now actual sea, from my own sea kayak. dunraven–porthcawl–tusker-rock–dunraven.
now actual sea, from my own sea kayak. dunraven–porthcawl–tusker-rock–dunraven.
diary | 22 mar 2026 | tagged: adventures · nacc
iconic bristol, from my own sea kayak.
it didn’t take too long to find the right model second hand… but it did take a while to find one in the right colour.
diary | 04 mar 2026 | tagged: adventures · nacc
american football is a thesis in mediatisation; this half-time show doubly so. see those cane grass walls that frame the artist so well in the captured image? in-situ, they’re literal walls between audience and the action on stage.
diary | 08 feb 2026 | tagged: adventures · sblx
american football is also a thesis in… well, i don’t know what led to this artist, this message, in this political moment. but i’m all for it.
diary | 08 feb 2026 | tagged: adventures · sblx
for you this must be like a theoretical physicist stepping into a particle accelerator.
– Alex
diary | 08 feb 2026 | tagged: adventures · sblx
i had spent a lot of time in front of a computer. the stakes had been high. i had steeled myself not just for the countdown to going live, but for fire-fighting after. but there i was, looking at our ‘interactive’ working perfectly, automated into the wider ‘show’, and the thought hit me: i could go. i could spend a morning not in front of a computer. i could spend a morning not in a chair. and a friend replied “of course – you want to go hug a tree? lets hike in the redwoods”.
diary | 07 feb 2026 | tagged: adventures · sblx
like the stag-do, the selling point i could really get behind was a tasting menu as the centrepiece of the weekend. and it did not disappoint; food, company and situation.
diary | 25 jan 2026 | tagged: adventures
the first of 50th birthday party season hits. the message had come through to me talking about flying due-south in january for winter sun and jet skis. that was a big ask i thought. and then promptly thought: sign me up.
woke up the first morning, made myself breakfast, and… yes, this was a good idea. even if it was in the final stages of the big gig and i’d had to bring the laptop.
diary | 25 jan 2026 | tagged: adventures
the weather forecast said 3ºC. this is madness, i thought. but: always go! and what a beautiful experience, gliding through the harbour in the dark, christmas lights reflecting and a communal feast of treats to mark half way.
diary | 16 dec 2025 | tagged: adventures · nacc
the tumultuous clouds like salt and pepper, on/off drizzle – the opportunity and get out in the sea wasn’t tempting. but always go! the sun came out, the white horses shone, and a rainbow framed the scene.
diary | 20 sep 2025 | tagged: adventures
a week in the welsh wilds, made wilder with cleo’s coasteering
diary | 05 aug 2025 | tagged: adventures
friend of kid #1 wanted to camp by the beach for her birthday party. this was, i thought, much better than bowling or the all-you-can-eat buffet place. but where? “if we’re now looking at going that far, i can vouch for this place” and lo – mwnt.
diary | 12 jul 2025 | tagged: adventures
having done the course, now we can join the club on their annual trip to the wye.
diary | 05 jul 2025 | tagged: adventures · nacc
third time for about time. featured the amazing paddy steer, a last minute venue change that worked out better than the original, DIY bartending, and still had an open air shower in the sun. fabulous.
diary | 28 jun 2025 | tagged: adventures
the north avon canoe club juniors course ’25 heading down to shoot the weir
diary | 17 jun 2025 | tagged: adventures · nacc
north devon wilds, a long weekend that happily became a week
diary | 25 may 2025 | tagged: adventures
friday night: some old friends, a new scene, the night yet young.
diary | 16 may 2025 | tagged: insieme · adventures
weather always a lottery, and if there’s high winds all week? go sailing. zooooooooooooooom.
diary | 07 aug 2024 | tagged: adventures
weather always a lottery, especially in the welsh wilds. still stunning though.
diary | 05 aug 2024 | tagged: adventures