Tara River Rafting, Montenegro

“AAAARGGGGGH!” Mike cried, his body tight to the inflatable tube in the bow of the raft. “My arm’s stuck!” Kirsty and I panicked and sprang forward to pull him back on board.

The Hound of the Baskervilles: Tara River Canyon, Montenegro

“Mark, have you got the truck’s electronic immobiliser key in your pocket?” “Yes, but I’m not going to swim.” From our campsite, Eko Oaza, we’d walked down to a little beach on the shore of the Tara River. Mark had taken it upon himself to stride out to a rocky island in the middle. “Mark,Continue reading “The Hound of the Baskervilles: Tara River Canyon, Montenegro”

Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro

“No trees have been felled in the park since the 19th century. Some trees in this forest are five hundred years old,” said Radovan. He was a local, and one of the many who had come to look inside our truck, The Beast, the evening we arrived. Biogradska Gora is the smallest of Montenegro’s fourContinue reading “Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro”

Ladies Who Launch – My First Ever Windsurf Race

I am thrilled Robert Fear has featured my second piece this year on his Fred’s Blog Creative Writing Showcase. In Ladies Who Launch – My First Ever Windsurf Race, you will discover how I overcame nerves and unfavourable conditions, only to embarrass myself in front of all my windsurfing heroes – like 9x World FreestyleContinue reading “Ladies Who Launch – My First Ever Windsurf Race”