We've only done 2 weeks of a Narrowboat life, but that's enough to get us hooked. Would we live on a narrowboat? No, but this life,...

I mentioned in a previous blog that the canal is such a rich tapestry of life, people who are passing through, people who live on the...

We had two of our Grandkids on the boat yesterday, which meant a small diversion in our trip and a 'there and back journey'. More of...

It's a definite fashion for liveaboards on the Grand Union Canal to construct sheds on their boats, although calling it a shed in some...

Lock keepers have been working on Britain's canals for hundreds of years, often living by the lock and collecting tolls. Tolls were...

On a yacht going aground is rather a big deal, especially if you go aground on a beach or rocks, however on a yacht it’s easily avoided...

As I write this we're moored up at Simpson, which for chums reading this who are not local, is a canal village on the south side of...

Good day today, we didn't mess up and got much further than we thought we would. We had a relatively early start so we could get to...

We usually sail this time of the year, as previous blog readers will know.  However this year we can't go to far afield so we've had to...

This walk is from the Praia de Sao Rafael to Praia dos Arrifes then through the Caminho da Baleeira nature reserve. The walk takes in...

This is a very nice short walk and takes in some very nice scenery, it isn't long but is scrambly in parts. It won't take you much more...

This walk is full of dramatic, beautiful cliff top scenery, it is proper wow from one end to the other. If you're a photographer this is...

This walk has lots going for it, beaches, cliff top paths and some pretty special views, it isn't too long but is scrambly in parts. It...

This is a beautiful walk and takes in some very nice scenery, it isn't long but is scrambly in parts. It won't take you much more than...

Praia da Gale is part of the vast, continuous 5.5Km stretch of beach between Albufeira and Armacao de Pera. Behind the beach are...

Praia Dos Salgados is part of the vast, continuous 5.5Km stretch of beach between Albufeira and Armacao de Pera. Behind the beach are...

Praia Grande is at the western end of the vast 5.5Km stretch of beach between Albufeira and Armacao de Pera. At the back of Praia Grande...

As many of my chums know I'm currently wintering in the Algarve with my lovely wife. We're here for two reasons, firstly because it's...

I think that most photographers end up specialising.  They become interested in something and that becomes their passion.  It might be...

They're everywhere you go in Greece, the Greek taverna chair. They are standard issue and whilst they come in a variety of colours they...