June 2025

This past 4 days we have been in the lovely Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is on the southern edge of the national park. Set in some wonderful surroundings, there is lots to see and do but we decided to have a walk around the local area, taking in sections of the Bolton Abbey walk. […]

One of my intentions when I retired was to have more opportunities to get out with my camera gear. I haven’t had a day in the time since I retired to get out and about. Ok, I know holidays and building wok are all self inflicted, so to speak. However, yesterday was the first day.

At the beginning of the month we had a long weekend family break at the lovely Mount Hooley Lodge in the charming village of Alston. This is on the border of North Yorkshire and Northumberland, a really lovely spot. As you drive out of the village heading North (I think) you come across the entrance

My friend Steve has been retired for quite a while now and regularly has asked me to come out on a walk with him, with or without others walkers. This last Wednesday we finally managed the first post retirement walk together. We agreed we wouldn’t do anything to strenuous, but in the end we did