Just back from a cycling, camping, walking, session playing, highland game, friend visiting trip. A great 2 weeks where the weather threw everything just about, apart from snow at me. I was boiled, soaked, bitten, almost electrocuted in thunderstorms on a mountainside, covered in mud, almost urinated on while wild camping and finally shaken to bits on landrover & walking tracks. Can't wait for the next trip.

Just back from a two day trip camping to try out my new tent & the first night it was about -5DegC  a good test for the tent it was frozen on the inside & outside of the flysheet and my breath was freezing on the roof of the inner. Also a few photos of ice on bits of grass ona river bank.

Ok its not a cycling trip but here's photos of me backpacking round Australia in 2003-04 as well.

I have added some old photos from a 3 month trip round France in the summer of 2003 when loads of people were dieing of the heat I was cycling round the French countryside in 40Deg C heat a great experience ?

 Well its my favourite time of year when all the trees are full of fruit and nuts. Cycling around the local roads everywhere you look there is Hawthorn Berries, Rosehip's, Elderberries and ocassionally a big old Oak tree with immature acorns developing. When you look up you can see the Buzzards soaringin the strong Autumnal winds picking up thermals from the hills, and young Swallows darting about buffeted by the gusty winds prparing for there long migration to there winter homes in Africa.