I have fond memories from when I was little of going on holiday with my parents and turning up at small campsites in a field, pitching the tents and eventually meeting the campsite owner who would happily greet us, check us in and then disappear. It seems that kind of campsite is gradually dying off. Every year I try to…
One Thursday back in July 2024, I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to pack my packraft and camping gear into the car and head to the Wye Valley for a weekend of packrafting down the River Wye. Spending all day in a kayak can be a bit much, so I planned manageable distances: Day 1 was Glasbury to Locksters Pool (12…
I have always wanted to regularly get away on weekend camping trips throughout the year but have never found it easy living in Warwick. There aren’t any close mountains, and it takes a bit more planning than I usually have time for to get to a wild area. Then in early September an upcoming heatwave was announced and I had…