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Brobdingnag
The high plateau of Exmoor National Park meets the Bristol Channel rather rudely and abruptly, with an average drop-off of around 300 metres down to sea level. Sometimes the height is lost in steeply...
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Valley of Rocks
After our glorious day of paddling along Devon’s Exmoor coast, we woke up to strengthening winds and choppy seas. As the tide was against us, we spent the morning walking the cliffs and seeking out a...
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Pleasure-dome
But oh ! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover ! A savage place ! as holy and enchanted As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her...
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Louisa of Lynmouth
Wikipedia knows absolutely everything. So much does Wikipedia know and know well, that it is now entirely redundant to attempt to impart any knowledge at all in your own words. After all, Wikipedia...
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1st NDSKM
We spent a very pleasant and sociable weekend at the first North Devon Sea Kayak Meet, many thanks to Rob Mc for organising it. Met nice people, soaked up sunshine, enjoyed glorious scenery, ate...
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The Valley of the Rocks
We paddled the splendid East Lyn River in north Devon this weekend, trying not to notice the bitterly cold wind blowing off the Bristol Channel and up the gorge. I was a happy man as it was the first...
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Pedalling to Porlock
A friend recovers from a long mountain bike ride from the highest point of Exmoor (Dunkery Beacon) down to sea level at Porlock Weir in Somerset. Rest he might, as this was his stag weekend and he...
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The Last Adventure?
My last adventure? No chance. But fatherhood has been encouraging me to make the best of any free time I have to get out and do ‘me’ things. I don’t think I’ll be going on any extended overseas...
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Man Flu
The picture above was taken from the highest point of Exmoor, Dunkery Beacon. It was freezing cold and a raw wind was ripping through, so apologies for the quality. The indistinct blur seen top right...
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English White Water – Second Edition
Minor cause for celebration today; I spent it at the keyboard and finally finished a job which has been hovering around for months. I’ve researched and assembled the South West section of a whitewater...
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Traffic jam
Stuck in traffic, somewhere on Exmoor. Whilst the radio blared out hilariously apocalyptic updates* about the (actually-not-especially-extreme) Devon weather, we made best use of the conditions to...
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Shuttle driver
All paddlers need a driver to shuttle the car to the end of the trip…this one is in training. North Devon last week. Filed under: Devon, Exmoor, Kayaking, North Devon
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