Cougars & Cliff Dwellings – plus The Four Oarsmen of the Apocalypse; a First Descent in the Four Corners! In The Four Corners, where Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico meet, we discovered the perfect combination of activity, sightseeing and relaxation, high in the rocky mountains. We based ourselves in Durango. You might not realiseContinue reading “Rocky Mountain High – Colorado Capers”
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The End of the Line – Sixt Fer-à-Cheval
Flash floods, Unlucky Jim, Killer Sheepdogs – & The Kamikaze Chemi Khazi! 19th August – We are beneath a bowl of mighty peaks, so close to Switzerland that we could yodel over Les Dents Blanches to order a cuckoo clock, an army knife and some smooooth milk chocolate. The views are amazing; rocky peaks, patched byContinue reading “The End of the Line – Sixt Fer-à-Cheval”
30s Site Review – Campsite Municipal Le Pelly, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Rhone Alps, France.
Spectacular Scenery; Walks, Waterfalls, Wildlife – & Those who Dare – Swim! Campsite Highlights Campsite Municipal le Pelly is at the head of the Giffre valley, just past Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval. Sixt is a small village, probably more correctly a defined as a group of hamlets. It is located in a remote part of the French Alps to theContinue reading “30s Site Review – Campsite Municipal Le Pelly, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Rhone Alps, France.”
Thames Barge Racing – The Whitstable Barge Match
‘Barging In’: Win 1st Prize TWICE by coming 2nd, Alice’s Sea Bass – & Meet the Real Captain Birdseye! Huge, majestic craft with distinctive red-ochre sails, Thames sailing barges used to be the cargo workhorses of the River Thames and the Essex coast. Once a common sight; over 2000 barges plied these waters. Sadly, nowContinue reading “Thames Barge Racing – The Whitstable Barge Match”