Lizard Point - most southerly part of the UK It’s all rather busy at the moment. My folks from New Zealand are currently visiting the UK. After a delightful week and a half of entertaining them in Londonthey have gone off on a road trip of England. I decided, right at the last minute (after … Continue reading Volcano number 2 update
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The tentative plan – and how it all changed
It has not passed me by that we have already entered March and I have yet to tick off volcano number 2, let alone have any constructive plans in place. I have no excuses for my woeful expedition planning. But shame on me all the same. Last year, I had a brilliant strategy. Mt Vesuvius, … Continue reading The tentative plan – and how it all changed
Time to stop making excuses and just start
Right now I should be getting excited about what should be an impending trip to the tropical island paradise of Tenerife, one of the seven islands that make up the Canary Island archipelago off the west coast of Morocco. There, I was intending to make an ascent of volcano number two, Mt Teide, in my … Continue reading Time to stop making excuses and just start
Volcano number 1: The volcano virginity taker
Woohoo, I have lost my volcano virginity. First volcano climbed before the age of 40 in my #40by40 quest. Tick. Mt Vesuvius, Italy It feels good to be able to say that. It would feel even greater to say I strived against the odds to reach the summit (cue violins playing in the background). But … Continue reading Volcano number 1: The volcano virginity taker
The #40by40 volcano quest is on
Sure sitting in a cushy office and working the nine-to-overtime drill provides a degree of stability and routine, not to mention financial security, but there are downsides. For one, it can give rise to complacency. It’s easy to perhaps find yourself no longer challenged or you become comfortable with the situation – even if it’s … Continue reading The #40by40 volcano quest is on