La Gomera November - December 2023

 Another short visit to one of my favourite islands, mixing some familiar trails with others new to me.

Here's a link to the photo album with some text commentary  https://photos.app.goo.gl/qEC4pLpCcmRHZaVP6

 

 

 

Peak District October 2023 MTB rides

Three really lovely rides last week while staying at Hathersage YH , making the best of the mainly good weather.

 https://photos.app.goo.gl/CujxqdhqeEK5nF6c6

Aran Islands September 2023

Another section of my pal Andrew's walk through Ireland. On this leg we used the three islands of Inishmore , Inishmaan and Inisheer as stepping stones across Galway Bay between the passenger ferry ports of Rossaveel and Doolin. Andrew and Mike last visited together for a school project in 1968 and their black and white photos stirred a lot of interest from the locals this time round!

Here's a link to my photo album with some text commentary.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/V5hkyYa4VS83w6vW6

 

 

The plot in August

 Photos taken during August including part of the potato and onion harvest.Some of the cleared beds have been given a top dressing of free pony manure.

 Another short trip to Northumberland based at Wooler Hostel with some good local mtb rides on the network of bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Here's a link to the photo album https://photos.app.goo.gl/d4mWkT2Szx7EwtJp6

 

West of Ireland May 2023

Here's a link to the photo album with commentary from the latest two week section of an Irish walk continuing from Ballycastle ,North Mayo where we left off in May 2022. 

  https://photos.app.goo.gl/MQ3SoATf26rK6YjL6

We followed the Western Way through the forest and Sheskin wind turbine works, diverting to Bangor Erris onto the Bangor Trail through the Wild Nephin NP to rejoin the WW at Letterkeen and continued down through Newport ,Westport and then some remoter parts of Connemara to Maam. Andrew did some extra miles to reach the Aran Islands Ferry at Rossaveel to be in position for the next leg of his journey.