Chilli Harvest
This year I reduced the number of chilli plants that I grew, but increased the variety. As you can probably tell from this photo, I…
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Wedding Wombling
I have just spent a lovely weekend in the Brecon Beacons part of south Wales. The main reason for heading to Wales was a school…
RIN AGM FRIN
It was the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Annual General Meeting yesterday and I got to shake hands with Prince Philip as he presented me with…
Original Thought
I really enjoyed this article on the BBC website, lamenting the ‘hollow preparation’ currently needed for A levels. They don’t make them like they used…
The Art of Not-Blogging
The Gooleys were camping on the Isle of Wight over the weekend. It was great weather, the few hours of rain that are necessary to…
BBC Countryfile
Recovering from a full and fun day filming with Jules Hudson and the team from the BBC’s Countryfile program. We were out on the South…
Navigating the Orinoco
My friend, John, who certainly qualifies as working in one of the more unusual fields, has just returned from an unusual work trip to Venezuela…
Finding my Way to YouTube
I now have a YouTube page. I just loaded a couple of very short videos of walking in the Sahara during a lull in a…
Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation Course Feedback Award
And the award goes to… “Thank you for a wonderful day, yesterday. The course and surroundings were inspiring. This morning I went for a walk…