Coming to the end of our Somerset trip I was thrilled to wake up to some magical words. Mr muddy declaring to the children that it would be a day for me to do what I wanted, and he guessed that would be geocaching. Hmm maybe. 😉 I needed a plan before he changed his mind. After our recent caching high I was keen to continue … Continue reading Tors and Tunnels.
The Cambs cachAthon is a fairly epic trail of 166 caches that loops the countryside of south Cambridgeshire. The whole series covering the approximate distance of 29 miles. Given the nature of how the CachAthon loops it is possible to complete the series in manageable sections. The trail designed for finding large amounts of caches as quickly as possible. I personally cache for the experience, … Continue reading The Cambs CachAthon
Each month I link up with Jonathan from IN Which I as part of a monthly round up of microadventures. At the beginning of each month Jonathan tweets me with a theme for the month and being one of those smug outdoors types 😉 I duly nod my head and hook up one of my recent posts in line with the theme. The theme for September being … Continue reading Sunset AdventuresÂ
As I mentioned in my last post I’m currently trying to fill up my geocaching calendar. Each day involves planning a suitable cache to attempt to keep me on track with my challenge. Every weekend my children groan with a ‘I suppose we need a cache.’. They do enjoy caching but not the dictation to do so by the calendar. Therefore if they are with … Continue reading Finding Unexpected Treasures
I love the idea of wild camping. Sneaking around in the wild, finding the right spot to set up camp. A night spent under the stars with your sleeping mat, sleeping and bivvy bag. Leaving at sun rise without a trace that you were ever there. Factor in that unless you have permission you aren’t meant to be there and it becomes really exciting! … Continue reading Wild camping with children. Wicken Fen.
Mud and Nettles 