Travel with Big Red

Wild Wardening! (21 March - 6 April 2008)

The Easter weekend saw us arriving in Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye, to act as wardens at the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut.  More...

'Winter' Journeys (2007/2008)

Mid October saw us heading for northern Spain via Normandy...   More...

Roaming with Big Red (Late Summer/Autumn 2007)

August found us visiting Perth and then Wasdale, delivering work for exhibitions at Artisanat and Lowes Court Gallery, but our main trip was to County Tipperary for a wedding -   More...

Derring-do in the Dollies! Part Three (19 – 21 July 2007)

Yet another hot, blue sky day saw us heading for Rifugio Dibona in the Tofana group to tackle the via ferrata Sentiero Astaldi with its lovely red and green rock strata.  More...

Derring-do in the Dollies! Part Two (14 – 18 July 2007)

After a day spent exploring the area around Misurina, we took a ‘bucket’ up to the Rifugio Lorenzi in the Cristallo group and set off to climb the often vertical via ferrata Marino Bianchi up to Cima di Mezzo (3154m).  More...

Derring-do in the Dollies! Part One (10 – 13 July 2007)

Both Dot the dog and Big Red were left behind as we flew out to Bergamo for ten days’ Via Ferrata-ing and drawing in the Dolomites in northern Italy.  More...

The Sikkim Himalaya (19 February 2007)

Seeing Kangchenjunga 21 October to 12 November 2006

The Himalayan walk
A long meditation
One step after another
Every step sparkling silver
Nuggets of gold strew the path
Silver and copper gleams in the rocks and stones



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