Well what a month it was! 4 weeks spent together, travelling around Scotland and bagging in total 22 of Scotland’s most family friendly munros, the majority of which were new to us. We walked 104km and climbed 7500m of ascent. We set on this challenge to raise money for a cause very close to our […]
The weekend before our son’s 8th birthday, I decided to take him away wildcamping in the Cairngorms. It was something we had been talking about for what felt like months and months, but on that weekend, the weather looked too good for us not to pack our bags and head out. We parked the car […]
One feature of New Zealand hiking (or tramping as it’s called there) is the Hut System they have. Most hiking routes have huts located at day walk intervals so we thought we had to try them out. We chose a short overnight trip to a Hut called the Woolshed Hut on Mount Somers in the […]
We’re not a family who gives any thought to New Years resolutions, but 2020 is a big year for us so it’s feeling a little different. Don’t shout it out loud but I’m 40 at the end of the year and have been mulling things over about how best to celebrate. Keith’s also 40 this […]
I know what you’re thinking….here goes another blog banging on about how great it is getting outside, research says this, grandma said that… Well, I don’t think you’d be far wrong… kind of I’ve been having bit of a tough time of it lately. I haven’t been feeling myself for a few weeks, which really […]
The Outdoors Fix is a podcast hosted by Liv Bolton, which, acoording to her website is “A podcast to inspire people wanting to make adventures outdoors a bigger part of their life”. We’re the first to admit, we were a bit shocked when we got a message from her asking if we could have a […]
When we had our son last summer, we decided to make use of shared parental leave, taking three months off at the start of this year. We were wanting to go on an adventure, take in the views, go on hikes, lounge on beaches and do a spot of wildlife watching while we were at […]
This time last year the UK was basking in glorious sunshine. Think along the lines of long summer days where the temperature regularly hit the mid to high 20’s…. Pretty good for Scotland! But at 32 weeks pregnant with ankles the size of an elephants and a bump to rival any baby elephant bump, I’d […]
Getting outdoors here in Scotland is something we can’t get enough of as a family. We’ve had countless adventures wildcamping, getting away in our campervan, canoeing or challenging ourselves on some of Scotland’s best mountains. Munros are mountains in Scotland that are over 3000ft. There are 282 munros and people who climb them are called […]
*** A short blog by our son on a little walk near Gruinard bay towards An Teallach It was really hard first. There were lots of vines, even more bog! There was some stunning views of waterfalls. We didn’t manage to get to the end. There was a lot of rock climbing. It felt […]
We have been based in Scotland for around five years now and have to admit that despite all our outdoor adventures, we had not spent a night in a bothy. A bothy is a free basic shelter that is open to anyone. They are often old estate houses that have been left open and a […]
