One Short Life

For the past few years I have been permanently on the verge of buying a new BMW motor bike. There was always a financial or “other” practical reason to put it off though. Nothing has changed in that respect…

I’m currently on holiday. For a bit of an experiement, I have signed up to OnTheRoad and thought I’d give the service a shot. I’ll be using the Android application and H will be using the iPhone version.…

After climbing 10,000ft in a small light aircraft, the door opened and we jumped out!! That’s another one ticked off the “bucket list”!
On our first lift, the cloud cover above the drop zone was beyond the safety limits…

Me, Clive (Zippy) Town, Simon Pavey, Aidy, Dave and Leigh
The trip up to Wales was interesting. We had plenty of time due to the early arrival of the ferry. This turned out to be a good thing because…

Quark Expeditions are running a competition in which you can win a $20,000 trip to the Antarctic. The competition is won through blogging and you need to blog about the trip whilst you are away. This sounded right up my…

With the big changes to my working life fast approaching, the decision was made to sell Mystere, the yacht I have owned and raced, with a friend, for the past 6 years. Luckily, being such a good specimen of…

An example from LWR
If you think I am going to give up the secret, think again! I have been trained in a Turkish bath, 3 levels underground, and will not be broken so easily. The intensive torture resistance training…

A rally driving course at Silverstone.
Because I have been clearing out old stuff, I can see a history of thought processes and whims coming out of cupboards. This stuff was useful to me at some point or, at the…

This is another old post of mine from a trip to South Africa in 2003. As one of my most exciting adventures, it really fits in well!
Saturday 4th October 2003
It’s early… too early for me in fact. The…

This post is going to concentrate on something a little more exciting than the last few! This blog is all about making the most of our lives and the big thing that really drives me is the thought of adventure!…