https://youtu.be/zOlJHioK1DI Apologies for the tardy posting of this video. I filmed it during our passage from Spain to Madeira, but have only just got round to editing the footage and posting it to YouTube. Funny how the “3 m high waves” don’t look so high in the film!
For the past few weeks the sun has shone and we’ve been out walking almost every day, spending every evening on our terrace and having plenty of barbeques. Down in the valley it has hit 30 degrees but it’s pleasantly cooler up in the mountains. Jonathan has taken the opportunity to develop his skills with …
With the weather still very unsettled we have been stuck in our Chalet for much of the time, albeit enjoying great views, as the pictures of the rainbow above and the mist to the right show. Of course we remembered to celebrate St Patrick’s day, and went to the Monal for drinks and to listen …
The last few weeks have been pretty full-on, with this weekend marking the first time in five weeks that Cate and I have been left solo! Since our friends Alex and Anna left at the end of our last blog, we have entertained my sister Lucy with her family in the first week, and our …
Gary, our talisman, brought the best of weather for a great ski week. Sadly, Kris could not join us as their cat, Gussie, has been poorly and is needing regular visits to the vet. Hopefully Gussie will be well soon and Kris may be able to join us for a few days later in the …
The season keeps getting better! Whilst the weather may have been mixed, the snow keeps falling and we have had some terrific days out making tracks in the fresh powder. Shortly after Ros and Godric returned home, Cate also flew back to the UK to visit her Mum. I was left alone and decided to …
The snow keeps falling… Towards the end of November I flew back to London – and Cate and I went partying. Our friend Jeavon was hosting his 60th birthday and retirement parties as a combined bash – both several years late (he claims due to Covid restrictions, but we think his notorious timekeeping is more …
I’m writing this from our place in France, staring out of the window at pouring rain. The sailing season seems a long way away! We left Sicily for the overnight passage to Sardinia on the 2nd of October. Conditions could not have been more different to the previous long passage from Greece to Italy. This …
I returned from a week in London visiting family to entertain my girlfriends from college days. Sally, Helen, Rigby, Sarah and I all met in Autumn 1983 and have had so many good times together over the almost 40 years we have been friends. Now we have more space in the chalet it was a …
The off-piste trip, a regular fixture of the winter season. For over 20 years I have joined David, Martin, Nick, Chris and our guide, Dave, for a week of off-piste skiing. This year we returned to Andermatt. Conditions were tricky, to say the least, with almost no fresh snow having fallen for over a month. …