Map 39: Exploring Eigg

16-19 Aug 2025 Fortunately the weather was dry and sunny. Even more fortunately, there wasn’t much wind. We boarded the … Continue reading Map 39: Exploring Eigg

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St Lucia – the “no pressure place”

26 Feb – 10 March 2025 We’d been on Saint Lucia already for four complete days and were enjoying quite … Continue reading St Lucia – the “no pressure place”

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Glimpses of Australia part 1- Western Australia

24 Sept to 6 Oct 2024 The final leg of our journey from Exeter to Perth was delayed and we … Continue reading Glimpses of Australia part 1- Western Australia

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Map 75: The Pilgrim’s Way across the Sand to Holy Island

24 August 2024 The tide predictions are widely available well in advance for this crossing. However, that’s really for the … Continue reading Map 75: The Pilgrim’s Way across the Sand to Holy Island

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Map 132: Mud flats, salt marsh and whirling waders

8-9 April 2024 We spent 8 April travelling along the scenic coastal road from Overstrand to Snettisham, planning to check-in … Continue reading Map 132: Mud flats, salt marsh and whirling waders

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Aotearoa

11 Oct – 21 Nov 2023 I had my first sight of New Zealand peering out of the plane window … Continue reading Aotearoa

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Map 63: Isle of Bute – The West Island Way

21-22 August 2023 I spent the evening before my journey to Bute, plotting the route on my SatMap. The Ordnance … Continue reading Map 63: Isle of Bute – The West Island Way

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Map 59: Isle of May

17 August 2023 I had an amazing experience, visiting this island which is only 1.5km long and 0.5km wide, lying … Continue reading Map 59: Isle of May