Whilst in the area I just had to have a overnighter at Dulyn Bothy. Originally the weekend was set aside to paddle the river Dee. Armed with a brand new MRS Nomad packraft supplied by Paqualife.co.uk I drove the 4.5 hours from the flatlands of Suffolk to the beautiful Snowdonia national park. The water levels…
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Fishing for Mackerel in North Norfolk
Fishing for Mackerel in North Norfolk. Whilst staying at Kelling Heath I had the change to head out and spend some time on the beach fishing for Mackerel. Kelling Heath is a wonderful campsite, set in the beautiful heathland and woods of North Norfolk. Kelling Heath offers you the chance to stay in a lodge,…
Continue ReadingPackrafting on the River Waveney from Homersfield.
Packrafting on the River Waveney from Homersfield. The first frost of the Autumn was trying its hardest to stay in the ground whilst the sun was trying to release it from the ground. I’ve always fancied paddling this stretch of the river but have never got around to it. Launching is fairly simple parking on…
Continue ReadingThe Secret Sauna at Bungay, on the River Waveney by packrafts and paddle boards.
The Secret Sauna. Now being an avid sauna user when a post popped up on facebook, showing a photo of this little sauna nestled amongst the willows next to the river It immediately grabbed my attention. The post was on the Facebook group East of England Paddlesports so I knew it had to be fairly…
Continue ReadingBike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou. Opening doors to adventure.
Opening doors to adventure by Bike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou. Bike Rafting with the Alpacka Caribou! it’s what it was designed for. I’d never heard of this as an adventure and wasn’t to sure whether it was my thing. After giving it ago I can really see the advantages and it has also made…
Continue ReadingWhat to do on Lockdown.
At the beginning it was something new and perhaps something fun. Here’s some helpful ideas what to do on lockdown. If your family is like mine and needs to be outdoors as much as they can, this domicile lockdown has the seed to grow into an almighty civil war.
Continue ReadingTapping Birch Trees in the Spring.
It’s that time of the year when for tapping birch trees in the spring. Winter is trying to release its grip on Northern Europe, with the odd slip of a frost and recently a lot of rain coming of the land and flooding the river valleys. It is also the time when nature starts…
Continue ReadingSwedish Meatball Recipe on the Frontier Stove,
Time to get in the garden to make this Swedish Meatball recipe on the Frontier Stove. A bit of a strange week this week with the children of school due to illness I only managed to get in the garden. I’ve so many things planned and things that need doing it all had to be…
Continue ReadingMicro adventure Hiking around Adrspach.
Here is our Micro adventure Hiking around Adrspach in the Czech republic. Whilst in the area after a hike up Sniezka we decided total another day hike around this beautiful area. The Adrspach-Teplice Rocks is an 17 square kilometre park of sandstone rock formations in the Czech Republic. Micro adventure Hiking around Adrspach: The Park…
Continue ReadingHiking in Szklarska Poreba. Day Hike.
With time to spare it was time for a little Micro Adventure Hiking in Szklarska Poreba. This is such a lovely are of Southern Poland Szklarska Poręba is located in a beautiful valley of the Kamienna River on the slopes of Karkonosze an the Jizera Mountains. This is such a lovely are of Southern Poland Szklarska…
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