A couple of weekends ago I was invited to speak at the awesome South West Outdoor Festival. This annual event is an adventure-filled get-together of like-minded people who all have one aim: to have as much fun in the great outdoors as possible. As such, once my speaking duties were over, the adrenaline-fuelled thought of…
At the end of 2019 I will turn 40. Forty: the age that I looked on in my twenties as positively ancient has finally caught up with me (or me with it!). Consequently, the other night, with myself supping a chilled glass of wine and Nat enjoying a fancy gin (complete with a flotilla of…
Our nation is getting fatter, experiencing more mental health issues, and spends more time watching screens than ever before. We’re hoping that the first ever National GetOutside Day, taking place on the 30th September, will raise enough awareness to begin to reverse this worrying trend. Organised by Ordnance Survey, the aim is simple: to…
As a family who is always on the lookout for fun days in the great outdoors, we were delighted to hear about a new family-friendly event right here on our doorstep in North East Wales. MythFest promised to combine traditional Welsh storytelling with music, outdoor theatre and forest school activities. It sounded great but did…
School holidays sometimes get a bit of a bad press. Working parents often find annual leave hard to come by or childcare cost crippling. Stay-at-home parents suddenly find that their cupboards are increasingly bare and their kids, who are used to structured, unitised segments of tasks and activities at school, break free and run wild….
For a guy who, over his lifetime, has, at most times, been considered pretty fit, not being able to reach my previous heights has undoubtedly affected me. Take running for instance: I went for a 5 mile run last week and my pace was significantly slower than the last time a ran a marathon a…
Last weekend we decided to take a late afternoon hike into our local hills. While this may seem pretty innocuous, we are very much morning people. It wasn’t long before we were reminded why. When toddlers don’t nap they’re hard work. VERY hard work! In all honesty, this late afternoon hike was never…
Oh Nat, where have the years gone? From skinny teens in baggy jeans, Hanging round with mates in white Kappa trackies, To waking blurry eyed To responsible jobs, paper bills and cries of ‘Dad I need a wee!’ The biggest decision used to be Sam’s Chippy menu with the quid we’d pocketed from home,…
Well, we did it. At the beginning of the year we challenged ourselves to Walk 1000 Miles with our two toddlers and, with well over two months left of 2017, we’ve smashed it. So, how do we feel about completing the challenge? What are some of our most memorable moments, and what advice do we…
We’re always on the lookout for things to keep us occupied and engaged when we’re away as a family in our beloved bell tent. So, when University Games asked us to try a range of their games we couldn’t resist. Despite most definitely being an all-weather family, we still need a range of activities for…
