A departure from my Cumbrian adventures this time; as part of the team at WHISPERINGWANDERS2017 I undertook this exhilarating flight in a microlight along with my mate, Bill! He’s a qualified pilot I hasten to add, or we would have been in trouble … CLIVE FLIES HIGH A return microlight flight from Mid-Sussex to the Isle… Read More Clive’s High Flying Chronicle!
My guest on today’s blog is Clive from whisperingwanders2017 who, in a departure from his usual Lake District posts, has visited this top secret Second World War establishment. On a trip to Buckinghamshire earlier in the year, I suddenly realised we were staying about fifteen miles from Bletchley Park. I had a vague idea of its wartime history… Read More Clive Explores Bletchley Park
The second Sussex blog from the Cumbrian Chronicler before he again flies north. Published 11 March 2017 March is now here and hopefully the Spring will bring some good walking weather. In the meantime here are two more of my recent country walks. 24 January; Keymer to the Chattri Memorial In January we had… Read More Blog 26 – Clive’s Country Chronicles
My regular guest, Clive has flown south for winter and this blog features his sojourn to the heart of Sussex (with an answer to a Cumbrian puzzle at the end). Published 5 March 2017 We returned from Cumbria last September and although life in Sussex has been different, we have not been idle. I have been cycling, swimming and most Fridays… Read More Blog 25 – Clive’s Country Chronicles
Back Home Published 2 October 2016 The adventure has ended and we have returned home. As we settle back into our normal routines it is time to reflect on our six months in Cumbria which far exceeded everything we hoped for. Memories We will remember our trip for the rest of our lives.… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 24
Blog 23 – Nearly time to leave … Published 11 September 2016 Our time in Cumbria is nearly at an end. We took some of our possessions home last week and returned on Saturday for a final ten days that I hoped would include reprises of some of my favourite walks. Sadly the weather has… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 23
A glorious August Bank Holiday Published 04 September 2016 Yes I know that sounds like an unusual statement but last weekend the weather was wonderful. Our friends Trudi and Phil came to stay and whilst we would have enjoyed the catch up in any conditions, the good weather helped make the weekend perfect.… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 22
Sorry about the weather … Published 28 August 2016 My previous blog was called “Summer is Back” because I wrote it after several days of good weather but the following day we had torrential rain which caused floods and chaos all over the county. Campsites were washed out, roads were blocked and long planned events… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 21
Summer is back! Published 21 August 2016 The weather this week has been fabulous but am I happy? Well a little but then I can be hard to please. Last week when we had guests we wanted good weather but it was very wet. This week the priority has been proofreading Julie’s next published novel,… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 20
Visitors! Published 14 August 2016 This week has been very different to our normal routine because our daughter and her family visited, giving us the chance to show her husband and our grandsons just a few of the delights of the area. Our seven year old grandson Noah absolutely loved the rock scrambling and… Read More Clive’s Cumbrian Chronicles – Blog 19
Julie Haiselden 