that must be […]
Mull of Kinytre to Kilberry As a classic introduction to Scotland, I spent the night fighting off Midgies and crashing surf. A fitful sleep at best. At 4 am I braved a peak out the tent to see the surf not too bad and tide looking low. Started to get packed up to get off […]
Portaferry 3 days After the rescue of last night, it was time for a rest. I needed to regroup, recover and consider if I should carry on. I was full of questions: was I unlucky? Was it a lack of experience or the equipment? Was the pressure of dealing with constant bad weather putting me […]
An important shout-out to my friend Anthony, from Kennexstone campsite in Wales, for always being so accommodating and generous. Leaving the Gower was certainly hard, and I look forward to returning for a proper holiday weekend of relaxing. People from Menai – North Wales Thank you to staff, and Caroline the assistant manager, at Plas […]
Isle of Man to Northern Ireland Prior to this crossing, I woke up in my tent at Port St Mary to a fairly windy bay, I double checked all the forecasts. In terms of wind there was to be a West going SW 4 to 6 occasionally 7, in other words – not good. But […]
Up before the larks at 2.30am! No rest for the wicked I guess… Tides flows west for 6 hrs, then reverses am goes east for 6. So my bearing shouldn’t change much. The sea was lovely and flat. For the first time the sail was rigged to catch the light southerly wind from behind and […]
Overview: port eynon – tenby – freshwater west – st davids – cardigan – LLyanrhystud – bardsey – Trefor – Menai Port Eynon to Tenby The weather had finally improved! Anthony, the manager of Kennexstone Camping, kindly took me down to Port Eynon. The tides were going to be a struggle but I couldn’t choose […]
I’ve had so much support from so many people in the run up to and during this trip. However I’ve also come to realise that much of this journey relies on me being willing to ask for help and rely upon the kindness of strangers, and for them to extend their help in return. Read […]
A red warning for wind lead to 3 days of rest in the Gower after the English leg of my journey. A visit from my wife Ali and daughter Ruby meant eating actual fresh food and a resupply! Who am I to deny the elements? As much as I do feel like I was getting […]