by ianandcarol | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog
In Part 1 I took you though the planning phase for a walk around the Marloes peninsula. In Part 2 we will look at some of the navigational challenges and considerations along the walk itself. Having checked the weather forecast on the morning of the walk and confirmed... by ianandcarol | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog
The other day I came across an article written Richard Ellis of the Guardian in 2012 – The National Trust’s top 10 Pembrokeshire Walks. His opening line was ‘Pembrokeshire’s dramatic and varied coastline is a joy for walkers, taking in stunning bays,... by ianandcarol | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
I came across the clicker when doing an outdoors first aid course a few years ago! The instructor was using one as we traversed somewhere on Dartmoor and I became an instant fan. So much so, that I bought two on eBay. One was plastic with a battery – made in China –... by ianandcarol | Jul 26, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
What a great day we had on Tuesday – at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells. The show ground is about 85 miles away from us and so, like a couple of kids on a school trip, we were up at the crack of dawn (well 07:00 but that is very early these days!), quickly... by ianandcarol | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog
Are you struggling to get away after a tough week at work? Or are other pressures preventing you from throwing your kit into the car and heading for the hills? Well fear not: you can have a ‘quality hill skills day’ without the hills and without the day! That said, I... by ianandcarol | Jul 3, 2015 | Blog
The Pembrokeshire Coastal path is exceptionally beautiful but it has some cruel tricks up its sleeve for the unsuspecting walker: you cannot avoid these tricks but you can better prepare for them. Below I have highlighted some of the ‘stings’. Over a...