Life in a nutshell, 'cos it's better if you're nuts!

A collection of random thoughts, adventures, happenings and general goings on in the Gardner Family.
Wray Castle

Wray Castle

A day trip from Ambleside to the National Trust property at Wray Castle, on the western shore of Lake Windermere.

Baystones

Baystones

Our first attempt at climbing a Wainwright on this holiday – Baystones is a moderate-sized hill accessible from Ambleside.

Ambleside

Ambleside

The first full day of our holiday. We decided to have a rest from driving and just spend the day in Ambleside.

Driving Up

Driving Up

Today we were beginning our holiday in the Lake District by, as ever, driving up the M1, M6 and various other roads.

Berrynarbor Newsletter

Berrynarbor Newsletter

Supporting a friend with an online archive of a local hardcopy newsletter, and enhancing it with some bits of technology I use regularly

2022 Caching Diary

2022 Caching Diary

My caching diary for 2022 – an index of the places I went to whilst geocaching, who I went with, and what I got up to while I was there.

London Labs

London Labs

A day of doing lab caches down the smoke in London. It was a cool but mainly sunny winter’s day and I walked a massive distance.

Therfield

Therfield

A day of geocaching near Therfield, in Ryoland, accompanied by the man himself as well as with Candleford. Many caches were found.

Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds

A day of geocaching with Candleford and Makaraka, attending an event and clearing a few other caches in Bury St Edmunds

Bedford Walkabout

Bedford Walkabout

A day of geocaching in and around Bedford, tying up some loose ends. I spent it partly with Makaraka and Candleford, and partly on my own.

Pentney PedalAthon

Pentney PedalAthon

Another day of geocaching up near Downham Market, this time attacking the Pentney PedalAthon series and associated hangers on

Leeds

Leeds

Wandering around Leeds finding answers for Adventure Labs geocaches in the pouring rain, while the Good Lady Wife was running