https://www.neilpitts.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-10-11 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/08/05/the-positive-persons-guide-to-covid-19-recovery monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964692-UBHIYZ1OL9TCUMSXMMUC/img_4120-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery This sartorial statement provides further proof that I may have lost my sense of taste after all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964309-3V7OAS6N6CFODHY8WIHL/img_4337.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353963988-Y2MWPN1BSB2RCNUNPE33/58684533-333d-46df-80e5-7f5fcd535714.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Every garden should have one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353969894-G78NWFAM8J6CY95AR9BD/p1070564.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Tales of the riverbank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964741-9A3XG1N9TJIJM7AFJWRJ/img_4105.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Mrs P at Sonning Bridge (It’s where the Clooney’s live). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353968784-0I4MUZ85W3KO5HAU9TTS/img_4466.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964376-KJVUAQ22AJSV59TRCF1L/img_4059-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery A master class in the recovery process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964432-VM6MW32K9IATBUP3PCNS/img_4418.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Is that Kate Humble? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964187-2OB1WKTXTQA5FKOY04ET/img_4405-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Mrs P. Mountain biker gone rogue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964166-K635FHNAGM8LC9QCXFOU/img_4382.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery You can lead a cyclist to a coffee stop, but you can’t make her like coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353963384-X3PM7WBJ0ZB7RP52KWFX/736a8544-abcf-46f8-8e3a-6fd8f503830e-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery I took up rowing when lockdown restrictions were lessened. 20 minutes later I took up swimming (read: I fell in!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353969426-8ZXLRB80GH7VP7KR1EM6/p1070562.jpg Gandalfontour - The positive person’s guide to COVID-19 recovery Floating is easy, even if you do feel wiped out. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/07/24/i-dont-want-to-go-on-the-cart monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354378793-DAG5SXSCUR51YFKXPHPG/im-not-dead.jpg Gandalfontour - I don't want to go on the cart! I'm getting better... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354379287-MNAP8QX3MLBPUITCQ2OO/img-4255.jpg Gandalfontour - I don't want to go on the cart! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/04/23/how-did-i-get-here-thursday-23rd-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354378686-CR07ODVJI0QRV7FQROVF/img_4033.jpg Gandalfontour - How did I get here? Thursday 23rd April 2020 How’d I get here? https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/04/15/present-tense-past-tense-wednesday-15th-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354375189-BEP1CGOD2UWYK4LGL4RI/img_4007.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 - Mom, Dorothy and my dad, Bernard on their wedding day in 1955 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354374788-9S16U03TUY10T0TRI9XH/img_4004.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 - Some would suggest that PPE improves my looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354367920-4NU3PTUQASWTUWF2QFFA/img_3928.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 - Gandalf to the rescue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354377147-8K9DWOGQP4WYHEWBHIP0/img_4011-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 What lies beyond platform 9 3/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354376790-X3WLL8DE4YQ6JXLAUDFL/img_4009.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 Mom, about to put on the Sorting Hat shortly after her arrival - Hufflepuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623353964576-PQPLMK432SHWPNYM0FLH/img_4008.jpg Gandalfontour - Present Tense - Past Tense - Wednesday 15th April 2020 Mom and Dad in happier times - Circa 1953 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/04/13/easter-weekend-comes-and-goes-and-still-we-are-here-monday-13th-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354372359-2247VJ6ATHYPWMZ5OH0T/img_3973.jpg Gandalfontour - Easter weekend comes and goes and still we are here - Monday 13th April 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354373457-B7P6UMA03EUJRN9JQSBU/img_3976.jpg Gandalfontour - Easter weekend comes and goes and still we are here - Monday 13th April 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354373856-ZER4AGX2UFD7D7PCD2UU/img_3981.jpg Gandalfontour - Easter weekend comes and goes and still we are here - Monday 13th April 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354365174-UQQH391TO4IY86Q31KMZ/6ef73cb3-2378-4972-8bfa-773c8583bcc2.jpg Gandalfontour - Easter weekend comes and goes and still we are here - Monday 13th April 2020 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/04/09/silver-linings-thursday-9th-april-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354369687-6FZH2CH8P8JL5QEMK1JD/img_3938.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354369241-4UPFE1EHGKAH2M0R1F5G/img_3938-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 Flight path simulator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354370252-TW1OS76ENDSE41KL3H5S/img_3942.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 I’m over here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354369930-TAZ5HVIJJEY0AR6GZ43C/img_3941.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 Our evening stroll beneath silent skies. Long may it continue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354371688-14MWMFWU1HP16U9CXISJ/img_3958.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 Mrs P (and Gandalf) demonstrates a silver lining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354371833-RS17RFAY6NJF5YQNZ9XH/img_3961.jpg Gandalfontour - Silver Linings - Thursday 9th April 2020 They really do exist https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2020/04/07/gandalf-absolutely-not-on-tour monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354368325-NMQ700I8F07O5S5CUSHP/img_3929.jpg Gandalfontour - Gandalf absolutely NOT on tour... Gandalf in captivity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354366467-EC91O1EFLCTDW78G7720/9de2807b-1ef0-4866-ae26-6fee4082ad23.jpg Gandalfontour - Gandalf absolutely NOT on tour... The Hobbit Haus a.k.a The Tardis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354366788-0OPQYSEWEDFEP7RJXT2I/ad15e0a8-bd92-4149-99db-ab8a275c2260.jpg Gandalfontour - Gandalf absolutely NOT on tour... Mrs P waiting not so patiently for her dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354368814-WDA9VBXTIHD3M0C1ISZY/img_3935.jpg Gandalfontour - Gandalf absolutely NOT on tour... Calm yourselves now. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/09/05/home monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354348739-IMH5CEXSW2JCB2BWRPU6/img_3205-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home For those who can’t read French the sign says; “You are about to enter a country whose politicians are the laughing stock of Europe. Good luck” For those who can read French, shhh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354345188-VPAHHYM99NLPREXILAT9/img_3132-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Good dinosaur. Nice dinosaur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354350686-CIJRBAFCTZ8JK50O08AG/p1070348.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Nice rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354353912-YGGT7OB7XOFZE2R6XO8H/p8140042.jpg Gandalfontour - Home The sunken bell tower on the Reschensee (Lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354346594-42222DO8QWU6N91GNC03/img_3180-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home It’s Italy so it must be Pizza time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354342329-APUQY5HNS19FGJS9T7M6/dscf3785.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Cycling through Glurns in Austria https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354354040-JSMZF3PIYOYNHCV98443/p8170124-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home The glaciers above Sulden en route to Monte Cevedale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354351361-AAM97R3QBAMH9CH11FWM/p1070401.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Mr P. Rock star https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354351102-P6XNMZ215M35I2SWV9WE/p1070399.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Mr & Mrs McD on the via Ferrata above Arco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354355503-J8SDVBIH2LNZCXCB1PKG/p8190170.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Ötzi the Iceman. Bolzano museum. 5,000 years old and not getting any younger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354355288-A6KZFI7EJAQ4124C4Y0P/p8170136.jpg Gandalfontour - Home The summit of Monte Cevedale. A 9 hour round trip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354341290-BRJAOG8EG79MYV8WWCQY/dscf3768.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Post pizza euphoria. Chilling out in Arco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354355843-Z4I2J1ZPCVQWPYIC6HPK/p8230208.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Medieval Festival, Schluderns, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354342528-SZ4A8Y33L4TI8NBNN1M8/dscf3804-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Mr P takes his shirt off thereby breaking several international injunctions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354345689-TWJVMPIOWM5LDQMUNK2S/img_3144.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Gandalf, demonstrates his Tardis like capacity, Sulden, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354357192-R5BKHUCLWDBW18AQO0X0/p8230294-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Home Selfie at the Festival. Schluderns, Italy https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/09/04/the-home-straight monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354364102-NHI0XJA7WFJ34VQF9S12/p9010582.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. A great little campsite and only €15 a night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354364687-F2NIA9AKMZA5MIS7YCMI/p9010584.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. The lovely Marais Audomarois near Saint Omer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354344031-QDSSXJH5R76APM5UFFH7/dscf3854.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. Cabbage for dinner anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354343722-HDG4OCYUESDIF6GWYNHU/dscf3846.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. Ah, calm again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354344341-F0RM72QZM0W9I58WQ3CJ/dscf3858.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. I hope zat is good French Baguette and not that pathetic Brexit Foreign bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354353471-N0CPZ613KPT8ZBD4L0XY/p1070453.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. Quick, turn on Strava https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354353094-73WN68VIM3SN6IZQB14K/p1070451.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. A considerably less grumpy Mr P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354343954-WWI5TMTZU8BJEG2NCIBT/dscf3853.jpg Gandalfontour - The home straight. Another trip draws to a close as the sun sinks low over France https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/09/03/least-said-soonest-mended monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354349223-Y50YQQZ527WBPD87YLWS/img_3206.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended Johnny Foreigner this way... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354349812-G3MO03Z4K1Y2TRG9F9BX/img_3207.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended Call that an exciting escape? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354347087-GXCGAM0MD42905AJLNUX/img_3203-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended Are we there yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354350518-L2YCIXWU6B3R0QQKYRS8/img_3208.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended A picture of it getting REALLY hot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354363744-IF8AH8AW5AIVY9RQFG8X/p8310580-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended Poor Gandalf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354363291-P6900AB51RHUF3TFKGJO/p8310578.jpg Gandalfontour - Least said soonest mended Nice campsite though https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/09/01/what-to-do-what-to-do monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354352385-THLNFNVEFTQNPDED16O7/p1070440.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Cheat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354348435-7PBPVJZDYX0YEIZ3IMC6/img_3204.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... To cheap to buy a real map https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354358139-RD9UJ0U1ULLGNG8SZ858/p8300504.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Summit number 1 of the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354353015-SZ9MPP5A4GKW20VCKGAV/p1070441.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Mr P. Proud summiteer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354358292-VV4N7PY0HHZ75DRR7A7C/p8300506.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Slight pointy bit in centre of picture. That’s our summit... Maybe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354359195-DEK9H8SEBT14B26RDAHH/p8300519.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... The common Dandelion. Alpine style https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354359116-XDH6PMGPBQ048FXQD78P/p8300516.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... One of them butterfly things https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354359487-FKITHJHTHAB1BIZMQV6H/p8300521.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... A drop of water caught on a leaf. Leafius dampus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354359787-8N3H35MGN60D6AUGMK7U/p8300523.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Near the summit Mr P encounters the prettiest Mountain Elf ever. Anywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354360689-N6NZQV04I57U2HUQ4O8L/p8300529.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... A pretty bit of ground near the summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354360027-M59IDPDCN11UZWIDHAZS/p8300527.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Do I smell coffee? There it is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354361913-GBPFCTBWCVS7SALJ0GP3/p8300545.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Guess where? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354362110-JYL1L21D96OWYIPLGKOE/p8300548.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... The prettiest mountain elf ever, part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354362493-LKQKR1WY92VZSUSA2VRB/p8300549.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Mr P after Mrs P discovered his ‘little ruse’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354363227-RMVZ4HUFSDPPZH59BJGD/p8300563.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Is that you Bilbo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354340887-205M6MP3BMHOSNGW1EA2/776db92a-f2db-4d64-973c-ac1e1c303147.jpg Gandalfontour - What to do, what to do... Gandalf in Imst https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/30/before-you-go-blaming-me monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354285488-X8C8F6ZQFTF70KYWVGCS/dscf3809-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... The rest will do me good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354286812-8JKPD5W72AR5CS6I70KE/dscf3828.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... Mrs P with Nassereith and a bloomin’ great drop in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354300150-X0BRJ843WIIP3BEV95KB/p1070422.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... Mr P showing off his not letting go skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354300687-GVER7HAH1A2JMU571S78/p1070423.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... Stuff the climbing, check out the new trousers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354286245-EZC7H0JCLNN4N7QZAO6L/dscf3815.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... Mrs P on the other hand doesn’t need new trousers to look cool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354287334-K4OFZ2NSQIY2Z566N0JA/dscf3835.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... If you look to the right of the zoomed image a 3rd climber is shown in real size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354340520-51EABOAQ91ODT5O51XKE/p8300562.jpg Gandalfontour - Before you go blaming me... A taste of things to come. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/28/life-through-a-macro-lens monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354333636-8NG1CD3B98IYLOJKUUYI/p8280460.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens Foliagus niceus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354334413-9DRO1LPR7MEW8XEI4LMV/p8280462-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens Butterfly Wingclipoffius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354335624-PCWFMKUIZ5LOIBSK8K5R/p8280465.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens The Probablykilluifuateit mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354333386-V8BTS3CO8GF7SNJ041IS/p8280458.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens The definitelykilluifuatit mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354335188-SFI42JFVTRNPO0K6SBNY/p8280464.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens 2 bees. (Or not 2 bees) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354331718-4T3ID636EY9ADDJ54OR9/p8280457.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens The impressively named Coneubelieveitnoadjectivestodescribeit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354336221-657KZNNGECRJKTQKTTD4/p8280473.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens That rarest of creatures Wifesansrucksackus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354337009-RQWW9GI8CZ3GVIM5ICT9/p8280480.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens The Marienberg Abbey, Schlinig, Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354337788-6BGPOXXR4COQJM7JXUGS/p8280483.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens Mrs P asks the Big Man how many people live in the Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354338134-AI385LGC3W87HUWS8C5H/p8280484-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens Mrs P confessing that she now knows how many people live in the Abbey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354339629-MX24MAVTM398K9YI5DFT/p8280495-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens How many? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354293916-OTHRPGIY13A0WKW8S5K9/img_3184-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens Happiness is a flat place to pitch Gandalf ... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354294496-VO0WUKCS033MQHJCDSNZ/img_3189.jpg Gandalfontour - Life through a macro lens https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/27/whats-the-furthest-you-would-travel-for-pizza monthly 0.5 2021-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354292626-EVECGLIWT3GYNB979FTS/img_3181.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? A very nice pizza but, was it worth the journey? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354326595-6PQK96JVKW0EOQ6NKVK4/p8260411.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? We're going to climb The Ortler... Oh no we are not... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354326868-MDOYSKT8Y66VHKGBGM4L/p8260413.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? Where’s Gandalf? (No prize but can you see him?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354327412-HWYUAQIU1L1IHD1P5NIZ/p8260415.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? Looking down towards Bormio from near the top of the Stelvio Pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354328338-75OQAELDRIOSIREPJQC7/p8270428.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? A picture of the day being lovely https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354328529-Z44Z40SFS5TGQ40V86PR/p8270437.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? Mr P admires the view (of his new trousers and laces). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354329487-9TIQSF93XYX8X9WZMC79/p8270438-1.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? A rather fed up Mrs P failing to appreciate either Mr P’s new trousers or his new laces (she is obviously sick). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354357394-WSJN3GJ3RKUUJCFYL4W8/p8270449-1.jpg Gandalfontour - What’s the furthest you would travel for pizza? I think I’ll have a bit of a lie down now. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/25/the-knights-who-say-ni monthly 0.5 2021-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354313862-DJXUCQU774OYPRQG9SGF/p8230224.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Ni! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354316866-08JTE8AYBOBCYSECNWLW/p8230260.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” One day I’ll be tall enough to join in this conversation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354322636-EKG1XL1IUOJXE9GQJVRM/p8240386.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Lots of shiny sharp things to buy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354316145-X9ZN98LPVC5WZE2PKXL1/p8230256-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” "...And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here...” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354310886-79C7YQHONWLTUUW79GEV/p8230198.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Enough said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354313193-DVOCVY6YCIZG3SKB0O43/p8230223.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Horsing around in Italy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354314276-S6YAA5MJU7WWDA05HJXO/p8230239-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Put one more sticky fingered, crying child on my back and I will really get the hump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354319767-ZW9JS49DHKNIGSZ5ADMX/p8230305.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Who’re you calling a budgie!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354325558-Z5DGPCFLPBD9POI9KGPE/p8240406.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Should we get a couple of shields for Gandalf? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354324250-D42MCTM8D60W9ZXGRNV5/p8240402-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Who needs WiFi? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354320362-VDG063EN93RQTY9WK4NA/p8240327-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” I’m Asterix. No, I’m Asterix... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354318209-2V07OV1ZETXYV7GTU8JZ/p8230286.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” In the arena the actors put on a great show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354321088-GZ9DL0QQMCKO7R0D2FCA/p8240331-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Finally, a use for those old curtains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354323388-Q2OOX54MXI14E2YTURGA/p8240392.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354317991-XZRIGMZN1JPVJ33TSQAU/p8230282.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” A knight charges through fire while two small children get in the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354314106-NGNQLFLJMAO3UP7LR681/p8230231.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Some great bands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354322047-KBBLG18KR8NB95D7EJQP/p8240367.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Some elaborate costumes... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354311493-O1DSUZNJ20ZIF1ZUYA18/p8230212-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” ...and some less elaborate costumes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354319203-AQCAEJQL9N2E6G0VH0XY/p8230294.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Mr & Mrs P. Having a great time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354309101-BPR1HL53L4TYMJP7JAQ5/p8220191.jpg Gandalfontour - The knights who say, “Ni!” Oh dear! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/22/arco monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/22/otzi-the-ice-man monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354291932-Y7OFKYMIA8RYRS77Z0HL/img_3167.jpg Gandalfontour - Otzi (The ice man) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354292300-G8E9IZFGPL33BUJTGPQC/img_3168.jpg Gandalfontour - Otzi (The ice man) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354308117-2HHGR09PLNXEFQAZWO0V/p8190171.jpg Gandalfontour - Otzi (The ice man) Ötzi the Iceman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354307225-1K2Q3P23AFV2XUPJA2PI/p8190169.jpg Gandalfontour - Otzi (The ice man) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/19/blatant-discrimination monthly 0.5 2019-08-19 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/18/sometimes-it-pays-to-make-a-mistake monthly 0.5 2019-08-18 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/16/the-goats-in-the-machine monthly 0.5 2021-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354295193-U3H2X6ETVOEFWVRPX5Q8/p1070351.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine Easy life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354304043-2Q4K5YUI6CZ4KMAZ2EGD/p8150093-1.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine A flower. Latin name; Plantius blueius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354304708-YP9XQ9XQP8NMI4L37NLI/p8150100.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine Another flower. Latin name: Flowaria Pinkium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354303589-XMUO1K9T9P28TTJWRR4B/p8150085.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine The goats whisperer strikes again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354304889-9CX4B4QISVOM0ZSW5UAG/p8150102.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine Mrs P stares the incoming storm in the eye (doesn’t look that bad) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354305496-QIDZKF1DX72HKBOJOH5Y/p8160117.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine A minor Gandalf explosion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354290285-A17VZD5L48UUW9O54EK0/img_3146.jpg Gandalfontour - The goats in the machine Mr P pretends he knows what he is doing while Gandalf looks on https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/15/who-invented-the-boiled-egg monthly 0.5 2021-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354301625-4MASW5EHZZHS5HNXK816/p8130029.jpg Gandalfontour - Who invented the boiled egg? This lovely shot before the sun came out to play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354294818-GKQ696Y1W2B6FKT34EHC/p1070347.jpg Gandalfontour - Who invented the boiled egg? I may look the part but Mrs P did all he work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354282062-5FU784OQH4XAB0TX90P6/dscf3711.jpg Gandalfontour - Who invented the boiled egg? Look what I did! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354302495-LYJ93EZ429DYO8JY1HN8/p8140049.jpg Gandalfontour - Who invented the boiled egg? The Ortler (3,905m) from our campsite https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/13/whatever-happened-to-zig-zags monthly 0.5 2019-08-13 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/08/12/gandalf-return-of-the-van monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2019/02/18/an-early-bath monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/12/16/oh-england-my-lionheart-or-falling-in-love-again monthly 0.5 2018-12-16 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/29/a-rattle-a-rumble-a-big-bill-and-a-touch-of-procrastination monthly 0.5 2018-11-29 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/23/reality-bites monthly 0.5 2018-11-23 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/20/days-126-127-of-120-the-bay-of-biscay-home monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/18/day-125-the-beauty-and-friendliness-of-spain-card-full monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/16/day-124-lost-and-found-but-mostly-lost monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/15/days-122-123-the-stuff-that-legends-are-made-of-the-long-and-winding-road monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/13/day-121-the-pessimist-complains-about-the-wind monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/12/day-120-a-time-for-remembrance monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/10/days-117-119 monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354220471-49J6FWI5M7A9XR0XW465/img_2523.jpg Gandalfontour - Days 117 - 119 - The journey north begins... https://www.neilpitts.com/blog/2018/11/09/day-116-a-ridge-too-far monthly 0.5 2021-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1623354229272-58VZO8BP0TZ50MDKZYNP/p1070128-1.jpg Gandalfontour - Day 116 - A Ridge too Far? 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The photographer is inept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/59a70287-b6fe-4f87-9569-cac814e39985/IMG_6177.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out One misty, frosty morning when cloudy was the weather… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e5985bda-ffbc-4e44-8d61-a2a5a7cdd19c/6965656D-C512-48FA-9AE5-D51DDB5AB06F.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out …I met a lovely lady a clothed all in Gortex (Apologies to Steel Eye Span fans) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e71f2073-cc47-44fa-aaed-95d215a7f623/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Snowmageddon! How’d that boat get there!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/54a8e340-618c-4e88-b79c-1dd1ba893f54/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out These boots were made for skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/25fdcac5-32ba-4d29-a0bd-92c3063f02a2/IMG_7447.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Sundogs, an atmospheric optical phenomenon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/80f0abb9-9ed9-4b11-bc77-e8302e21f3e8/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Getting used to my new camera lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/732ee2f9-c4a7-419c-b8f7-6a77c55305aa/3B664708-9EEC-475F-A2D4-E0813FEB9BEC.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Much fun has been had avoiding the marked trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5b81123e-030a-4bc1-b705-74d5d9d43402/E411C322-6A42-4964-8BB3-86E94BA7AAE3.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out One snowy day we set out to find a hobbit house… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/36d267c5-97d8-4699-a3de-12ce7d4d6ae2/1AF74C4B-31E2-441A-8F8B-01B8FD3514AD.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out … Open to the public these huts are a great place to stop for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f57c9788-9a0c-4c52-9b26-423846f2980d/8B52C406-6A1A-4EA3-A68B-68A8CF9A25E8.jpeg Blog - Update and Some Exciting News - Make it stand out Good snow, sticky snow, deep snow, snow on lakes, snow through trees, even downhill through trees. Mrs P and her new boots have tried it all. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/the thingswedoforwaffles monthly 0.5 2024-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b2d19571-c8de-4856-af25-fca1ce9977e8/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out The pommel ride of death. Note there is no one on it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5d5c8a44-32b5-4f2a-bc90-6fc1c9b2f8e7/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Reunited at the top, a fellow sufferer of the pommel lift took a great photo of me and Mrs P, despite his still shaking hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/61c33a51-7cec-4513-b649-c2a20e8ee6cc/P3080088.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out The reward for not falling off the lift https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9a0431fe-e325-498e-8602-8e75605108f7/IMG_7393-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Having survived the pommel of death we laughed in the face of danger and once again headed off the trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e853171d-b0c4-4f27-bfba-84979304ed5b/IMG_7394-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Those who have visited Mrs P and I will know that we have a ‘Hobbit’ BBQ house in our garden, so you can imagine how excited we were when we came across this public shelter just like ours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3e458b69-a834-4b51-852e-b4ef6e89e5d4/IMG_7395-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Inside we eat our lunch and chat with a couple of Norwegians who live in Denmark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4d3b0ebd-2b77-4903-8e21-cf8c2876830d/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Beautiful views down to the lake on the ski out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1de3472f-c49a-415c-8cee-b949441efbcc/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Mrs butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. Possibly thinking about the %#$ing pommel lift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ea910d05-1971-4b08-87da-c30f633487ce/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out Our new ski buddies, Marit and Helge(?) who we shared the route with and also the very last waffles at the cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cdb1e255-76ed-49e9-8143-760742f5cf67/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out One very happy skier with the very last waffle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c386a5f5-4f2b-4d95-a0f3-91781651d6e0/IMG_6085-compressed.jpeg Blog - The things we do for waffles - Make it stand out From right to left: Bjørn, Knut, me, Mrs P, Mike and last but not least, the photographers finger. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/offpiste monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/62838806-5dea-4671-9f7d-f565d3984609/IMG_6029-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out Mrs P demonstrates the prepared ski trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/082105d4-6c4d-4509-bec8-1ae700fdb835/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out Help! It’s (the lesser known member of) the Hair Bear Bunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5da5ecee-1b90-4a89-a5f0-d220e903937b/IMG_7377-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out As in all things, I follow where Mrs P goes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5f61ec8b-726d-490f-bd5d-f67752819b0b/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out …After all, she certainly looks like she knows what she’s doing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ebc4fe1a-12e6-446d-a92a-15b7eeb74ab9/P3070085-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out Heading into trouble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fb298018-1648-4f66-9084-3d1314542aa4/IMG_7376-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out Left hand down a bit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/82661a5c-246d-4400-b2f0-7e5757115ea9/P3070087-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is ‘Off Piste’ just another way of saying ‘Lost’? - Make it stand out It certainly beats a day in the office. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Itsasmallworld monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d8f201ba-f4e1-407c-b3f4-fed03e1e3bff/IMG_5948.jpg Blog - It’s a small world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4007f661-b118-4b5f-8e4a-5009c6d2a7d2/IMG_5964-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world Trond! (Need I say more?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6239e490-3442-42f4-9aa1-2d59df2269f4/P3030010-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world Isnt it good, Norwegian wood? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2f03573d-f593-44d5-88ed-fcf810afbe01/P3030020-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world We wandered around the Fortress. Entry was set at my favourite price i.e. Free! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/79f63c4a-dc55-484b-acdf-3742df49e700/P3030005-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world It was so wet on our first day that even the statues wore scuba gear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ad9adc3c-a318-44e1-a585-2c3b3003b3ae/P3040024-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world All museums (well, all the ones we wanted to visit) close on a Monday, so we decided instead on a boat trip, just in case the torrential rain started again. 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They must live over there somewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/99881fbf-cd0e-46a0-b285-8d44a4701f16/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpg Blog - It’s a small world Sun, sea and sand this ain’t. There is sea though, oh and snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a539d5ff-ad03-4082-b618-c6009635e651/IMG_6002-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s a small world - Make it stand out A very dull photo. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/722d1724-fc6d-4048-9762-2826fc896ec2/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s a small world - Make it stand out Oh, THAT Geoff! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/09a89b21-4996-4d11-b344-f5b6cef7662c/IMG_6008-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s a small world - Make it stand out Beitostølen. My what a lot of holiday cottages. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/adecisionismade monthly 0.5 2023-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/da0d998d-8d1d-4f07-899c-47cf242a1533/DSCF6753-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Our new objective, The Similaun from the Similaunheute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fa69e915-83bc-4542-b940-32245ec0d9b5/IMG_4819-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out The glacier is called the Niederjochferner and as recently as 2006 used to completely fill the valley beyond the pile of stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694936296557-K15JGJ5F3HDOSCJJFUD4/P1080465-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694936282402-QUA2A9I6KXGOWX5Y70VY/IMG_4836-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694936282956-YPPNEMR42CNLNWEDCCVZ/IMG_4835-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694936282838-9ON6IYFFHXCIYB3IY2UX/P1080470-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bcdba90c-e88e-4059-82d0-f6e6a372e8c0/P1080475-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out As the sun begins to rise (and blind me) I try not to fall down any holes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/239490b2-fdac-4a6e-a40f-c0eedb9b37df/IMG_4859-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out The kind of crevasse you really don’t want to fall into https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/de224145-1b3e-41bb-aba1-557719bc8684/IMG_4844-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out A dodgy “snow bridge” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f3eec021-6abb-4ed2-b6a0-b70eb943d72f/P1080480-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Me, about to jump over a small crevasse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/539329bc-04a6-40af-9b0c-3688046f3bba/IMG_4861-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out The whiter bits are where snow has filled a crevasse beneath. These are easy to see, small and simple to bypass. If the glacier had fresh snow on it, they would be invisible and the crevasses they hide could be big enough swallow a house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0fb61ebe-b98e-482b-997b-e60e9654ef70/DSCF6763-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Mrs P at the top of the glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/51182b11-8c9b-47f4-9f72-aa7fcf850912/P1080483-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Me at the start of the ridge climb. Welcome to a world of crumbling rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2d8e85e3-329d-4214-9fb0-3de5ef3910f2/DSCF6760-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Looking back down from the ridge at climbers crossing the glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/606091d9-6625-4305-8e65-e2d3d3984605/DSCF6756-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Climbing the ridge above the glacier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d468698d-90d1-4e82-a45b-8acda8a9ca24/DSCF6761-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out A climber on the horrible rock section ahead of me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694982514281-AVGOCCTJPONXJDUIEWKN/IMG_4854-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694982514997-LIX0IJVGZVR78AWPU7U6/IMG_4852-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983142724-S1I0XD3VG3H166G2S3R3/IMG_4846-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983142965-UTLX4CPZ0L6A03J48IGT/P1080497-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983143412-LNJUMOESS95XLGR47PX8/DSCF6774-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983143485-QFZ12HNJ4POTCFKF3GPE/DSCF6773-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983143524-BS22L173BZE5GX72IBK8/DSCF6768-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694983143653-UE433FP3HQ0DJLYIXINP/DSCF6772-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/61d86ab4-f357-4d40-9bd6-d6c5eef46614/DSCF6779-compressed.jpeg Blog - A Decision is Made - Make it stand out Mrs P, back in Gandalf’s warm embrace https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/atlastbut monthly 0.5 2023-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3c3de8d4-5b0b-4654-8b01-201f2a265cd0/IMG_6701-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! But… - Make it stand out Shiny shoes. Note the carefully blanked out price tag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3b664a25-4b27-4262-857e-aa60a9f7bbb2/IMG_6700-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! But… - Make it stand out My new boots, failing to make me look any less dorky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694809569447-W85J3RMVYE63ZF0KQH8D/IMG_5007-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! But… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1694809569593-YW5Q9GYZLLJ5TCPYS3FF/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! But… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a590cb65-ed13-4870-9d4c-019b240add60/IMG_4801-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! But… - Make it stand out We left Gandalf languishing in a field https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7e474557-f7fa-49c4-aa2f-22b82d0ec047/DSCF6736-compressed.jpeg Blog - At last! 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We can deal with that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6a2a5512-75c3-4680-b9d0-d96e9259d2c5/P9080311.jpeg Blog - Forest Chump - Make it stand out So, there’s a bit of storm damage… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5981ae50-7dfb-471b-b07c-d0135713563c/P9080315-compressed.jpeg Blog - Forest Chump - Make it stand out …we can deal with that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2a569bff-6814-4e98-999a-bc636a392e60/P9080314-compressed.jpeg Blog - Forest Chump - Make it stand out After all, we are intrepid explorers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3817d8b2-9cc6-4b75-93a1-88a3359a18ed/IMG_6742-compressed.jpeg Blog - Forest Chump - Make it stand out So far, so good. Time for a coffee break. 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Afraid of nothing except the sky falling on her head she sensibly kept her helmet on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/85d431ca-5d53-4ecd-8025-bc0b473f5e37/IMG_5640-compressed.jpeg Blog - A quick catch-up - Make it stand out Mrs P and Herr H shortly before eating too much. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/itsallaboutsole monthly 0.5 2023-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2e0f8316-b195-4ffc-9701-0ba45b8d5830/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s all about sole (and gaffer tape) - Make it stand out The Karlingerkees glacier from the bus stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ade715c5-3801-4a4d-88cb-816855791ee4/IMG_6499-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s all about sole (and gaffer tape) - Make it stand out Don’t let that lovely sky over the lower lake fool you. 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The lake, Ossiacher See, my starting point, is at 501 metres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/072dab61-c250-46ae-a0f6-d2f7fb76c25f/IMG_4169-compressed.jpeg Blog - Pass the Polka Dot Jersey - Make it stand out The lake got slowly, but reassuringly, further and further away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f612ae58-0ac5-4bd3-a220-fd685e850ce8/IMG_4167-compressed.jpeg Blog - Pass the Polka Dot Jersey - Make it stand out The end of the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b84d80f5-9db8-42b1-8d3b-502fd77c852b/IMG_4171-compressed.jpeg Blog - Pass the Polka Dot Jersey - Make it stand out Ah, so not the only idiot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6ab7b80d-9993-4af4-a261-8ccd55558cf3/IMG_4183-compressed.jpeg Blog - Pass the Polka Dot Jersey - Make it stand out My prize: Ice cream and the adoring gaze of my biggest fan https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/confiteor monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f90a7055-98a4-4fc3-b489-c3afcf569d0f/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Confiteor - Make it stand out A very tired Mrs P. 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Still smiling despite how dirty Gandalf is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4089da4b-9333-483a-92e3-b96a654e2a54/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Confiteor - Make it stand out Gandalf, chillin’ with his crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a7e26552-42f6-48f8-bb9b-6fffd528e368/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Confiteor - Make it stand out Time for a dip methinks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e4cb1319-eb47-48cb-84f5-c352533585e0/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Confiteor - Make it stand out The annual vanity shot. Spoiled only by the lighting, which makes it look like I am bald! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/43f130b7-5099-4c8f-96a7-4cbe261b5618/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Confiteor - Make it stand out Ossiacher See. So good I photographed it twice https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/alpinehutrant monthly 0.5 2023-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b0053982-32bb-4dc0-911f-e8d888c3f709/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out High on a hill stood a lonely Mrs P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/40be2115-22bc-4af6-b005-e5b1d9ce6a62/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out What you lookin’ at, stranger!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e0a8a1f7-ae8d-4382-883b-6956db1c5112/P8060135-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Rabantalm (‘alm’ means ‘high pasture’ - I’ve told you this before. Do keep up!) Don’t ask me what Rabant means. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a5766944-e520-482a-9168-d26839d73a05/DSCF6504-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out ‘Gandalf’ or ‘The Tardis’? You decide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8c8dd045-f9db-4a3b-bc88-571f3c6a07e3/IMG_6347-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out We were supposed to climb the one on the left, the Ankogel (3,252m), but settled for the one on the right the Kleiner Ankogel (3,095m) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1f7ada7a-fdda-4b69-b3bb-663677660985/DSCF6522-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Mrs P on the easy ridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ef6027b5-9660-486e-9b8b-9d6029c0a0a3/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Waving to the world on top of the Kleiner Ankogel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9e213820-8b38-42c7-a626-69ba11d9db45/IMG_4034-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Astonishingly, we had seen people coming down In trainers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7c2ed2d3-e7c2-4627-b193-757926e125f0/IMG_6362-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Me, taking my rope for a walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cd7538f6-4e7e-4a06-a9b1-6fe909c9672c/IMG_4035-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out What a view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/20dc92de-ab3a-4877-8f62-adca76dce337/IMG_4054-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out What view? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/78ea0f6b-bf9f-47a3-a728-2e86115ae71a/P7290070-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out The original Karlsbadder Hütte, near Lienz, was built in 1883 and had just 8 beds. It now sleeps 90. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4f890be6-b181-4ebe-b6c2-f21b1d603c7c/IMG_4039-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out My how things have changed. The dinning room at the Hannover Haus. Heating in every room, drinking water from all taps, hot showers and flushing toilets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/aaf6595b-a38f-4946-b95e-2fd919f94a2a/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Daily ramblings and are Alpine huts a victim of their own success? - Make it stand out Me, wondering what others think, while taking my rope for a walk. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/rainydaysandsundays monthly 0.5 2023-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a6b01dd5-7ebb-495d-a3eb-4125185b02ae/IMG_3960-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out The start of the gorge. We half expected to turn round and find Bilbo Baggins following along behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3571f5a5-fe3a-4cef-af95-625291b0c494/DSCF6484.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out The start of the climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a4f7a2fd-f6f7-4916-9adf-e78756f97122/DSCF6486.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out Check out those biceps as Mrs P traverses the glistening wet rock above the raging torrent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/26986557-d272-4ecc-9202-7edd72c6d3f8/DSCF6492.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out What? Me? Slip? Never! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3dd28346-8541-46f5-b07c-8a828a4d095a/P1080298-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out Are we having fun yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ea2f0c36-58f4-4476-bf2f-5abe19d4f422/IMG_3977-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out Slippery when wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/da6287df-ea7a-4d98-a71c-1818f8755310/P1080317-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out At least we won’t get wet feet... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e9eb51a3-2b22-4908-be1c-6f09e380e612/P1080325-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out … or will we? COLD! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4c7e951c-55c0-44e4-9add-2edee70d29a2/IMG_6292-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out Romanes eunt domus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d03b58b3-4861-4700-b968-6d17cf7fd530/IMG_6308-compressed.jpeg Blog - Rainy days and sun days - Make it stand out He’s not coming out. He’s been a very naughty boy. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/somuchforonepostaday monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/51e36646-6cfb-40f2-8ca2-96b8b63eb65b/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Does a wet day of driving beat a day in the office? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9401807a-b67d-42cd-a8e6-805dfc079e7e/IMG_6179-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Birthday girl at the Karlsbadder Hütte 2,260m (That’s the altitude not her age.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/69a8946c-9f80-4112-b056-24fa0f0402ed/IMG_6168-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Gandalf at the minor injuries unit in Lienz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6454dddb-97fe-4153-b6e7-d01dc47ac733/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Me looking like I know what I am doing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d67812ba-598d-4420-9651-a965dd867ed6/DSCF6468-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Some jolly climbing japes never get old. Like lowering Mrs P almost to the ground then leaving her to spin gently round and round. Such fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e36fa1ca-69ea-4a86-80f5-7eee86fa988e/P7290053-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out En route to the Karlsbadder Hütte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/406dbb57-1102-4f26-be8f-31931e0845e9/IMG_6178-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Very happy because coffee is on its way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7f7624f2-32e1-493b-b3b1-0d50d906f374/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Birthday girl number two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cc45b50b-b340-481d-8120-33ee028769da/IMG_6261.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out By the time this schnapps-fuelled photo was taken, the birthday girl had very sensibly gone to bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0721d752-6586-4a74-84b1-0b2053f3d8bf/IMG_3917-compressed.jpeg Blog - So much for one post a day. - Make it stand out Nearly there https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Itsallrelative monthly 0.5 2023-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d9028625-4106-4ad6-b28a-c8a8a32ab7aa/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out Mrs P on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/68da4062-51b2-4464-b084-2c9a116323d6/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out Bridesmaids reunited. I know, they haven’t changed a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2b1e8ba8-d4ad-4a2f-9ccd-e38b42b17a11/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out Built in 1964 this thing of beauty puffed its way up more than 400 metres from the valley floor. The train is pretty impressive too. It was built in 1889 and does the trip every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7bf150f3-7e55-4388-916d-4e78c51683e6/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out The only view I got of Herr K on his speedy electric bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d4738a9f-562a-43e5-a0c0-c54f28eeb29b/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out Me and Dr P outside the Goldenes Dachi (Golden Roof) landmark in Innsbruck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0c423e8a-ac00-4322-92c5-966071d8e259/IMG_4320-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out Me, Mrs P and a couple of doctors (only one of which would be useful if you cut your finger). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6ec6c949-c9aa-4fe3-8703-a665e83dfab6/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - It’s All Relative. - Make it stand out The hills are alive with the sound of windscreen wipers. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Igotblistersonmyfingers monthly 0.5 2023-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ce0b1c87-233e-4a6a-8dd9-a621c6976901/IMG_3696-compressed.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out Ouch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d9215779-a69c-4a3e-b94e-323771dec79b/IMG_3698-compressed.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out Ouch! Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2c8b5364-b94b-499d-95e0-e09c5eceedde/DSCF6453.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out It’s tricky getting a decent photo of yourself on a via ferrata. Mostly because it involves letting go with at least one hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2a6384d9-b79a-4c4d-94d4-9bd4ad0284f9/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out The very image of a drowned rat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fa2de8a8-58ae-421e-a889-2fdbcf02f566/IMG_3709-compressed.png Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out A sample from my Instagram page in which Julie Andrews sings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/457ef8cd-0b94-4fbf-b065-7a45c2eabb7c/IMG_3707.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out Scan the above image to follow my adventures on Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/16c902c6-275f-4782-af74-15b63681b567/IMG_3708.jpeg Blog - I got blisters on my fingers! - Make it stand out Scan the image to view my cartoons on Instagram https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Sisyphusmeetsthefernpass monthly 0.5 2023-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6b558c8f-b322-4f9e-93ae-e7ed64a930ed/IMG_3592-compressed.jpeg Blog - Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass. - Make it stand out We’re on the road to nowhere… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/421bf239-ee5f-49ec-b03e-e81673b3ba53/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass. - Make it stand out Oberkirch loves a good balloon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b1f0a125-8590-49cf-b004-2cf9d8c55fbf/IMG_3587-compressed.jpeg Blog - Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass. - Make it stand out Despite my best attempts to entertain, the driver was finding it/me hard work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/da7311ba-ee39-4549-9d5c-ed6bd7151634/IMG_3667-compressed.jpeg Blog - Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass. - Make it stand out Camping Rossbach at last. Let the holidays begin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fc535ba2-c163-4f32-88d3-3df6bc8d7563/IMG_3657-compressed.jpeg Blog - Sisyphus meets the Fern Pass. - Make it stand out The rock around here just crying out to be climbed. After a beer. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/hot&bothered monthly 0.5 2023-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1391a525-8ed6-4ca5-b594-28a20673a94f/IMG_3597-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out Mrs P swerves to avoid a Frenchman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2e73ca20-3ecb-47e6-8ce6-96e69ac5abc5/IMG_3600-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out Bourg la Rein was disabled on 22nd of November 1944. It was turned into a memorial by none other than General Leclerc. I failed to borrow it to march on Paris ironically on Bastille day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d0a2b4ba-bbbf-4722-b2d8-1168222943f7/IMG_3633.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out Oberkirch. So good the blew up some balloons in its honour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a075ade2-6288-41ca-b42f-1f1d38c208cc/IMG_3615-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out Oberkirch. Shortly before we retired to bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/153194cd-fa77-479d-97b5-b7eaa086a2f7/IMG_3638-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out Mrs P looking slightly less hot. Though not to my eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6259c232-7166-4f0e-b62b-9d727db1316e/IMG_3634-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hot, bothered and fleeced! - Make it stand out The more I drank the better my German became (not!) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Herewegoagain monthly 0.5 2023-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/109ebea5-9552-47dc-bf75-ca20b4eacf8c/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Here we go again - Make it stand out All other climbing eventualities kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/70d7d2f3-a700-41c0-bcd6-bd3fa94af872/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Here we go again - Make it stand out Alpine kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/351f312a-7b71-4ef7-b32b-7e12a72d48d9/IMG_3569.jpeg Blog - Here we go again - Make it stand out A novel use for a bike rack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0a6314bc-25af-4bf6-9cf8-cb7c9729f4db/IMG_3575-compressed.jpeg Blog - Here we go again - Make it stand out Gandalf hanging out in the Champagne region of France. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/long-covid monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/dd7e5d67-f514-4e17-8211-cc59af0e855b/IMG_3263.jpeg Blog - Long Covid - For many, the fight continues. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7b36387f-cae9-41b4-adb9-0129bbbfb949/IMG_3264.jpeg Blog - Long Covid - For many, the fight continues. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e27e5bc4-4ae5-4ec8-8c2d-4ce2a1bbbf59/IMG_3266.jpeg Blog - Long Covid - For many, the fight continues. - Make it stand out The above image is from the BBC. I hope they don’t mind https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/landlubber monthly 0.5 2023-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679518329839-N7O9K8BGK0RNTQ2BO69G/968690F1-5293-439C-A49B-70C764766B73.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out The Fram Museum, Oslo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679519450275-QD5VBD9CUW9LI4N1DW77/EFEE85E3-010C-456D-AB4C-EAFAA2D0E7C5.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out A statue of Roald Amundsen and his mates looking smug at the South Pole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679520501867-VQZ9DFAWR1NAJ026EO4C/43A71CAC-FE5B-47A0-9557-B8B95C9FB7E9.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out The Fram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679824374680-1TLD6YH5CGLTR93TW8HN/1578C7C4-09ED-452A-AF2F-560C737EDB10.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out The crew mess room was rather tidy I thought and definitely not moving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679824256703-220GBK4J9Q88NNPQGW28/62E57C64-FBBF-4E7D-B09B-0543F07AA3C2.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out The cramped crew cabin was positively stationary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679828068493-FMKXA1FVVHVH2NPM8SM0/B89D9FDC-4FC7-4741-88F1-A86A7145DC4A.jpeg Blog - Landlubber - Make it stand out Captain Mrs P channeling her inner Jack Sparrow aboard the totally inert Fram (pass the rum) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Slipslidingaway monthly 0.5 2023-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678997898762-EFSSKYI9KEYMF7K6NPGI/34D6D53A-F742-4587-95A6-718C0FDDFED7.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out A bit like the King’s Royal Standard this pennant style of Norwegian flag is often raised to signify the owners presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678998400312-U0813AFKAEMVIULYRPL0/ECE67896-919F-4084-B7BB-C840F4CC0541.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out Hey there Mr Blue Sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678998582381-E8HQ3ZFZJR7SCSOOGWVM/637C40EA-0620-46F7-9EC7-6278C976B533.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out All wrapped up and loads of places to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678998798467-E5K0X2CK71L7H31BA70F/50DBF819-C437-460C-BAE5-9AAB195A4A40.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out These ‘boots’ were made for walking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678999463110-4L3CLGNVO1NDD7PMA53V/7328BD25-BB12-434D-985B-2534577D58EA.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out Hello, is there anybody out there? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678999624336-399R7855JJ9I4YPRQV0W/9F6E0204-6FA9-482A-B02D-1255B56624A3.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out The only way is up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678999957589-VB2L8414LJKYVBV1ADBJ/B7296B62-B44B-4DB3-92D3-992136546E73.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out Snow, snow, quick, quick, snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679000090849-5TJS43O7D956JXPTLDRW/2BBFAB81-0B80-4B90-9086-5622F10C32D8.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out She went from zero to my own hero https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679000505091-HCOWUZ4YBJM5338OSJ02/0CB3D782-0382-4FAB-99E6-5C992060CFEF.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out Baby it’s cold outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1679001148946-1XXL73QJEIQCO7TZ8SP1/6C9116DF-D20C-4C0B-9613-F74283DEF2D9.jpeg Blog - Slip sliding away - Make it stand out How many trails must a Mrs P ski down? 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678737864001-IRKWYRZIV47QCYZ61VQ2/042BC561-BFBD-4D04-8E15-64D3AC5EDEBB.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Hilde asking if I am well insured https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678738496047-DRT3H4LNSDHAS6HYWZTO/7E04D973-C44B-47BC-B1FF-53DCC87F0E04.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Can I get out now? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678739277069-OGW4GXC633GUYXLOZHJR/F89F3039-FDBD-456A-8D9D-9FC89BAC19C2.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Hilde, literally keeping me calm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678740173281-1WSUZ92HD0HJ3N360XDF/C608AEE8-32D7-4FF1-8A8B-64386067D55F.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Not dead yet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678740802009-PB1LRUO3MO2JASVTS3KZ/97DE533E-4E9F-4E95-84DD-3234785DE509.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Sartorial elegance a la ice hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678743826800-I7XA6D8EKPIG7TJKKUL4/34569A2F-D763-4E80-A20D-6FEDF35FE705.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Me and the incomparable Hilde after my icy dip https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678741305144-HOA0E2NR8EDEZF9VCXZE/B0EC37B7-7A25-4D18-9570-83B511DA716C.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Mrs P warming up in preparation for her turn in the lake by cuddling up to Trond’s dog Slate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678741628186-OVFZWAI80FI9IUPJFLXT/4FF2FFEA-EF8F-4E91-8BD5-9C2D2A5041C4.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out He hasn’t changed a bit (still a better skier than me). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678741959099-XAD7B896RPWFB2KEQV1L/57F1C511-ED1D-48D0-B74C-F6F322B71C37.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Our marvellous hosts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678742124271-IPBC55DGI009NJRVDE0F/92D0A221-20D4-4272-AF27-3901C8B872BE.jpeg Blog - Ice cold in Ustaoset - Make it stand out Reunited. The intrepid conquerors of Nord Norge på langs. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Wafflesandhotchocolate monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678525912906-XEBF5KJZ9PI8GLWT58XU/85A3EAF3-4F24-402C-8EE9-C856DD2C434D.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Prestholtseter. A veritable oasis of warmth and hot comestibles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678526241911-NDXMRKT8VVNVHVKUB1CZ/5B35B104-3406-4A7E-907A-9F570DCDBA53.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Mrs P, disproportionately happy with her bowl of goulash soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678526605216-YDVR9QVBRA8021CODOD4/C6AEE322-48C0-4D0E-B2DA-0BBE9E8E285E.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Me demonstrating how to potentially get frostbite by putting skins on with bare hands. Doh! (No fingers were lost in the taking of this photo.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678526561387-PNW1WDVU6YRFE1TBN6WC/00D00F1C-9608-4C6D-9B17-98E5B1ADF6E3.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Human or android? Somewhere underneath all that is Mrs P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678541180523-7R29LS7E7J1PI31WO355/84B6F8B6-B99A-4029-B48B-85471520982B.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Mrs P finally realises that there just ain’t gonna be no chair lifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678542447378-Q1ATI2S72KGO4T3QBMTR/979D99CA-C329-4BA4-8452-BE085F83D0C0.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out “Did somebody say waffles?” Mrs P speeds on ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678542833774-SMEK3CDWRNEANNU40T1Q/0EDB9A67-3792-489F-9332-791D448FA08A.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out This halo phenomena around the sun is called a 220 degree halo. Spoiled only slightly by a passing airliner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678543149470-A2MBS0FN58Z7RYOC8ZWR/B2C6D947-1F2D-4191-AB46-9CE562903DC2.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Tuva. Legendary waffles and husky dogs. What’s not to like? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678544363046-GYUU1FJLZSOQAAQ8ED41/66DBBB89-4C4E-4DD0-AE27-93FD61FF5E5F.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Quick! Take a pho… Too late! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678544510057-XOUX13QL46PNUF9FB7EM/21F9A98D-964A-4C90-BF77-BDC1C0FCABBE.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Outside, Mrs P heads off to visit the doggies… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678544549009-N9RXVFKJX4C0KM3ZIN2V/404DF7BB-292C-4176-8105-28257306205E.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out …who think she looks like lunch. So, she doesn’t get too close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678605471659-H9SDH50IYEDRL80BXFNG/461E61D6-DA2E-4A94-8182-AE0DC42F9639.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Mrs P’s relaxed ski down to the frozen lake, Ustevatnet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678606068201-DGHTZEASW1DJQFAMKOOU/C3788D50-A191-49C1-B997-AC09E5E74943.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Ice… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678605866805-SCZ5FG27TBTH3YAJX4BC/F01E995B-7A5D-4BD6-8BD0-1C87DA48D19D.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Ice… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678605886216-40OBKHFUYRAM9MYUCMZE/36C7C748-C70D-4A2C-BD54-91376B1AE05A.jpeg Blog - Waffles and hot chocolate - Make it stand out Baby. (Alright, stop) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Likeaducktowater monthly 0.5 2023-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678291389252-CO214PY5TF1BD985DGKI/8C4B8E32-C09F-48CA-89F3-C785D7A8B6D8.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Worth the walk I think. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678291623949-85ZBGTYS9XDZN5ZXUU10/921D9360-6E7E-427C-9B77-CAECE14E236D.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out “Which way up do these things go?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678292184694-YDRA8O64FV5W6V7ZHGGK/9D95205D-6ECB-47FE-A1A6-6D0999D286A3.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Mrs P wondering where the bl**dy chair lifts are https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678292430738-8M2AQ5II105N2DUXWT7C/00971DC1-5A8F-4748-8220-1C13F6BEF452.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Mrs P perfects standing up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678304397861-B11DPT4ZRYTFJ9RLIPXC/E770D464-53B1-4B60-8D85-71BF09131DD3.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Rennedalen. The rough part of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678304716343-LUERDU66GJ6KM3MWZPXA/985C57FF-68F0-4FEB-8DF1-7DE761600699.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out A beautiful day. Though Mrs P hasn’t yet put her skins on, so she sees nothing but the ground and sweat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678304883119-BTXSK4DR5UNMID1LZTAH/41C56DB8-B355-406A-AECE-EF0A2C823FBC.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Mrs P in cold weather mode. Though, to be honest, it could be anyone under that lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678305826987-1QGYEINU3FSWEXCGKTHH/F7AFABD4-DB5C-4CD7-8A57-93074A76FA1B.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Mrs P’s intrepid tour guide with his somewhat excessive sandwich bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678306156418-RYL3JBSCI7EO2O0VTSN3/DDC755AF-B121-4473-ABFC-FF4225709F9C.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Some cabins are only used in the summer and slowly disappear beneath the snow at this time of year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678306213841-M5EDJO86JMWVMFTSJ0C1/2E1354E2-F702-4B92-8E5E-D69C179C1DE4.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Fun fact: Did you know that the Japanese word for icicles is Tsurara (つらら)? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678306257016-2QOA7VY8591LS266XG6H/2263E1AB-AF42-4C64-B117-C13C25C4B0FE.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Just show me a sign! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678308904382-9WVW375VJYEJSCYT3RCD/D1729E3F-22E2-4F0D-B357-1FA51B68C752.jpeg Blog - Like a duck to water - Make it stand out Picture postcard perfect https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/yousaytomato monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678047416265-NMYJJJ36JX1IMA8WZN8W/332D6A60-1E22-40E3-8957-F24FCA6379DC.jpeg Blog - You say tomato… - Make it stand out Thor’s hammer (though Beatles fans would be forgiven for believing it belongs to Maxwell Edison) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678047938945-J9GH89ENL8E2IJ2RRU09/46598A47-352E-4D4C-B82D-57A069E37D04.jpeg Blog - You say tomato… - Make it stand out I have one thing to say, “Brrrrrrrrrrr!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678048258646-V534455A2PVYX168SW6U/1E773F83-D05B-4EA9-A8BF-9E4B58ADAB10.jpeg Blog - You say tomato… - Make it stand out Me and Mrs P posing on the dock of the bay, Oslo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678048923496-WKW74CP4MQ0PHXOE0SQC/F2317F60-E43C-4AB6-B405-6E32421836A2.jpeg Blog - You say tomato… - Make it stand out A beautiful day for a train ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1678050756568-10MKQWQHRT8C0NTOFFWD/D0538F14-0D84-4509-9D34-C63CF0AB6932.jpeg Blog - You say tomato… - Make it stand out Mrs P pretending she doesn’t know me. In German. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Francesbiggeststrength monthly 0.5 2022-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/042af9ce-85ae-4e3f-83b9-21b29eb95b1d/F80D6708-5D72-4239-80CD-F83AF2D056B7.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Crossing the border back into France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3cc22d16-7697-4d4c-a46c-7771d90fc992/95EB1C9B-4BA2-45F4-8372-917226C2DAE5.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out “The Child” needs no support https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/867a0d81-a922-49c5-b188-8853a0d825a5/3B368CFD-EEBA-4E66-8074-832B88C6548F.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out A prize to those who can tell which one is not a mascot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/faac2eb2-ae55-407f-bc66-c47f215dc67a/F246ABF0-A726-4C56-BDEC-3547F9AFA779.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out What would the Pope say? Would Wicca approve? And whose is the climbing rack? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/72947850-5c35-4429-9721-a95555813f04/08038E9D-03EA-434F-B1C0-51B13EE66720.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Pretty, but useless. So, pretty useless https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/45c1ad08-26fc-43e5-9383-17be5681fe1b/B38B71AB-C2A5-4889-9764-C9C4816488B0.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Carcassonne. So good they used most of the letters twice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/73fca317-169c-4b2c-a58e-a11dcbd33bca/28E04972-AE22-44A9-828E-DDD07E3CEB6E.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Vin chaud pour deux s'il vous plait https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a865e7b9-fd35-4b59-b0b7-5180ea7c5a67/AD448C19-9723-4A1A-9A18-41CFB2814D5D.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out It’s beginning to look a lot like Carcassonne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6d869824-039a-4f1d-ac3e-4d8d05061371/C9999898-0F60-42DF-ADE7-EE30FE0474C2.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Honey. I shrunk the town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fedb78e3-3042-42a0-a134-dd506c0d3e93/001B3261-13FE-4D14-8CD8-523039FAB618.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out All with the amazing castle as a backdrop (if you stood on a chair… with a periscope. And were very tall. - Just a five minute walk away though.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d5be717f-4a74-4411-aaf9-c5766f70284b/00197A53-933A-4145-B3B4-887FA5FF836D.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out “Enjoying” a festive queue for roasted chestnuts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/520af608-b66c-4eec-b8a8-0fd528f5fe8e/34320A68-B4CC-4D42-A78B-F5B7129037D7.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out Such fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/44bc6ce0-c2f2-446a-b909-26d4fd7ca7c4/188D7313-FEC0-46A8-AC32-5D4E82193343.jpeg Blog - France’s Greatest Strengths - Make it stand out May the Farce be with you. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/DefendingCostaBlanca monthly 0.5 2022-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3c766580-24ad-4985-9ac2-275cc521fd93/40EADE01-004A-4D6F-88FA-19BAFAFDD3D7.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Gandalf, lost in a sea of behemoths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8a52f848-48ad-4f3c-bf95-f1eee5ccf6e7/862D7119-7A62-4A21-AF9F-2C55DF4152B5.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Altea Old Town enticing the crowds since the 1950s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3a79ea9a-ec1e-4fa4-b855-79301974af5a/8E77171B-FD1A-4486-880A-ABFE1736F11D.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Early morning mist. Just 5 kilometres from the hideous high rises of Benidorm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/67d42049-0815-44b6-b772-ec126c6c6de9/82873CCD-99BE-42E5-B54F-E49FEA4FDDE6.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Altea by night (and no, it’s not a Star Bucks) . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9e145b52-ad6e-4085-850b-b4f93871cd66/F0AA5B1A-E21E-4F2F-8609-CD39C63848E9.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out The Bernia Ridge dominates the view from Benidorm. Or it would, if the high rise buildings weren’t in the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8ef6cf7a-4c01-466d-8e29-675fc340fdc9/A513051E-1744-4420-A27B-4F0247A46B70.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Just an hour and several hundred feet of ascent later… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/313b50f5-c898-4097-b1a2-c0c9b2743aa6/5787F801-E580-4360-B367-E57A7AD04438.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Mrs P smiling happily because she thinks that I am paying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e75e3a14-1d77-4da1-aeee-b3a2ee9c58e8/05BB09CE-C22D-42D8-B5F3-2FA24C25B8D0.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Me, in my happy place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/527377ed-66a1-4ab6-a98f-1d85fad9f2f1/4D4A3443-73B9-4FD1-9262-B6D797E82F98.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Altea, from the free camping we spent three nights at https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b21091fc-bbe3-4212-9fab-160527844cc0/BCDE90B7-73E5-45D1-8286-078251155B86.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Free camping… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0e3f7a33-f0df-4172-b476-d4617243cc6f/9CA4C827-407C-4D70-B0D9-D4F5D6B1A1BE.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out …and cool neighbours… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7ca2db7b-1cd0-46b4-ba82-fafec5f3d1ab/C60AE9C7-D23B-47A6-9124-5D9DF9637737.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out …though the “shower” was a touch chilly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b5c2318b-ac55-4e56-9b31-633bb831c51f/05B9759D-F8DA-43DD-B45E-582236083F83.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Gandalf beneath the mountains of Erebor (not!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3c178521-289c-4703-98b3-58cf465029fb/0196ABBE-B336-49C5-8F9A-CE15B00C2D04.jpeg Blog - In defence of Costa Blanca - Make it stand out Thunderbird 7 responds to an emergency climbing trip. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Alcazaba-almeria monthly 0.5 2022-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9380378e-467d-4681-923f-33cbd45dec4b/0A63E7F5-E03E-4785-8680-5592A1ACFFC4.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f0344f5b-e22b-4262-a955-14e42cbe0c70/F4119924-9A20-4915-AA7B-78B94BAA293E.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Some impressive military architecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/105f2684-65bd-4599-a423-11dbf5062f39/4646BBD6-9BBB-441C-857D-C845DF1C148B.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Now no one cares who’s out there as long as they come to visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/251abcf1-f7f8-4186-9322-d47aec8a5c93/91FE4915-7C55-4121-A447-2325EA4B3D43.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Muslim or Christian, the same moon shone over both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b09fc1ae-814a-4967-821b-5d446b80b7f9/6331DEB2-3B6C-4F0C-9D66-E0279C5B1A06.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Ancient trebuchet park with some unused missiles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b29db658-dead-425a-9377-850e84594321/200B7ADD-2E0D-444D-8635-17CB9DA5BA93.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/911aa51c-08b7-437b-a18a-ee30d5d65654/647B76E4-B077-42C0-962B-990C4827486F.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out We love a good castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/45605eb7-92d1-4587-bae5-2cb4fac72573/3970D8A1-AA39-4EE7-A84A-03A68278E552.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out A few hundred years later and these beauties were installed… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2533a887-4f03-45ee-a103-534e0c3a1e37/24C21E71-6445-4176-BB5C-CE25186F771A.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out …to keep the town planners out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2fed89aa-62bf-482b-bace-bfaca9f27ec7/E6323CE6-3F1C-4BDE-893F-A78BEDC576F0.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out They are very moreish these moorish doors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/78593ea5-9fcb-44c6-bc77-dbdad40a3792/74E2E78B-A91A-450C-BF87-49C67DC42E9B.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out The gate through which we were evicted for telling tourists that the Christians took the fortress after hiding in a wooden horse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0dd2d62b-d833-450c-81e9-e2f007eb4188/89E8D7B7-414D-4D9A-8E3E-D2CA79E22103.jpeg Blog - An idle guide to the Alcazaba at Almeria - Make it stand out Always, no, sometimes think it’s me… https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/the-ups-and-downs-of-up monthly 0.5 2022-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0c722e13-f96d-431a-ad3a-c6957150e05e/DF498293-EADA-4077-AA21-408C8F71175A.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Mrs P is forced to confess that she shares the same tailor as Tinky Winky from the Teletubbies? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d7d0a156-a18e-45fe-8ac2-e76bacbfa487/39DE92BF-7E5D-4AFD-9910-095F709713ED.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Why are we awake at this hour!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d0f9009f-ba9e-4358-8e93-c5a8c6706e75/C86D0A4C-9123-489B-963C-81A06D6C5B13.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out The statue of the Virgen de las Nieves and Mrs P, looking slightly less like Tinky Winky in her over trousers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7cdb6e1a-93a3-4f59-950e-3a2795ee4c11/B836A29A-F418-4DD3-9E1A-A5228DAC8A87.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out The Pico Veleta Radio Astronomy Telescope. Looking for intelligent life because there’s none down here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3c611b15-4025-4425-bb62-f5b1401b9130/FDE4E4B5-FDFF-4E20-9287-3E02BC2D5A39.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Our summit (right) with the beginnings of it’s snowy mantle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fa008192-f74a-404b-8eab-ef7a2f700098/9126DB45-F653-47D2-BFB8-B31BBB359C77.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Eat your heart out Chris Bonnington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8a552eac-a1a0-4364-8ebb-2819752c9fcf/A6F78195-7B2E-4E75-A8C9-F9E867873E71.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Me, blatantly posing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1c1d45bd-f432-4f0d-be07-3ea32169ceb4/1CA245D2-08CF-4C55-A731-69D064F9C086.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Ali G and Tinky Winky on the summit of Pico de Veleta, 3,396m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5938b4c2-5a59-4081-8e6a-ac44d8faf830/D7A829BC-E786-498A-8459-E747418083BA.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out A great view of the only mountain higher than us in these parts, Mulhachén, 3,479m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7431a37f-68cc-4801-9e4e-78d02dc1fd1b/25D119BE-B056-4BC2-9467-A9F75E56CB43.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Mrs P demonstrates correct mountain attire https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/32ad104f-faf1-4cdf-99b7-e077a12159ba/3F69B953-C5C7-44B0-A0F9-0445EAA9AFD4.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Me, carefully avoiding a frosty end https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cf17fe12-45b4-4434-94aa-4a45de73c715/B0221EDB-AE9E-400D-850A-4406B3D31936.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out Shorts!? In this weather? Bloody tourists.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/03c6a230-6335-4c7f-95b0-8bc963e0e48f/58626C07-9C77-443D-AA8F-16A25400B6E5.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out The very cool Lenticular cloud that greeted us at the end of our hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/feb1d91a-3ab2-477f-bd43-f68b27c6556a/8550C290-8FD1-4C3F-871E-8A9377DD40A4.jpeg Blog - The ups and downs of up - Make it stand out The Virgin of the snows statue in daylight https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Rambla-Rambles monthly 0.5 2022-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4f748755-a7aa-4d3f-9bbd-e7515c1cc576/C41780C9-3D2E-4E6E-B86B-8E12C9B540C1.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out An ‘interesting’ view of the rambla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2345343e-669b-443a-a3be-aa4ffe8cb334/3BD375B8-FE42-4FA4-9471-90EDEB918610.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out It’s not all dust and detritus in the rambla https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/604a1e1a-11a2-4450-967b-09a41400fc9c/8EF4905D-5BB4-467C-B264-BA28F6E7E4A4.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Rambling Rose a.k.a. Mrs P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f766db42-0c00-46a0-9c4a-62a729a0cb9c/B5A7393E-B7DD-4AD8-BADE-9BC44CB5CD4A.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Why is everywhere we go in the top of a bloomin’ great hill!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9413bb6a-b29b-4a53-9e2c-8ac9a34a2c45/EB30AD28-05C5-4005-918B-6F5E5238FF62.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out No. We can’t take him home with us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/baa9a056-0622-4fbd-9b2c-df22602f48c8/EED05EE5-532D-458C-90EA-5BF3DB0D3C30.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Gorgeous gorge and even more gorgeous Mrs P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/131cf6d6-aa55-4953-bdd0-a8b4d55c1af9/CF48D37D-A9A5-4310-9C88-3A27091D417F.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Frigiliana. The view from above https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e889b25f-5442-45fb-8fa1-641c34084dff/A81B0784-73AC-41B4-965F-9FF22DAD8A4E.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Quick! Take a picture before another bride and groom photobomb the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/84fcb21c-983e-4563-ae2a-891b7955ee88/304A78D9-38CD-408C-8321-AD1F9CB7D9AC.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out A quiet corner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e2590383-ac97-4f5a-889c-9c50a2a990ca/136B9507-19A2-4A3D-8DD1-A7ED02D33E44.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Mrs P, trying to order an Uber while I’m not looking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3f2145da-bdc4-4e7f-afd6-81fa58c06828/081F2C48-3E6A-4601-8F64-DBD4E96F3C48.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Note man on right who is about to get wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6fe03a3d-2f65-46a9-a5ce-c41015c84993/E93A3981-4FC3-42EE-AF11-C14847923103.jpeg Blog - Rambling in the Rambla - Make it stand out Gordon Ramsey would be horrified https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/chatter monthly 0.5 2022-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/741174d3-580f-4d17-9268-395b66e52551/6195CB68-F5B2-444F-B7DD-F7457EAD2D4F.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out The resident dog at Casa la Plaza pretending to guard Gandalf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/69363356-4c1f-4406-9277-b2c8da8e7943/04A92EE7-3000-401F-A623-D1B66BD0BB62.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out The delightful Mr & Mrs H who foolishly shared their wine and steak with us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/eab26955-623c-4963-ae52-c9ae6493055c/6F955265-BDD1-48A3-AA0F-94083B87FAFD.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Three-Sixty goes up the left side and down the right side (roughly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/34424824-486d-4d3a-8ce1-f76d52933639/B83A860E-F4A0-4A8C-BB2F-45552F165036.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Now she’s happy. Mrs P enjoying lunch a couple-of-hundred feet up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/578e08fa-6f5a-4303-8833-3af79cf3300c/2D8057E7-55B6-4A3A-B463-E0F3558AA516.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out “If I just do that, then (grunt) this followed by a bit of… TAKE” - Mrs P happily talking to herself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7aef95e8-a5d4-46a0-9444-2db1b45ed440/5260E97F-19D2-4373-A88A-5FD28EDB0C23.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Is it time for another snack yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9fbdc2c0-5fd2-4d5e-b129-c7aeb0a18e55/F31414B1-EDDC-4C1E-874A-E9CFCF6B6BF3.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Mrs P playing Peep-bo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/eb882598-aabf-4902-a6e5-01dad6730b61/59B8E5B1-1A4A-4284-8F52-1D27A30D5281.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Sending Mrs P off the abseil first to see if it is safe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/592d20a4-5259-4032-a89e-e49daf2012d7/51582A6E-8892-481B-B32E-FB0A29985EA9.jpeg Blog - Chatter - Make it stand out Looking over the edge on the Caminito del Ray https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/defineadventure monthly 0.5 2022-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d341b9a2-0b50-4a8b-b421-6ba59ce43b95/11AA209A-05F7-4DB6-A50A-60359FA7F7DD.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out The somewhat monotonous interior of Spain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a2268cfa-b8aa-433d-80ee-00577681ed14/7191CD40-190A-4AEA-8C92-D3CAFC191042.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out Tilting at windmills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/88b33771-8eec-4c4b-aad4-786af16892c8/C4A8C932-1F26-4B60-A422-350041C5420E.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out This wide angle lens shot does nothing for my waistline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/266e3dde-8d3c-494e-80d5-956344ef2d9b/21556A9E-E03B-4B85-8DD7-932AF9B25742.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out Free parking on sea (Omaha beach, Normandy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/901ae5ee-a71c-4983-b383-93f4c183bdef/C8A563AD-64E0-44CE-80DE-2DE8623F9223.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out Eating in 3D. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/339df6c5-5f79-416b-a110-b69cc33e4e23/9005CB3A-0044-424C-8C2B-DA747D30B5EA.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out From this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ff22c53f-92e4-4fdf-9971-2ca81b329c09/55313ED9-C251-4F1A-9E59-CF7B82993400.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out …to this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/01119fc9-dc0f-4581-b724-a22340db9896/BADF2238-2B96-4343-B460-E03A968C7173.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out Via this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c87bb9f9-dc8d-4760-9566-8f6060c6ded9/DA3D1A64-DAFF-4639-8644-F3DA86CD6DF1.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out …this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3c27ce0b-8a38-44fc-be4f-b77d0d377103/9D1B305C-7216-4FCE-8C38-CFE1C11DB2BE.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out …and this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f8ad313a-3887-4d02-a80f-475943ce0b4c/62267446-33B2-4870-AC85-E2E7B6E2F242.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out The closed, but prettiest, bit of the open air Don Quixote museum in Puerto Lápice, Castilla-La Mancha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2d2f5a47-e474-4a64-81e3-6fc856278f6a/6FA9351F-7979-494C-AD7A-DC3FFA4AF1E9.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out There is always a silver lining (and coffee). You just have to look for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5e81ee88-eefa-4424-a34a-72651cda6c2d/9A20D624-F845-4D4E-8CF2-04CC752BA8A4.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out The writing is on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4765d729-6bc0-44bc-8f32-45ab22f435c9/E85210B9-B73A-4ED8-84D9-F5319EE289FC.jpeg Blog - Define Adventure - Make it stand out Gandalf takes a well earned rest beneath the avocado trees https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/emergencyprotocol monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5f01d28d-6ac7-48c3-94c2-b8795dc1961c/6144F81D-4541-436F-81CB-6E91AC03BCD4.jpeg Blog - Emergency Protocol Activated - Make it stand out A cat in Saile de Bearn en route to see what all the fuss is about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b03476a1-7452-4d5a-a2c8-ac2a9f54eb12/5C4E891F-0906-4354-9D1E-49C25C145B95.jpeg Blog - Emergency Protocol Activated - Make it stand out Mrs P trying to find the emergency cake supplies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9b63e3a7-62a0-4d04-8d74-d94b89afb6a2/F2EFE724-B07B-4AFA-8B70-8B055A3BE726.jpeg Blog - Emergency Protocol Activated - Make it stand out Coffee and cake? Don’t mind if I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/701c3b79-12f5-445c-a16f-041e524ad5f0/A9C394F6-735E-43A6-B9F3-C6E67C52EB88.jpeg Blog - Emergency Protocol Activated - Make it stand out St Jean Pied de Port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/528a18f1-1711-4157-a785-be82fba6da6f/316B9990-2B43-4885-A912-AD64E6D0B4A4.jpeg Blog - Emergency Protocol Activated - Make it stand out Gandalf and washing (I know, mostly pants). https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Escape monthly 0.5 2022-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1da2630b-dae4-4ecb-8bee-4182bdbac458/57115F1E-719F-4BC2-98F1-258E92B2038F.jpeg Blog - Escape - Make it stand out Gandalf eye view of running away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/17c4dd5a-fcec-42a8-99fe-0e9d87b460b6/CFE46BAE-C6A7-4157-B253-A7C7328F0AE0.jpeg Blog - Escape - Make it stand out How many Prime Ministers do you think the UK will get through while we are away? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/87c90dc7-7e91-4bf7-8b6f-893626779303/0F081244-2CEA-4B42-AAAD-934BDA48D05E.jpeg Blog - Escape - Make it stand out Mrs Ps museum firing squad ignore her pleas to “shoot me now!” until she has looked at “Just one more gallery.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/aff1f1b0-e428-4e90-b1e8-d03c8b429926/E065626E-2380-4448-A0E2-CC596F629ED5.jpeg Blog - Escape - Make it stand out The really rather excellent Overlord Museum https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/future-adventures monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1662558538528-C241IXQEIHKBFHRAC5C8/IMG_0454_SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1662558538780-WQCD8WXQ0YP46GXF1GMZ/P8140254_SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1662559694711-3TXGTA3Y2KMWTMR4MWNA/P8200024-SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1662559693635-01J5OX4O3YPZUNYE910Z/P8200005_SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1662559693323-J5M65Z0ZMDW92OKM1TSH/P1080142-SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1fb7bccd-c607-4453-b339-47b03ae30fcc/IMG_4251-SMALL.jpg Blog - Future adventures & current activities - Make it stand out Coming soon to a village hall near you https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/this-week-in-2017 monthly 0.5 2022-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ee00cd57-eb16-4315-98f6-7dd153265be0/DSCF0592a+small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out Alpine flowers doing their thing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/27978027-37bb-48e4-9903-017fc9218d29/DSCF0594Small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out Somewhere near the Wildstrubel, 3,244m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9d745dd4-7d34-4c5b-a1fc-dd00c990ec48/DSCF0685small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out The first clue that it might take a bit longer than half a day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bd59836f-f904-4b06-a40e-55821d8303e4/DSCF0703small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out Mrs P still smiling. You can see the path we had taken up in the right of the picture and the traverse route angling up from the right of her gloved left hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092810824-MK5VCIQF96ES7XU5CPBO/DSCF0721small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092810921-T8DFRS0HIFFI507NUS2C/DSCF0726small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092813108-MV5ZH3G4HLTANSAM0KPX/P1050941small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092813184-JKLALN0V64CCWVR1C53D/P1050949small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092815228-FYC95QIFPEOFF7QH28B1/P1050951small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659092815560-0JTA5IXQ2HOC2UX9K4MS/P1050952small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659098959114-DEMOBHVDEIH72V65ROZ5/DSCF0765small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659098958765-IG0P90039FIAD7MQ3W10/DSCF0779small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659099093270-I8VDUCXEU9ZAN3N33ETK/DSCF0738small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659099093215-2GC8YICE8L1A5WDNI8P2/DSCF0740small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659099095449-O8Z4H9G5Z72NUDAZBDP7/DSCF0742small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1659099095777-NXOW4SEBXRQ9P9I74477/DSCF0744+%281%29.JPG Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5c5ca51b-6b2e-415c-b93d-97d90a892213/DSCF0749small.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out The birthday girl arrives. “Is this where the restaurant is?” she foolishy asks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0c0d9985-095b-46b0-8568-ca9f7d766e2b/IMG-0179.jpg Blog - Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb - Make it stand out Somewhere, in a dusty dark attic, there is a painting of Mrs P ageing. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/the-world-is-full-of-interesting-people monthly 0.5 2022-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/59a3155a-f791-445d-ba48-0c54e6b60e80/IMG-0127a.jpg Blog - The World is full of interesting people - Make it stand out Showing my age - Memories of old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2604a4c9-28cd-4975-bfb7-bd69b6c4cd7e/Akshay+screenshot_02.jpg Blog - The World is full of interesting people - Make it stand out Zoom is a marvellous thing https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Talesoftheriverbank monthly 0.5 2022-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2151888e-3991-4641-a8c8-9cca4b53aa0f/09432430-1560-44CC-8CF8-666FFC561722.jpeg Blog - Tales of the riverbank - Make it stand out Sunrise! Why, oh why am I awake so early? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/957e2d78-273b-4700-a26f-f0143e5904e7/F850E6D5-3AD7-4C21-9381-7B3F30AD59D3.jpeg Blog - Tales of the riverbank - Make it stand out My mate (also Mr P), new kayak owner and style guru https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8a664943-64a7-4ab3-b2f1-51ad6a72e276/134759D5-6416-4543-A906-C9222B452540.jpeg Blog - Tales of the riverbank - Make it stand out Which way up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ff9a7615-7783-4a90-aa21-00c89bd9f26b/D3DC9CB6-DF46-46AD-98E0-3CB4D5E0014E.jpeg Blog - Tales of the riverbank - Make it stand out An early morning swim session for these signets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d52f112f-405b-42b7-aee8-75d0af0e4163/AC1D00F2-CCB8-4039-9200-729F97051F6E.jpeg Blog - Tales of the riverbank - Make it stand out Two Mr P’s (I’m the one on the right) failing to be as photogenic as the baby swans https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/up-on-the-roof monthly 0.5 2022-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3f6ada88-30f9-4bfe-81b3-4bbdb7abe3e1/IMG-0424.JPG Blog - Up on the roof - Make it stand out Up on the roof while, for some reason, Mr J stands to attention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3b0101dd-6e35-4532-ad86-328620c67c6a/IMG-9926.jpg Blog - Up on the roof - Make it stand out Job done! (Well, one side of the house at least.) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/the-six-golden-rules-of-writing monthly 0.5 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f3044a20-9e0a-4bf7-a12a-4832ee65d66a/writing.jpg Blog - The Six Golden Rules of Writing - Make it stand out Right, or wrong, I write. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6807c4c7-b2e4-4732-bada-1b674d5c74f3/Wargrave+literary+festival+16062022.jpg Blog - The Six Golden Rules of Writing - Make it stand out The Wargrave Literary Festival - This man (Nick Butterworth) has sold more than ten million books! I’ve sold none. 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Trond would be proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/946ee0c3-77ff-4f9b-99a9-84e7707e1607/20220413_110018394_iOS_Small.jpg Blog - Return to Planet Earth - Make it stand out I finally caught up with Mrs P at the coffee shop where I decided to carb up before the ride home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c2e1cf07-02c3-4403-82c3-937cb23feac5/20220411_095543495_iOS_Small.jpg Blog - Return to Planet Earth - Make it stand out My unwashed kit being used to fertilise the garden. Keep your eyes open for an illustrated kit list at some point in the future. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day59-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6a20ea95-d695-49b8-855e-a07dccf59537/C45D511B-C979-4C62-87DA-CDF6D920953A.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Nordkapp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a6697df9-4ff5-4d5b-a3c6-3379b901defa/1E9169B5-0966-419E-819D-632B12CAE858.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out LeavIng Honningsvåg Trond quickly discovers the error of his ways as he gets to carry the rucksack for the first hour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/93ab32e5-e682-484a-8d54-f117e0edc2ee/94CC4A5A-77F8-4706-A81B-C29DA8F45CBD.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Can you remember way back when the distance to Nordkapp was a bit longer? (3rd January 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d0b870d0-ef2b-4ff2-8a12-50757747b1f6/2B5C64E0-FD8D-47B8-A84E-3E3002832401.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Beautiful views across the fjord back towards Honningsvåg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1048c741-9e3c-4307-ac4a-f2c9b78f4dec/AC2EFF19-1A1E-4021-9853-AEF7CAA65526.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Trond may be somewhat shorter than the average, but even so, that is one big snow bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/656a17af-98b6-42ea-8bd2-5d6986b5f266/2F946185-6555-4E6E-B8C3-7D17A99B80B4.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Getting closer. On the high plateau where the wind howled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d9806d28-3f09-4d18-a887-92516bf62fd5/E8AC527B-50F7-469A-A2B5-A8D45F9EF76E.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out The end is truly in sight (and power cables) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0c9da190-159f-444a-83c4-7eac758ac446/1B4034D4-C72E-464C-8A25-AA1DD9219F32.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out An extremely brief break in the cloud reveals our final destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a8cf0128-62ea-4f1d-8b38-12a1d58b2ec2/952F8F40-6563-4705-BBC3-2E28E063C945.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out Is that what I think it is? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6275745f-539b-45ba-9720-5608bc132be4/7A98095E-CF8C-488E-8857-790A38F7BFEA.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out One happy camper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6f2b6cb2-0e7a-45aa-a62f-9d637ed10ebc/7EDD683A-1943-4822-9C97-6527B0E01B8A.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out And suddenly it’s all over https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/dad96152-cde5-4e08-a821-dabcfd40b112/0360D465-52C6-4E52-A1AD-9B80B4B37293.jpeg Blog - Day 59 - Nordkapp - Make it stand out A very much appreciated touch of luxury at Gauter and Tove’s home in Hammerfest. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day58-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/69e6ed91-ec65-4cc6-b22e-d8c2f3157741/05497F6E-4AC0-4B1C-ABD9-3F4A8451AA2C.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out My breakfast view (and power cable) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/872e437b-c580-418b-81de-9e876f84d567/8B13ED60-D941-46C8-92BB-3C0A984FD8AD.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out About a third of the way up the hill out of Repvåg. Note the traffic queuing to follow the snow plough convoy round the peninsula road below.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7666f3de-c794-435c-bd75-5c6477db055e/DBB244F3-54EC-4A7F-BEB1-B6364D33DF67.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Looking back as we take a short cut across the peninsula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e6d13a7b-71f9-42d1-b106-0866ba10957b/C5038004-452A-4F03-8B29-5A2E057EA1D6.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Approaching Kåfjord I am disappointed not to see viking longboats https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/630e1c94-a2ba-4737-87c5-fbf781c1eb1c/56EC0979-F21E-470D-9217-C120858027DA.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Trond desperately hoping someone will offer coffee as we pass the cabins at Kåfjord https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5e268d43-568d-4c07-9d7a-14cb6e5afa60/5572256E-478C-43EB-9780-99990D1ABF2C.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Not exactly clean, but. Certainly skiable at the side of the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/34b22f56-6aa3-49e9-a43b-5c0da0b8c208/B5C61DF5-881B-4FB7-897C-9C803831F7BD.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Say, “Brown cheese.” (You have to be Norwegian to get that joke) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/55a643e9-3a1a-4eaa-9261-0cb3ad479753/23E78302-14C1-4EF1-B9B2-291E52B48C56.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out The cabins at Sarnes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b84426ed-db29-4c8b-9b5a-fd71d9f9fc25/9482A38C-4293-46A0-956B-8ABF92D52906.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Enough king crab for four. We ate the lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/62adbfae-b124-46a1-8b8c-1a9fe98c8a49/C269B487-1627-41A9-958F-FB01AA9A6054.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Pining for the fjords. The view from our cabin (no power cables) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ab14e7a2-a6c5-454c-a243-7b68b9a8871a/9DAFEB83-1AF2-4B3B-94F7-4F6598F378D4.jpeg Blog - Day 58 - The Penultimate Day - Make it stand out Are we there yet? https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days56to57-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/53d985be-3ebb-4688-9276-72ca21c383fe/FBD06FD3-EC9C-4123-A036-073D249B2976.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Leaving Skaidi and heading ever upwards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3aead5fe-9b77-4e66-8fe7-4698a4c37c4b/602A8D86-AFE1-49F3-A1F2-A56522EBEDF1.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out A room with a view (of power cables) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8175aca2-8272-4a21-ae66-3c1f35d18eb3/5977058A-CFCD-418C-A065-8479818E426B.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Beautiful weather (and power cables) greeted us as we set off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d5ea3676-615e-4ba7-9434-d2c9beb95c69/2AC5C2D6-9689-49D9-80C0-36C8ACDF67BD.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Battling the wind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/eab000cf-ffdd-48c0-b2ce-578f63921c04/DEB8C44F-65D8-40D3-973A-B81BC67E7727.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out The sea. I wonder if there will be a chip shop? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9f9f5ad6-07f7-4c18-8b3d-cfd34288ac86/C5813BA1-F50F-458A-A483-A71541757E4D.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out A rather calmer looking sea the following morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e60519c1-650e-4763-a674-9ad84a012259/E11E9290-4AE5-4E1B-8DCE-641DAF9B1764.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Nordkapp just 78km. That includes 16km of tunnels that we have arranged a lift through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6713567f-0cfd-4b49-8a3d-7e19a8f1970a/B4E1B556-82B0-44BB-9ECE-B39979459E8A.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Trond immediately turns on the TV on arrival. (He’s looking for the cartoon channel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3a11a63b-8bcb-4567-8e66-a13b7b8bb63d/1DE99BDA-9CC2-428F-9A64-15CC74886D4F.jpeg Blog - Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight - Make it stand out Our food bags litter the once tidy kitchen. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days49to55-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7cda4a80-89fe-4843-bfe1-1720e3ab7bef/C2C061B3-4722-41B2-9155-FE3D6BC0BE16.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Dr. Bunsen-Honeydew I presume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3b8d95be-1b61-4129-917a-4e2ac958dd6b/5A8274A1-502D-4C17-A1ED-70A65153DC66.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out I don’t know. You wait 40 days to see one up close and then 300 come along all at once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c5c250ee-6215-4568-8433-24865996f2ce/4018E95D-4FA4-47DF-BB89-BB01DBA29190.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out This building, now å mountain hut, at Láhpoluoppal (good luck pronouncing that one), was the only building in the area not burned to the ground by the Germans during WW2. They used it as a small barrack room when patrolling the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3a6de746-4ccb-4695-a5b9-67c89de7448d/1168C365-E6FF-4CB6-9D96-0AD256F2FADC.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out My how Trond did laugh! For some reason I’m really good at falling over on the flat when I am not even moving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/21d7113d-9e2f-4be3-8651-9dc17015f397/84F33E9A-EFAB-41AC-ACFE-673FCF84BC00.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Our most marvellous hosts; Alice and Kenrobert (and friend) at the Šuoššjavri Fjellstue. Such lovely people. Book your visit now. It is a marvellous place. Sauna, waffles, great food, waffles, great company and did I mention the waffles? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/efabf87c-bf3a-4c7a-9bfe-f4a3d008338d/3B86F064-90F6-41D6-A01C-44547A14D4EA.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Early(ish) morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/92275368-dde5-466b-b25a-e9b3e04db8cc/3FD5E439-EB27-42F9-8CC6-071260EB921E.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out In Per’s kitchen for a very early breakfast at the Mollisjok Fjellstue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a951a020-cb0f-4de7-b3f6-74c59b992efe/EA880F6C-7C1D-40BB-B88E-3F510926F163.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Vegetarians look away now. The dried reindeer heart Per gave us to snack on (98% protein!). Breakfast of champions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1d3cd000-dcd9-4df2-9302-890e98bd8f88/F8D32C48-1B6B-4C20-BF0F-02931AC25737.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Per later caught up with us. Just to check we were going the right way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2bc05824-c772-42ef-8c2f-8bab36d62c1e/A8C3C016-D23A-410E-9D07-E21AE79E25D3.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Fighting through the trees near Bastigamen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bbb16cba-e14f-4b7d-bed3-0f8c63f647d4/CD53DB91-483B-4722-8BD5-E6C465AAFEB5.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Bastigamen. It took soooo long to get to I changed it’s name. I’ll let you guess what to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3e45cf65-ece1-4037-bb9b-0275d3e5f750/0B179E24-1944-47AC-B500-1BAE6791AA49.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out So, that’s what they look like inside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1e0b3f18-11d0-42c2-9f73-27108fc70e4a/0A917E2E-5865-4F17-922E-9D5ED41C932F.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out A shadow of my former self https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4b258b7e-290e-40fb-a164-717b65706ae7/E14B6508-1AF6-45EA-99DF-81CFEBBCD001.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Get ready for a cold night. The camp on the way to Skaidi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c85e00f9-c5ad-4c69-8c61-ca5579785e20/BB737710-5EC1-49B5-819A-210C3EB904C0.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out A touch of frost on the ski tips the following morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/83226413-ccf9-4aab-810d-6b6c30705249/55D279CA-FE63-4242-A349-16405F82BB18.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Final shop for the final 4 or 5 days to Nordkapp. That Trond, he knows everyone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/be124c06-c346-49c8-ba13-42f521840f52/540CDBFA-6D92-4AC4-8025-BC8A26DF823B.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out Trond and his marvellous friend Gaute, who put us up for the night in Skaidi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fce2d653-9c5f-4b74-88f1-1a0688f1a33f/A10B33A8-3443-4043-A709-F20FBFD50BDA.jpeg Blog - Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier - Make it stand out The view of Norway I will remember the most. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days44to48-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/85d24bd7-645b-43d5-965f-e8c9d540802b/BBFCBEAA-B7BB-47FD-87B5-661FA34D7408.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Leaving the utterly marvellous Lapland Hotel at Kilpisjarvi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/17147542-f1d1-484c-8db7-56a7d3aa1231/E56FC5BF-9BD3-4043-BBFE-EA8C35C22823.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Finland. My favourite because no huge mountain passes await https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b15180b7-04de-4252-91e9-7c3abf53ba98/0F3565C4-27C5-4C6B-8A31-3125FA6C7F95.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Managing to not get lost in Finland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fbacf8de-825c-4d20-b1f8-3d9055ebbba9/C556CA0E-90D9-4441-8E08-E4F2840B3DB1.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Ski scooter track marker graveyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2e77fdde-9ca9-46e2-af61-821576180d55/DF54EB76-42B7-4F6E-A32E-A26E5C694356.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Other methods of transport are available https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6a128832-f79f-4edd-946c-8c52769d160e/343116CB-42C9-4079-9292-B7FE0D6AA379.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out There are thousands of reindeer out there. This is a picture of where they aren’t https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/905300f2-6721-416a-8fbd-8081cfeb7e06/5C0ADB16-4FBD-4119-AB8B-E88B779CB9B5.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out The only people I will ever overtake (slowly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5112221c-086b-45e2-8341-9d063f5bbef9/F2EE8F41-AEF6-4C40-9BF2-14F2386F8226.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out This chap is traveling to Lindesnes and back again. That’s more than 5,000km!! (And it’s not even the first time he’s done it!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f97d2450-2f12-4229-b6d2-68d135819c05/85A4D41C-CA5D-444B-9A22-3A6B570AC51B.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/68459550-a7a5-4deb-82ce-89e27d10b246/EF48533B-F4FF-4B04-BF05-149B317228AD.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Trond outside a hut filled with Swiss, Germans and Finns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e6f05900-22ee-40bc-904d-293a310ae802/B848BE13-C5D1-4FAF-A096-1EFF64568C93.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out #guttapaalangs - Frikk & Jørgen (or possibly Jørgen & Frikk) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/643d9b37-32ce-40ff-9cde-8e1899289398/3CE9211B-39CC-40AA-9D10-A2FBC586D57E.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Light snow outside the Wilderness hut, Hirvassvuopio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/41e110da-0676-410b-bf82-0ee1547df33e/C548F65B-0C3C-49D2-BCBD-4BB23F129976.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Trond desperately searching for his hair brush (inside the Wilderness hut, Hirvassvuopio) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ec818448-a13f-4631-b4e1-06fb3d5fdfb8/60BEF6BB-9043-466F-ADCE-3D7EF51F2430.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Passports please. Crossing the Finnish/Norwegian border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a75085c6-b8a6-4b34-9c61-b2209afddd08/2DE206A0-F9B7-4B15-B10E-B04450D17D1E.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Traditional Sami dress ably demonstrated despite the hangover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bf258708-a642-4219-8d16-21264eac19c0/E4BB1C24-4640-4889-8EE5-B65EB63D940E.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out Sorting out food for the final push at the Thon Hotel, Kautokeino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5642873e-5a5f-4497-948a-7e67bd456ebc/76BAC2A7-0829-4A74-9FC2-7AAC0E3FB0C1.jpeg Blog - Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume? - Make it stand out The marvellous Nils at the Thon Hotel, Kautokeino, who cooked us the traditional Sami meal, Bidos despite the kitchen being closed. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days36to43-npl monthly 0.5 2022-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4681a635-3449-4936-9588-f6759107bcc5/86FB7158-B004-474E-89B2-46D0B71469C2.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Packed up and ready to go after our first camping night out of Abisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b1464353-2bf7-4eed-a09f-f23babbb9116/1E3A15C6-4F70-4B2E-93B5-F7A3571ACB2A.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Our tent pitched outside the full (two people and a dog) Havgahytte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/12a4de73-08b1-4aa5-a431-87968b9119dd/585891E9-D196-4ED2-B9CA-F1939BE5D27D.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Eric and Lea demonstrate modern technology (fairy lights) to Trond, who looks on in wonder - At the Havgahytte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/10aa537c-73aa-4ab8-aa24-a634f7e899a6/3836C1EA-BA0E-410C-A928-2D8BB2BE1679.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Whiteout conditions captured in glorious technicolour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b030ace9-a9d7-4a73-b993-1c2972f527a9/3AAE9272-90C9-4015-A30E-9065788B46B9.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Living the dream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/81345d01-ba21-4ddb-807e-e2a0ce60a72a/A03C075F-74B8-4456-B254-95D0A7B7A753.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Safe in the tent Trond starts looking for his earplugs (allegedly, I snore) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/21efc34b-9193-4297-947a-6ddced3ccdd5/429EDE28-F304-484B-B047-C9936364AB63.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Trond wondering how I could possibly miss such a big lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9b5d9ff8-73a2-4218-9942-850815d1e8ce/5249258C-46D1-4189-88C2-E5CD259ABED7.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Drying our stuff at the Dærtahytte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6624791f-6808-4154-bb63-64cd2e68e663/998A2ED4-085F-4E85-B5E9-D94B95510D04.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out We left the Dærtahytte in beautiful , but windy conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/baf6c7ff-15e1-43f7-af48-793a2f0743d5/DCEF02AD-E27F-4061-A0E7-8DBD2159C9ED.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out A rather blustery day on the border of Sweden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7b19c26c-9831-4380-9e7a-317e647c2456/7F344232-B565-4ECA-949C-509829D92130.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Me trying to hold the Pältsastugan hut down in the high winds by leaning on the table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a64b0975-cd25-4ff7-a1a9-02d3b3ccf386/15556A7F-FE49-46D9-A403-858B4ECE1E9C.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out I demonstrate a patch of rotten snow. We weren’t smiling the previous day after skiing for 7 hours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0189d9e0-38a2-4f9b-82c7-b7fdd8136d41/6DFC26DD-7CAF-448E-B231-81446ADBF659.jpeg Blog - Days 36 -43 - I just blew in from the windy city… - Make it stand out Still smiling (just) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/days27to35-npl monthly 0.5 2022-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/413aa88a-b3d2-4228-a5bb-b8c37d0f62b6/2A9A5CA3-BC9C-4882-8874-39987758C71B.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Pulky get stuck in. Again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0982b5e1-7927-4eba-843c-5a05a726d182/8E6B603A-B093-437D-AC79-A99014B05059.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Trond looking shorter than usual in the deep snow (changing skins). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7e6aa07e-61c0-4a67-b5a5-1f08995fbf79/F396C70D-304C-428F-BE34-9A94B013C062.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Pulky giving an idea of how steep the ground was and how heavy he can be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c9a1a8bb-f4e3-49d8-b8df-9c2720d2109d/63061A96-1249-4B98-A30B-FE0CA55F4A26.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Arriving after dark we pray that we don’t need to chop wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/26319ed1-7022-4779-aa7d-66515e9993ad/D8790CB9-4161-4AA1-9D63-CDCC7F4F0F92.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Leaving the Sorjushytte for another morning of terrible visibility and deep snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cf1fd51c-c265-494b-97f6-df2d1212d14e/B5B0D9BB-D38C-44AF-B10A-7ACE0B76090F.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out A great little hut we found to eat our lunch in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5cebcd4f-a414-4e33-a253-b69f4df5ba92/B177809F-0BEC-4D0E-B745-46895DB8249F.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Leaving the Stáloluokta hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ddd71520-1ba8-4285-919f-806bdab053c9/5B7B6D9A-42F7-4755-B647-D5387197C9C7.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out A snow covered gamme (For those with poor eyesight, it’s on the left) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5bbd29f2-0c27-4f4d-ad8a-bbd48b47622e/2BFC0D8E-DF0C-4257-B574-3D8DE5C4C385.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out A Gamme not covered in snow (taken a few days later). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b44edbc8-725d-430e-9680-01200ec2db79/B3356801-AD94-40C7-B5D0-E0399A3EB704.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Some very friendly locals off out to collect wood (and make a lovely trail for us to ski in) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3b3cffda-ff2e-4148-9ff4-40a9f4290b69/FE7AB659-A2EB-49A9-A00D-7DE50794A6DD.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Tomas demonstrates how to make friends by sharing his whiskey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/38206b91-831b-431d-84a8-3f53ba2705db/31110E86-3AE4-4408-B30B-92B6CA8EBC5D.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out The three amigos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/833da88e-39c6-4edb-ba85-7fd0f433f35e/AEBD02AA-1CBA-4DAE-9EE6-58334D94BD2F.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out First new skis, now new ski poles. Trond adds to his collection of new kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6e75b204-8055-48be-b8ef-bd6c42ae2cd2/EA7C2508-E22E-4994-BFA4-4A186B26D09A.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out “Left, right, straight on… Make your bloomin’ mind up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6b173862-dc57-49b0-89e8-727583f9c059/2D1DAB18-F3DE-4CA2-95AD-DF104D36D097.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out The delightful Beatrice shows Trond the difference between a lake and a mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ae2dfc28-ed34-40ae-9579-b459a786a45d/FC97A909-0522-44ED-B42F-3BDB9029AA95.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out A rare bit of downhill action for Pulky and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c2971bff-ca2e-4e45-b3bc-35a2c4bb84cb/9393AB62-646C-4226-A221-3B93F63FD933.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Pulky makes friends outside the Alesjaurestugorna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/59213cac-9cc9-4d14-8a8e-d944ddf686e6/5FC05E12-435F-4B3C-8AD1-3E4862D75754.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out FINALLY I got to see the northern lights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b9096868-bbf4-49f5-a856-b287da463b2e/73455C2D-87C0-4B55-BFB1-4773D76B21AC.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out After more than a month of practice I demonstrate the art of standing still on skis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ef45b242-0a40-4c24-8049-81be7b139de4/D7D65F10-95FC-4119-BF7B-8FFACB98D281.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out It certainly beats dehydrated pasta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/87a3a36f-d4b2-4757-b7aa-6ef770cc2696/112A3B42-06CD-4B91-8FE9-8BB18F2FB77C.jpeg Blog - Days 27 to 35 - 7 days in the wilderness - Make it stand out Downtown Abisco https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day25-npl monthly 0.5 2022-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3acb716a-f65b-4a03-b274-07064b912fb5/8397F620-2C0A-433E-A496-7B0D1C2587E7.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out The Ny (new) Sulitjelma Fjellstue DNT hut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/66f56dc4-ec6c-4254-ae8b-1560926c57ba/BCF1112A-3B2A-49B0-9074-C1628E0A2BAA.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out The lovely group of students also in residence at the hut. Forever known as (L to R) France, Scotland, Germany, USA and Netherlands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/525bb277-fa83-4888-9cef-f96823e731d3/088BA61C-8B96-4D9B-AA93-8AB48F45AE4E.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out There is a mountain in this photo. Can you see it? No? Neither can I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b5dda1e4-032d-4e0e-a924-b9ba767fa740/623CEF02-6AC6-4CC0-BD90-3C4F20105D56.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out It looks like a fridge right? But it’s not… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1146112f-12bd-4249-b390-f7c106c9cbbb/63BBF6EE-8A04-4C0B-943A-47ABE76BB320.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out …it’s a drying cupboard. Can you covet another person’s cupboard? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fd1a5983-8fe8-4814-bad4-326abb87aff3/185A090E-F76E-40BB-98DD-F7B8D02A9E90.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out Our new friends prepare to depart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2fc16a93-8c1d-4eb9-8283-bcb0621ac84d/1D3FC313-D2F0-4C50-9DCB-4CB1CEF14762.jpeg Blog - Days 25 and 26 - Start and stop - Make it stand out “Garmin Share” map of our progress yesterday. Don’t ask why we didn’t go in a straight line! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days23and24-Sulitjelma monthly 0.5 2022-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ffc9d14e-51b6-4e9b-8094-6240b995f87b/767D6970-7CBC-46CF-B837-E3913C9757EA.jpeg Blog - Days 23 and 24 - And then there were three - Make it stand out Anyone for Pokemon? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/24f8f41d-d162-4ae0-af6a-933414793207/1150C406-E645-4F8E-947A-C08524954258.jpeg Blog - Days 23 and 24 - And then there were three - Make it stand out The Sulitjelma Turistsenter A great place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a1eb081c-29a1-446b-a3c6-d84fc13c81e4/083F242C-F35B-43DA-9218-F257C961DD35.jpeg Blog - Days 23 and 24 - And then there were three - Make it stand out Lovely light during the drive to Fauske https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0150bf29-9ccf-4f76-b5a4-e45a3479f549/6B4A8B39-2C8D-4A27-AF8C-8A8398C8D8EB.jpeg Blog - Days 23 and 24 - And then there were three - Make it stand out Collecting skis and Pulky 2 from the post office https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days20-23-npl monthly 0.5 2022-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1f9326ec-fff6-407a-b50a-27722cb8f230/A522646C-EBBD-4C25-94C7-C20170BA84A4.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out My hut book drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c22457b0-78b1-4b5c-8705-132cf70667b3/3D607655-A685-43F7-AEDB-720BAAF2819A.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Sølvagtinden out posing the two posers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/df84bcd2-32eb-4d57-a663-d58d30e80b17/E5D1DDB8-5EB4-4B6A-9F42-1839174BAC50.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Believe it or not, we are actually moving in this picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/101467b1-819f-4113-88a6-431a7c906830/EB1959C6-83AB-46E5-8E3E-21CEC4417A4F.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out The marvellous dining room at Graddis Fjellstue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/dce57447-f3c8-434e-a106-eaf42aac2a35/D9146939-3BD8-40EC-A9B8-7703BF6EA2BF.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Pulky McPulkface. The uncomplaining 4th member of the team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/00abe4d7-370f-409a-adf1-9f0717c5254b/C0D17C52-8C7F-4829-95D6-C6095519D03A.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Poor Pulky! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b96164fd-8718-4f75-95cb-e8313ad1d461/3AFCDD91-B8FA-4667-A7BE-24611D5479C9.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out If you look very carefully you can see David hauling on the rope to pull the pulk up through the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0cfe42f4-01a1-4155-8989-c834fdc6ce27/4F49DEC2-CC5D-4B3D-9EEB-C6DDB6D5B7DA.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Would you like ice with that? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/79068773-0e45-4d71-8ce5-27527ba737da/2F71B43B-34AF-4CED-9699-4DD580569DD8.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Inside the old Argaladhytta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9e0d87b1-f5d3-4908-97c5-2174809c6a47/50F9964B-67D5-4DF6-8689-C0AFEDB266BB.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out Oh, how Trond did laugh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f7cdd1d8-f390-4c63-b179-1f2437865db9/5543EF12-EA87-4C85-BC06-F3B90BA4B0B3.jpeg Blog - Days 20 to 22 - Pulky retires - Make it stand out A relaxing evening in the Coarvihytte https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days13-18-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965696874-XQXRQDRLS1JY5L766U65/IMG_8690.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Arriving at the Sauvasshytta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965698179-KTDGDM76BIOQ5IIDW6QB/IMG_8697-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Fortunately someone else had dug it out for us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965703778-I1Y73H8JL22KQQSZ96KF/EA75EADB-04E9-4694-AC0F-CEFA95997C92.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Inside the Sauvasshytta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965702627-KAU01Y6X0SQXXC55CO7P/DSCF5914.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - The very modern Kvitsteindalstunet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965685139-PWD7GJVTD8FIY7WH9TS2/IMG_8717.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Dinner time at the Kvitsteindalstunet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645966095200-NY72JWPK351A19B1V9E9/IMG_8731.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Not all huts are created equal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645966684808-SRF0YF9JAIMK4UKAUEY0/IMG_8741-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - You guessed it. The Virvasshytta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645966615895-0IJLN1J7H51JLJU34NFF/IMG_8739-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Inside it was soon warm(ish) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965689978-MJ8ONP3VAJ5FO1532VFG/IMG_8740.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - All DNT hut locks are the same. One key fits all https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645966036281-Y3B0TSHQ7KNI1Z1S9EFO/DSCF5936.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Bolnastua hytte, where we met the 2 hunters and their 5 dogs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645967516093-MY2A73LV8MMSGXYPHZ55/IMG_8798-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Lønsstua for a rest day during the high winds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645967519067-HRNP5NKRIKBS4ESHRLRD/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - The rustic amd bery cosy interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645967514162-LHEMBASCHJNUFM1V89H9/IMG_8797.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Enough beds for me to have a bunk room to myself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645968622288-MQ1MQ2J6BHTHXOXSYLKG/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - About an hour to dig my way to the woodshed and toilet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965692309-KSF0I0BQIA89V496BZJX/5C550A77-97F9-4415-9654-12C29A3BF3B8.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - The well stocked wood shed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645965700150-BX5OF87CUWA82O2FXSGH/8211D8E9-4E0C-489F-B752-8D3976B44F7C.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - 10 out of 10 for the Lønsstua toileys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645969825317-HNPZTCJM8YAG1QLAWM6D/IMG_8687-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645969826549-4ES4LG2PXE10OQYHJIWJ/IMG_0824-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645969828271-A5C1UPOWAN19W6KT723L/IMG_0826-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645970138691-IFOP8DSB8BDIJ7UFKTI7/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1645970263335-NUDDFRBCYWUSXJPAHVJM/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4ec6cdd1-1540-4743-b0ea-94e26482326b/A5880AC2-E4D6-47E2-879A-F5A726B0160A.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out “Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f29ce36c-f633-4ae5-b2be-45c24a404954/C401DE21-4304-4402-BEA0-72A49B02D904.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Left hand down a bit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6f8e2ce2-da10-47f0-bf27-3c7b7e7882d1/881AE38E-512B-4148-AC34-F12F5990FA04.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Not one of my best, but occasionally accurate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7b58030a-5b77-4d5a-b96c-c80b5a59cdf1/765016D2-29EE-4B33-A520-FABC08A09CF3.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out David finally snaps under the strain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/78769264-c2d6-47ed-a203-69cd76a885e3/C41F4D57-81F2-4E72-85E1-C8B4AC521716.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Make the most of the sunshine, cos it ain’t gonna last! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/36aa18db-9de2-40ea-a63b-bd1a1650ec44/37CE10F2-9269-4D75-93A7-92762406C860.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Richard and Sigurd and the fine brace of waffles they had shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1acbad51-86f6-428d-8603-5a2bc271ea98/DF45BC19-2463-4897-9887-97D551D6F2D4.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out We didn’t see one train during the 3 hours we skied beside the lines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/80a769c7-8e2a-4b5a-9235-a98ddfcfb0a3/B7EBD20A-E773-4632-89F0-B2C66D682D7B.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Staying well away from the snow ploughs. Until, that is, the high snow banks meant we couldn’t simply step out of the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/19df2e33-77a5-4754-9649-f232bb4ea480/7A837E6D-FEAD-4CF1-B812-E2466603196A.jpeg Blog - Days 14-19 - Rain stops play - Make it stand out Rest day!? It took me almost an hour to dig a path to the woodshed/toilet! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days11to14-npl monthly 0.5 2022-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/20693475-10f1-41be-bf0b-381e54c5e264/D533881E-A72E-4609-B08C-008509E2B39D.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Asking some locals if this lake ever ends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/44ea8be9-a410-43c3-8261-ae298f37e5d4/EB7C6EAA-A42A-46A3-A907-23E8631ACB5E.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Both Neil and the weather spoil Trond’s photo of the highest mountain in northern Norway https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/86fb356c-b5fa-4740-a5b6-4b53685796ee/A011EDAA-37D6-4E08-8DF9-6B7F89068422.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Trond tried hard to make the place look bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1a4f8565-098b-4c85-8f21-b25bae556aea/091E6D0E-FFC3-4BAA-8558-FFE8B9259EBD.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Chillin’ out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e5d6a897-2805-425e-bd70-c059ada6bad9/2D334F92-9093-4260-A0F1-B7AE6745AD72.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out The throne room at the Gressvashytta (note photo of Norwegian King & Queen on wall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7bfeabb1-2bcc-4b8b-bd2d-69ffb5f9a231/FE332BFE-4BA5-4D2B-8203-E2C362052220.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out David and Neil pretending to know what they are doing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9b766dd4-a2eb-4ce6-b788-81b9767bc668/F44ADD39-4FDE-4210-A18E-96C4AC312AB8.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Taken on our short (3 hr) foray into Sweden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b17c58f2-fe65-4167-951f-10ad8127b025/216D5DAC-253E-47A7-AC75-B292D42769E4.jpeg Blog - Days 11-13 - Resupply Disaster! - Make it stand out Home for the night at Umbukta Fjellstue https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days9and10-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8ccefb37-48fb-4bba-b53c-22780b65b5ff/BF6BCB1D-E0E9-46F7-9734-4B9BAF220AC7.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out The marvellous Evan. Owner of the Hatfjeldall Hotell. (And; No, I didn’t spell “hotell” wrong) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e5fd8fc7-8a95-44ff-ad99-4e4a9b457acc/3336CA36-70F0-4240-98A4-562986DA793E.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out I wasn’t allowed to take it. Apparently, it would be cheating. Apparently, it’s not in keeping with the ethos of our journey. Picky, picky, picky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/be7e6948-6050-40c1-a8d8-13e5a3e65b04/6120710F-99FA-44CB-804B-6EC4B2FBC253.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out Me, spoiling the view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0d6629f2-47e7-4583-be5a-f7a497166498/F1196A97-5860-45BD-9964-DE8C0E9C23B6.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out Our view throughout our day on the lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0157cf49-34b0-44f6-82af-f91604cbb14f/8DA6A9AC-ECB8-416E-939B-501FD997735B.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out A room with a view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f4124e29-5a94-4904-97a2-336bff521acb/AF4EB0FB-3B5D-4017-AC58-BDD222CB51C4.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out The uninviting view from my sleeping bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c09d3c0c-c594-45b1-9747-f4fdd69b8e1e/58EEF323-75E5-4AC2-81C3-62D01192D485.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out David on water melting duty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/77cd216a-33ed-4636-b521-21db7c27ff36/E0F5B738-ECA1-4E16-AB91-D2DD6B56A230.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out The chill out zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/10eaf835-dcf9-40c4-96dc-b21cdd79aa45/2B434287-3DB5-4578-83C6-3183418462E3.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out Frost covered marker post out on the frozen lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b992e2b6-7bc2-4d7c-8a9b-3513e638a910/8078F42F-CCB8-44AA-A9EE-2EBD7B779A92.jpeg Blog - Days 9 and 10 - Hatfjeldall to Seterstad Gard - Make it stand out That well known firm of solicitors; Pulky, Trond & Sun (It’s an English play on words. If you don’t get it just smile politely) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Days5-8-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/527df2dd-69b2-43ae-88b2-04f9a19ef0aa/2C60CAD0-F735-4FF3-B0CF-6D2AF8E22AD1.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out The black one is what a ski should look like. The orange, near invisible one, is what wet snow does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/67a6126d-0a60-46e9-8ebc-23d7491315c5/BED7DDFC-C29D-4D21-A1DC-67BAB53F5D16.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out The spartan and rather chilly kitchen at the Viermahytte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c2a26f76-0248-41d3-917f-7eea868705fe/11214AAD-AD1B-42CA-B8E9-293BECCD1539.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out The Viermahytte after we had excavated it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/beb6a691-683a-40cf-ae98-db0a3d4cb434/5A7B351C-38FF-4C16-A731-07D44B48287B.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out If you think that looks scary, spare a thought for Trond who had to follow with the pulk! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/863110ba-2d0b-4b92-928a-a2aa93f9d976/F5284076-1F69-4EA4-B53B-347500D08DF2.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out A stunningly beautiful day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6851c018-ff77-4f4e-b0e7-213b0df1802c/848A2676-8FD4-4DBD-A895-30FB9C037F25.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out Every hour we take a break. Swap the pulk, eat, drink and turn our own bit of snow yellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/721f5a8d-4aab-47d3-92c8-ff4dd9acd2e7/8CFA8705-EDAD-4BBC-855D-CEF7C447B243.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out I certainly suffered for this piece of art. Bloomin’ freezing!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c38e7ee1-96b9-4227-9179-048bb8ba5277/F4BF9E1F-6A80-451F-A442-BF89C142A7D2.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out Dehydrated heaven in a bag. And not just because Real Meals gave us a great discount. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/79fb623c-d413-4fa1-b8fd-8e1c4a45a408/6F672AF7-FE6B-4B21-9E66-DCC16A30D8B6.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out Negotiating the river bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/83532409-5acd-432a-bbc1-4b79cc375831/4F7984ED-B41F-4D30-9091-E5B7898D1564.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out Think ‘light’. Think ‘light’… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c85aeac2-cfb1-41a3-9a54-91e4827e8698/B6CB545D-49FB-4FD2-A842-A31289CAF50D.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out Walkies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/076fa68b-67ff-4821-badc-ceea4eaafc06/6F7EB340-5610-455A-9E47-DADD90B58852.jpeg Blog - Days 5-8 - Røyrvik to Hatfjelldal - Make it stand out I think Trond misses his dog. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Restartdays2-5-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c7925e26-f94e-4b2b-be9b-991920176e37/8B09E9F9-1193-42C6-B2E1-73166139A883.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Chillin’ out in the hut at Kvelia-bua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d23dc54f-2ad3-49cb-ae25-06fb4633c380/9604CECE-F8EA-475A-BF93-BFFA346921E6.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Outside the shop at Kvelia-bua Trond and David steadfastly ignore Pulky McPulkface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fd6aa49d-c4a9-48b6-abd4-f44dec78df01/0BB99225-6507-475F-B5DF-821A1945726D.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Pulky McPulkface being hauled by Grumpy McGrumpyface (It’s not that bad actually). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/fdc8b9d8-ed8d-43a1-aa8b-7d0a39e540ed/33CDFCD0-26C7-4E03-B0EF-09906A244D5A.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Inside the old school at Tunnsjø https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0d099cad-062c-49fe-95d1-68f28fb2bd05/6BD3699E-700F-4CCD-B51B-889CCFA76701.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out From this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c4e1ca60-b0d0-4b7b-9926-1ef11e597325/27C0F739-A26D-4506-919F-507AE60BE90E.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out …to this in the space of an hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/04ea6db9-5d30-4343-a9c3-4267a6c8e154/08CCD24A-8DF4-4C36-95C1-EA9B703F2EF5.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Eurasian Bullfinch (Bjørn to his friends) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/667dd1e9-d59b-4aea-9da1-bd635cc86013/C6A68278-FDE6-4DD4-B579-6F8D42325C7C.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Stunning views across lake Limingen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/343ea4ea-62d5-4a9e-8636-d715bd5f084a/D2301153-EB71-4881-84A3-B08BD433AEEF.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out Would you believe that before I took this photo, they both insisted on checking their hair!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/43b89718-0c26-4a2b-8199-75dc5255b072/23E39020-2B91-43BA-BDE4-5325FB49C386.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out He’s behind you! Me and Pulky get caught up in the Røyrvik rush hour (Downhill!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9c8fe8ad-8bfd-49da-8322-b52544e9a9d9/33993300-2B2C-4553-BCE8-BA5468031414.jpeg Blog - Day 2 to 4 - Kvelia Bua to Røyvik - Make it stand out A whole new meaning to clearing the snow. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Restartday1-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/53a34b7d-0c17-4301-8286-8c7792508680/BB1A3452-A67C-4BB6-BE66-52292BA4E77D.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out Trond smugly points out that his rucksack is the lightest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a1a94257-556b-44bd-a56b-63fc0f168629/AD19B67E-1947-42AF-A256-9808545B07FB.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out 9pm - Smiling because we don’t yet know that engineering works mean our train only goes halfway. Then the mad dash by taxi to get to the Oslo central train station on time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b0e62b10-4a2f-43a0-a50d-a446b6ee824b/D1A8C74F-D119-4E10-AD99-663B608CFAC6.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out 06.30 - Are we there yet? Nope, just another 3 hrs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3a06d498-3472-431d-bac2-34912468e51c/70BFDC6F-95DD-4CC5-8660-3023E152A277.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out David hides from the paparazzi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/890dd097-8a25-45fe-99f2-f627f8db7410/893317E6-50DC-41D8-9414-AFC5CB982CE1.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out Day 1 - 1.30pm - The re-start for David & I and a continuation for Trond, who completed the first half some years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/976b0fb5-d130-41d1-bde5-889350bae920/A9AA38ED-B320-4257-8B80-E15DD131F61F.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out Leaving Nordli/Sandvika for a 12km ski to Kvelia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9a39fdbc-5d9d-4d19-b7db-6ceb78400d38/D4785317-5D61-4961-BA15-27E4E23FC188.jpeg Blog - Once more unto the breach dear friends… - Make it stand out Our tiny home for the night. Just 2 beds. Guess who gets to sleep on the floor. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/2-5feb-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/84211fb0-92db-4815-bf19-fdda84c82f48/74B671F7-F61F-4F0E-9DDD-FED78C4AE3E7.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Neil bravely sends David off to see if it’s safe on the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ff975bdc-9ea8-4394-b699-3966035b92ba/1865B2F9-E7EB-4C23-A205-FDE2309FABF2.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Groceries bought, it’s now just 5.25 km of skiing back to the cabin. D’you think we can get back before the ice cream melts? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5dfc0d87-2e90-4833-b004-283510063849/E4C08D19-A87B-43B2-BA51-F18194B894AB.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Halfway up there is a great view back across the lake towards Ustaoset. Just not today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a35683de-e559-4a30-8e8f-69e54aeb372a/98DD1BB2-4409-40FB-A629-362F04C045FC.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out The kvisteruter we followed to Tuva. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c4970522-f8ac-450b-b26c-a83f5659c49d/C2637D5F-31B1-4851-9106-C991F0A6E2BD.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/af634c9c-1b21-4dba-87bf-63572c0da9b5/593E94BA-3EE5-47BB-94A9-26382EADDA74.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Yours truly, pretending to know what I am doing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a55cfde9-b888-4e7c-9780-9a6b5b5a684d/0D33E9FC-603A-472D-958B-52134783E022.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Working hard to ski downhill because of the deep snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6a6a7f78-1e1e-47ec-87f9-42d1fc10ce89/1C599565-C55C-4946-8263-35D78D2C2547.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Inside Café Presttun, Ustaoset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/10458d48-ea3f-4195-9b6f-fe72eae5895c/CAEAA403-E835-45F3-BE3B-22C02F3B69B4.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Mr. Churchill is a very popular man in Norway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f030c81a-9461-4629-8f77-fd11f042bc2a/C2BD1CF5-A5CF-4422-8455-3DD32AD92581.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out How many pairs of gloves!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e21134c3-3b5b-40ec-af74-962c66b0b41f/3024BFFE-87F9-418E-8EFA-55F8F5AC6F47.jpeg Blog - Final days of training -Ustaoset - Make it stand out Our carriage arrives - Oslo bound https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Feb01-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/619d2bf9-b75c-4e3a-be36-b6a48f63c7b0/6D629C77-46A0-45DA-AEFD-7AF20BE1F147.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Wakey, wakey in there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d1e0ba79-d5b7-4712-b3c0-13d37ce3eb4e/24DD3E25-A747-41A2-A15E-11E0B78E9561.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Nice snow. Shame about the visibility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/487917b2-38ac-40ff-988f-be61908a35f1/F01E47A7-50CC-472D-976A-ACA3323A5ABA.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Trond shows David his Pokemon high score https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/65d61296-7d06-4c4f-82cc-016975a27880/584A8254-836E-49FD-888E-636F9B6BBCFB.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Trond and the sledge with no name. How about ‘Pulky McPulk Face’ or ‘Bob (sled)’? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7e3f5670-38c0-4f98-9d45-a3aa171ac743/931C05DB-A7DE-4BEF-B118-44BC350F0D48.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Yes, that is a hut hiding in the snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/db1d0dd7-1774-4abb-bdc6-19ec05b15dfb/EB1A354D-859E-45A4-819C-D24DED4B9B73.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Bright lights, big city Finse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/20a85f25-a743-4c7e-8735-d75bca00cace/4272FA28-61D1-4D9F-94BA-7226981A232E.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out He performs all his own stunts you know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2ea0bc47-9b47-477b-9e67-95cbdd88fecb/C3A14169-FB95-4E2C-A0A6-D5BC8000FE81.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Chewie. Is that you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1893e574-15fb-4118-92d3-37d405e6a927/C2D89CBD-CC7F-4BF6-AC6A-EED43463AE27.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 2 - Big news - Make it stand out Our train back to Ustaoset. I was disappointed that no stormtroopers with wheelie bags got off. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/31jan-npl monthly 0.5 2022-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/351f44ea-4ebe-401c-883d-572c12f35ea8/B9A7D77E-0BF5-41D5-85EE-8200C701008B.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out Skiing along the frozen lake en route to buy groceries - Eat your heart out Waitrose, Twyford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/51831c93-5630-4ecc-b916-a206487573f6/30A48298-0990-4650-8D07-A80C12C13BCC.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out Day 1, the sun is shining and Trond gets the feeling he’s being followed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/aa376535-85ab-421a-ae8f-c73d0f003fb1/4248C30D-9FD6-44C2-9BB7-E094F117A7EB.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out Heading off into the sunset. So it must be about 2.30pm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/15e686a2-7467-4c16-8250-d3dcb45e566b/E7999AE3-A63A-479E-9469-622058BB65E2.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out Trond and David admire their tent erecting skills https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e6f168db-34b3-480f-a12a-1cb292b87c81/F4325FB0-B6CA-4838-83B2-7EDC7A42DB40.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out In the vestibule. You can see the excavated snow hole to the right of the stove and the pulk and rucksacks at the back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/018cb0eb-287c-44df-bb81-89a2bcec7cca/B681D84D-2465-4A52-A59C-4095AD366787.jpeg Blog - Trial run - Part 1 - Make it stand out Dinner time! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/28jan-npl monthly 0.5 2022-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bca6a7a9-67fb-44b4-89b8-99ebd559dc63/079DE095-1643-4E51-BAB4-2162F308726A.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out Beautiful morning, terrible camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4280c172-628e-4fd8-9183-90282f34eefa/9A3D00BD-F467-45A6-963A-255A40301246.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out Squeaking our way up through the low alpine (or dwarf) birch fields https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5ae01178-7eaa-4681-9be5-d4eb1fb73268/3C00A496-2C91-4A61-A105-48EA78D34461.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out 10 am and that’s about as high in the sky as the sun will get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/79be18c9-5a1e-4d27-8ac6-d30dead35b09/520CB181-6D50-452D-91A7-F937FF0E0AB8.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out A sneaky shot from the previous day. Looking down on Ustaoset and lake Ustevatnet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bcaedf50-a302-4e6a-a910-50092874331a/61D500DA-A78D-4EF5-AD84-5AB90780F324.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out You can see a video of this shot showing the wind blown snow by clicking the link to my Instagram account. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3845c61e-9f95-4f49-9979-c55ff592d832/0DC282FC-08C1-4CC1-BD57-D1C5116A0742.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out Wishing I was in Benidorm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/be6e9ba1-189a-4cf2-9076-39aa844f67d5/028C56CF-6EE2-424C-A53A-7AAC381017DD.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out A day of contrasts. From this… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/84d81f03-9602-45f7-aeca-65619f26457f/95F1BFA4-3F2C-4BC4-9AB9-FED0B2BC397D.jpeg Blog - Squeaky snow - Make it stand out …to this, in less than an hour. David checks his pacemaker https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/22-25jan-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1bc57bfe-281d-47a1-bba9-e5ddb08229e5/B0DF905E-58B1-40F1-8394-B80B40866732.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out View from the hotel across the frozen lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/25f8d4d4-d331-4950-a085-1e815c734ffd/846F3D1E-9F74-439A-907D-3A699BFE0C72.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out Stu, David and Carl -2 Scotsmen and an English man walk into a bar… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/90524681-0f9f-4c56-a389-1c25514e8b97/A29084DC-117B-455E-ADBA-D8BA34811656.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out Mrs P finds my new badly tonsured monk look highly amusing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f1fbc2c5-cf5a-4138-8507-9b84c5032e88/D27E4715-E89B-4A08-A906-689CA718BD50.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out What could possibly go wrong? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5f505dc6-0b22-4c8d-833c-dea2072e1fe9/74539A9B-5A29-479A-BC2D-795AC5C1E80E.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out Still smiling despite having a sign post sticking out of my head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d5c9e265-34db-4165-84ca-99b25a7e8c5a/63F0F8BD-5D7A-4616-9FDF-3C1537E98347.jpeg Blog - Hair today… - Make it stand out It’s been rather windy of late. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Jan19-21-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/176743b4-084f-4723-b9f5-bea6fe9d10a8/9F401723-2677-4209-9FF2-C62B4216AB61.jpeg Blog - That’s no way to get fit - Make it stand out No photo is available of the fall, but fortunately 2 passing hares were able to describe the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d450724d-a3dc-4cb9-ae23-c096bcd6682f/B878755C-6844-4F5F-822E-5B1BCB9F1888.jpeg Blog - That’s no way to get fit - Make it stand out Who invited those hares inside? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/907af9e3-7558-4c9f-a096-c983d1232daf/55B41B6C-C119-4070-9D56-FE913609E44F.jpeg Blog - That’s no way to get fit - Make it stand out David and our borrowed Hilleberg tent. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/18Jan-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3f7fff2f-cde0-428d-ad4b-3320b6515c2c/5C983B85-2A88-4D63-A6AC-4C6AA873D11E.jpeg Blog - No plan survives first contact with the enemy. - Make it stand out Trond explains his cunning plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/824b6d53-52f5-4827-a6ba-69dfeab282cc/39722901-199D-4871-9B0E-1091837C05F7.jpeg Blog - No plan survives first contact with the enemy. - Make it stand out Trond and Christian (right) in his Aladdin’s cave of kit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d32289b2-b8ca-4fad-b4c5-918aefba7858/B3810EFE-2D07-4AEF-BBBB-B4F770D848D2.jpeg Blog - No plan survives first contact with the enemy. - Make it stand out A pulk full of borrowed kit. Thanks to Christian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9c6cb43e-699a-437f-b063-0bb46f107467/A40C14FB-53EB-4C7E-A5F1-2DAC7ADDFA62.jpeg Blog - No plan survives first contact with the enemy. - Make it stand out Everything we borrowed including around £1,400 worth of tent. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day11-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/dc7602d7-2e57-4b1d-a7b2-72e82291c7d6/668D0522-A232-4983-A9DF-4DA9D179F9BF.jpeg Blog - Day 11 - Tjonndalen to the road - Make it stand out Getting ready to leave the DNT hut at Tjonndalen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/97ec9809-3bfc-4b6d-8f02-feb3d08bae25/D6F55578-8E5C-47AC-AE72-2E039114D43E.jpeg Blog - Day 11 - Tjonndalen to the road - Make it stand out Oh, the shame! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9d732b60-4eef-4a10-8a40-968f876a3ae0/09C8C1AC-23DE-40DE-BFFA-5B98BA99E686.jpeg Blog - Day 11 - Tjonndalen to the road - Make it stand out Is this the end of the road? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7ce933b9-0bba-4b88-aeb9-b99e0b222539/7354C7A3-94D8-4236-97EA-9B9EA693ABE3.jpeg Blog - Day 11 - Tjonndalen to the road - Make it stand out David reaching the bus stop of doom. Our home for the next 2 1/2 hrs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3bfc08d2-62a6-43bc-9584-32b12c71e800/3E4AC75C-6C16-4B7C-B20E-54C676E5280C.jpeg Blog - Day 11 - Tjonndalen to the road - Make it stand out Coffee time in the bus stop of shame https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day10-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/3117c87c-e612-466d-a4df-925c9ea48c04/B0C1F3F3-66B4-4C5E-B693-33CEBC3384B5.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out It’s this way, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bf93d378-962a-464b-b256-454555692ac1/012608C4-B7AF-48C4-A2F2-5EFDC0BA7B71.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out Me, looking a bit like I know what I am doing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a2604571-dc8b-4004-8a1f-52fc6849f135/06899E24-5245-4875-97BC-AFF8F2EE0F4A.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out Me, looking less like I know what I am doing and more like a 4 year old who has just been given his first pair of skis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d382b5bf-7a05-472f-9881-396b35c06a5a/9A661EA2-5164-478F-A017-8AF6020BF87C.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out The hut is by the lake in the distance. Just gotta ski down through those pesky trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8c1fa601-95c1-4a82-bc4c-316031b82a0c/11AD6448-7F0E-41AA-B825-43230A2ED9FA.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d70349a7-2d28-465a-b8c9-15753566beef/DE91DF81-2797-4570-9E80-AE43084841A0.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out Cosy cabin life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/604ec1a5-fcdc-4965-b7c2-22e140ff3e18/89FFDF25-229A-4F6E-9598-806A1C4EDF04.jpeg Blog - Day 10 - Gaukhei to Tjonndalen - Make it stand out A beautiful place. A big dilemma. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day9-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0bad2a24-9301-471c-9541-eb69b59e639d/B656C67D-9A39-4E2C-AED8-3EADB0C63AB0.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Leaving the barn. Still pretty dark at 9am https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1ebf564c-18ae-4c8b-bd09-43bccb6ce47e/5A66002E-3D9E-4866-A82C-B2DE7E9677A1.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Looking back towards the barn I congratulate myself on not buying the grey waterproof jacket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/577be011-eb56-4b0e-be06-6c3e3e37dadb/07FF852B-E675-46FF-AD5A-A88AE8D55144.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out My sketch of the snow “balling up” on the skis. (Excuse the quality, I have no drawing paper.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/968e41ef-326b-4e67-a1cd-bc6d1742cd90/3F76D0F2-0099-4A15-8DD0-B808862EFDB7.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Like a bridge over troubled waters it eased my mind (and certainly beat wading). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a2393c0f-2868-4909-b89f-a9c68ca9b66e/8A1AA218-41FC-4DA9-840F-94A0D87E0BF9.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Across the lake to the DNT huts at Gaukhei (We stayed in the one on the right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ff95f8ba-1b63-4f0b-9bd9-44c32e834fba/2E35A6A5-7383-4021-8D13-72C8075D42CD.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out The sun finally breaks through the cloud just in time to disappear below the horizon. It’s not even 3 pm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/66d653c9-063d-41a3-8196-e7b81bb66b77/9D125060-44A9-4DC3-BD62-0425EB725B4D.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Our tracks show across the lake beneath a first quarter moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0580add1-ea89-458b-8dcf-9fa954b44d47/EB8FF0B5-5B9A-41B8-8B51-45A57D5E3FFE.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out David looks in the larder to see if the stock Sodd. (of course they do!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/7ad5ff9b-92ae-472a-a6d9-96997e521023/59090CEA-19AF-4EC8-B5B4-3BCEF096DBC7.jpeg Blog - Day 9 - Pytten barn to Gaukhei - Make it stand out Cake, a candle and a tot of whiskey. What better way to follow a lovely dehydrated meal? https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day8-part2-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/9ae53e59-86c4-44b0-b5ba-f1e699c4b225/F6F3A979-AA87-4B48-9A99-4DE9F8C0289B.jpeg Blog - Day 8 - Ljosland to Pytten barn - Make it stand out About an hour out of Ljosland along the easy trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b391bb1c-b116-4359-bf12-ce4c9d13d9c2/374F34B7-28BA-4BAD-910B-2AC735424878.jpeg Blog - Day 8 - Ljosland to Pytten barn - Make it stand out David, moments before the ice gave way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c8e0e5cd-d238-4500-833e-b75d8eb91b23/1672B248-599E-4B81-9BB5-AD17D2B955FA.jpeg Blog - Day 8 - Ljosland to Pytten barn - Make it stand out The ‘fun’ continues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c479ff00-c359-4b3b-94eb-db03a8afd195/7515AC5E-C57C-4DF5-89F1-15BAEC108A07.jpeg Blog - Day 8 - Ljosland to Pytten barn - Make it stand out It’s not much, but it beats sleeping outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/07127d38-b19e-4a8e-9706-05cd90174bd1/05A69DA0-5922-4C3A-8455-7B9540DC13D9.jpeg Blog - Day 8 - Ljosland to Pytten barn - Make it stand out Birthday boy https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day8-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-14 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day7-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/aa3e76c1-d92f-4f5a-93b0-f73fd0cf67be/836555D6-B762-4865-8B6D-70E4215B5D59.jpeg Blog - Day 7 - Bugger! - Make it stand out David consults the weather for the umpteenth time while my socks slowly fester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/56a6ba17-b6fd-4ee5-9e14-9a771954059a/AC4C4237-8A6B-4011-8025-EFC9948832CF.jpeg Blog - Day 7 - Bugger! - Make it stand out Lovely, nutritious Sodd. Mmmmm! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Day5-6-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ba23f9bb-af64-464f-aafd-884a3a7adca2/2B95DAD8-24B9-49D4-AC8B-DFE4BCEBFBCB.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b1df9956-a24f-440c-90ca-14daa6b865ac/147B27F5-5037-4766-BEB4-43EB97AE9740.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Graves of the 10 aircrew who died when their plane crashed during WW2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c815344a-3ed1-4f6d-8011-e535b0966ba2/79F5F3DF-FA3A-4855-9DEA-DB8193EC61DB.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Our luxurious lunch stop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d89ff572-1283-4d9e-bd27-81e7a804c79d/517648D8-0037-40CB-A218-2AAB1039AF35.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Our mate the snow plough driver passes once again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f15643c2-e005-40d6-9dc1-61ff2e3f12fe/74FFFCA9-E677-45A5-A70A-25972E4037BD.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Once again we arrive after dark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f5deb982-642f-47a8-ac0f-34b327bcd2f6/BC82A241-5AC7-4E02-9B48-452C00B10805.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out Enough food for 1 person for 3 days? Time will tell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2ef3da6d-7a11-416c-9164-ce16450bb0e7/CA5F0EE2-A9DE-4C4F-8F7A-D2143E1737E5.jpeg Blog - Days 5 and 6 - Ljosland - Make it stand out On skis at last! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day4-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/b2500bdc-6ce7-40b9-a603-037886255814/FB8E214F-C127-45BD-98CF-FE880E1A5FC3.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out David had just tried to thaw out a very small section of this view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/43d291be-b2e5-4b84-a85d-2512d0a6edea/E1A5F6A1-28A0-4F6D-9258-70C546F94DDF.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/70242876-a492-4eed-b473-aa736caa34b9/7A49523A-69F5-4991-B2CA-0EF4BF337620.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out Rumour has it that Ewen and Billy Connolly have never been seen in the same room together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/6fa68afd-149f-41c6-ba85-db0e5fac930b/F3C26413-8DDA-4920-BC5C-0D44E5E34D69.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out A lake slowly freezes as the sun makes a brief appearance above the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ae112d9c-b9da-4feb-8c73-963cfdb070e6/0E251894-887F-4507-BEF7-334E0CAFF89A.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out David trying un-seize his knees enough to get into the van https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a11db6f8-5d78-476e-a955-4fb8ae7133d2/9BF879B7-69D2-40D7-99D7-B25D96549169.jpeg Blog - Day 4 - Marnardal to… - Make it stand out Chef David adds water and, “Voila!” Dinner fit for kings. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day3-npl monthly 0.5 2022-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2a848740-6c36-4600-a018-66f1256b9329/BEEEAFB5-3627-4B46-805B-7C12E459B1B3.jpeg Blog - Day 3 - Marnardal to Hessa - Make it stand out Our start point at Marnardal and the first of many times Neil will say, “Are we there yet?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c9b261a3-c0be-4b0d-8e1c-4ea7a7c428e0/B2DE0623-9888-42DC-8C87-A0D7B12C9AF8.jpeg Blog - Day 3 - Marnardal to Hessa - Make it stand out As usual the day starts along the main road. Deep joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0f3ec35f-fa1b-492e-af61-ba63ad0947d0/20B24468-2151-4466-9882-3A8E636E35E8.jpeg Blog - Day 3 - Marnardal to Hessa - Make it stand out The sun showing off while David looks on, unimpressed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/feb0bacd-3b7f-4807-8076-e8a8594605e7/9FDC9294-2D44-423C-A2C2-F570C8980AB1.jpeg Blog - Day 3 - Marnardal to Hessa - Make it stand out Arriving at Adventure Norway. I send David on ahead in the hope that he will put the kettle on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/978d2249-72f0-4dce-8898-8330898dd017/18B02E4D-C657-478E-99EF-15D3AE53B1C4.jpeg Blog - Day 3 - Marnardal to Hessa - Make it stand out Selfie lessons anyone? https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/day2-npl monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4925b049-866d-406e-8931-e48d7042f2db/FE142BD0-25B4-468C-90CF-5D9EFBA0D4BE.jpeg Blog - Day 2 - Vigeland to Marnardal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/947ebcf4-39a1-4037-bc8c-dc47c820c288/83CC642B-FED9-49A6-8BB4-9403F7CF0A87.jpeg Blog - Day 2 - Vigeland to Marnardal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/87ae027d-aa86-4d50-b52b-b3a82d542f25/7FA2D75E-DC84-4363-9E3D-D8AD89FA5EB4.jpeg Blog - Day 2 - Vigeland to Marnardal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/ebd7ad1d-5c06-496b-a405-3b7e1c5e3ee4/5751E32D-397D-4C0E-A11B-479E16B13CA1.jpeg Blog - Day 2 - Vigeland to Marnardal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/vqshftq12zwdceihrqsfzhk0hpzova monthly 0.5 2022-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5f774816-e5c8-4062-93ae-7512575cc33e/D210115B-73F9-4A16-ABB5-189D505DB1E5.jpeg Blog - Day 1 - Lindesnes Fyr to Vigeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/bbc64b83-b46a-4b25-9558-51cb8aaa6a19/BDC4D29C-312F-42EF-B624-704D5233F3DE.jpeg Blog - Day 1 - Lindesnes Fyr to Vigeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/cff44322-8c52-43b3-a152-2c411588dc0c/3D49176A-6C42-4FB7-AC3F-4415504BC1A1.jpeg Blog - Day 1 - Lindesnes Fyr to Vigeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/696aa420-533d-4094-8b4c-1e5384f4ce1b/8802F2B1-A9D8-4317-96A8-E2DD74492B2E.jpeg Blog - Day 1 - Lindesnes Fyr to Vigeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1acf11ad-3482-4f11-8d0e-a6a56ad265af/F3EB984D-4489-471A-9D4D-B10738CCB43C.jpeg Blog - Day 1 - Lindesnes Fyr to Vigeland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/lrmf7dnia67ril29b34y6c2kwg5w4j monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/e085b08b-5c8f-4e2b-af10-e6dcb23c5ff7/189D2A5E-DDA5-48FA-BE5F-5FCFBD67CCBE.jpeg Blog - Packing 200kg of re supplies is not exciting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/5285195c-5fec-46fb-b4a3-7c163ee333a0/A2ECF3C8-4726-41B0-A4A8-4CC567165714.jpeg Blog - Packing 200kg of re supplies is not exciting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2f06424d-e1cf-4f8f-abbc-42e5351fc585/C5A8693D-F6B9-4419-82DE-E48AF350F518.jpeg Blog - Packing 200kg of re supplies is not exciting - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/And-so-it-begins monthly 0.5 2021-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a605e3b9-f1db-4795-b93c-ad59f405f565/C9537E26-706D-420C-9468-0405A83575EA.jpeg Blog - And so it begins - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/heres-to-a-good-nights-sleep monthly 0.5 2021-12-14 https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/overcoming-barriers monthly 0.5 2021-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8bf451c7-5770-4b29-9da1-2bc0ef8f9e03/NorwayPatch_David_01.png Blog - Overcoming Barriers - Make it stand out 3,000 km (1,900 miles) on skis - No chair lifts!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/8fd4337f-b169-4d26-8d01-07c002ba9227/Food_01.jpg Blog - Overcoming Barriers - Make it stand out Just a few of the things that you simply cannot export to Norway https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/theupsanddowns monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/54ae0604-e048-444b-a23d-d69eda7c7ccd/Food_01.jpg Blog - The ups and downs of piling on the pounds - Make it stand out Just a very small selection of the food we will be eating on our trip https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Oh-no-not-again monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a73dec85-5594-47dc-8721-963329e7b768/58DCD536-EF31-4BA0-B8B4-93FA5324F30A.jpeg Blog - Oh no! Not again!? - Make it stand out Plans for Norway continue with David and I mixing and dividing up our breakfasts into 100g bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/2cf4a6d7-9bd7-4f49-9c96-4a038c8d488c/4DE42BC0-C17A-4939-B5FF-37C19A14A179.jpeg Blog - Oh no! Not again!? - Make it stand out Breakfast will be a mix of muesli, milk powder and granola. Simply add hot water. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/i-gandalf monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/f31f848b-97d1-4065-8254-c6ff4fb49a69/IMG_6767.jpg Blog - I Gandalf Me, Looking good and chillin’ out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/732ffa3f-8744-4ba6-bb63-6850a3424c2b/IMG_6047-compressed.jpg Blog - I Gandalf Even I have to wear a mask these days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/eaeebd05-3c08-493f-a0ca-7146b832df46/Lourdes_12.jpg Blog - I Gandalf My interior (excuse the mess). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/77bced57-34f4-4571-9c75-c9e6268d8172/IMG_6797.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Mr P in the captain’s chair, pretending to sleep so he doesn’t have to cook (it didn’t work. 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Though if you look at the following photos you may not think much of the ‘magic.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/a13c0f19-49ad-4055-81d7-a11d8503b4f6/20211018_155039379_iOS.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Water, gas and… erm… things https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/4f18f9d5-3222-4f04-8b2e-cfc76913dea8/20211018_155045063_iOS.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Food cupboard and Mrs P’s wardrobe (Yes, that’s all the space she has for the whole trip) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/33d11fef-4c48-47a6-902f-087b3d33dcc6/Food_03.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out The Good… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/718d0c30-348d-4632-8b8f-4962e6bcf005/Food_02.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out … The Bad (the spinach was a disaster!)… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/029b81ce-3824-4c15-8a2f-ee501ad6d799/Food_05.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out …and the ugly (It tasted ok though, or so I am (un)reliably informed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d3532666-8298-4979-82c5-dceeb56d48a0/Food_01.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Standard breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d790fd6f-2937-4e3b-b0f7-f999a7735577/20210803_101739934_iOS.jpg Blog - I Gandalf No fridge and not much in the way of a heater. It’s a good job Mr & Mrs P are ‘ard and like red wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/72b1a825-45f6-4634-9cdf-2f8dd68e84a7/OffRoad_01.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Me, showing those Chelsea tractors a thing or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/0458f276-67aa-418a-8267-40f949762a7b/Mascots_02.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out An out of focus Jean and a poor representation of me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d62c0fd3-7619-4b10-a2ac-76cf5c2f4ff0/Mascots_01.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Various dangly things https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/c5afabc2-4089-4c60-a379-31b89b61f469/20210901_183753331_iOS.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Chillin’ out in the French Pyrenees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/d3118953-e5c4-4f53-9bd9-e658c804d2d6/dirt.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out As the sticker in my window (Note also the badly drawn cartoon of Mrs P in the dust) says; Lovin’ Life (though I could do with a wash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/20f669a8-c5ec-4d28-a5c9-14463369b6a0/Altea+Rack.jpg Blog - I Gandalf - Make it stand out Altea folding bike rack - Ingenious https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/x60g3yccd7pbzj8665au6jdn3zoaho monthly 0.5 2021-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634411868744-EZ5Q2YXIIGJDY6E9OR0W/4970EC9D-19BA-4494-99D9-10DAD1FF0BBF.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out Map of the D-Day Landings [Source: Wikimedia Commons] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634412850652-LMCR8B0BRSUZHS8F28O2/0C86C5F4-905D-4B88-83EF-E832AF47E02D.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out US Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer [Source: Wikimedia Commons] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634413729860-XYIOII30CQD4XHI1TFA9/38F33054-35D3-49BA-AA5A-B4ECB287CDEA.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out D-Day veteran Bill Pendell (died 2018, aged 97) whose memories inspired the garden and statues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634414362453-CFVKUFAKG8K1V95Y2CRP/AE98D84A-D55B-46D1-8DAB-8392157BB628.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out The ghost like figures of Bill’s memory form the main part of the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634414449737-J3HIR4829W8W464VMC9H/9DC2AC92-DAEB-4FE0-8050-FC955781F9FA.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out On a hill above Aromanche-Les-Bains the remains of the Mulberry Harbour provide a fitting background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634414563405-22TIG8H6RJT0WGYF4SYP/D2496FF3-8995-4C4F-B8C9-8297A766FCB4.jpeg Blog - They fought not for the lust of conquest… - Make it stand out Life size detail from the memorial garden and statue https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/bil8m1osi6q2m7g21nlst03cse9c4j monthly 0.5 2021-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634245338603-U6EVGHSH5BO4H10DHEE3/5EDC873F-4EA7-41E9-A391-4286DF090304.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out It’s a camera. I know nothing more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634245460294-JRWN0F1JIXI0W389CZOQ/0D8C4604-3E01-422D-AD57-B6BFC335F4B8.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out A lovely view of both Mrs P and Gandalf from the short jetty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246084156-EOWC935F8IYAS6ROLB0C/5E1ED4B1-AA7E-4DDD-ACE9-579644402289.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out I think it’s a long tailed tit (do feel free to correct me). The tree on the bank was full of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634245573561-EBG2M7FGQTABI1ZQB83E/2BE89595-4A09-45C0-B0BD-A4ADE1655C6B.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out The wreck of the Clizia, an Italian tanker scuttled by the Germans in 1944, slowly appeared and disappeared as the tide went out and came back in again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246194469-IQSSZBS31L5RFJ7SOY4I/A77F2772-3F54-400A-ACAC-6969AB1FC5F6.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out This is one of a group of coypus (pr: koy-pu) that appeared on the bank in the late afternoon. They are large (small-medium dog sized) semi-aquatic rodents. Introduced to Europe from Asia they are unfortunately considered to be a destructive pest, despite being very cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246519099-PEUBDEO2HVX4RIZGG42W/D61B35E3-91E2-4FFD-8C50-3F0FAEAA4C75.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out And then the sun started to set… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246571002-8K30J1P7E1KS4I3GZ11D/3B7CE0F1-5335-4CA5-813C-207EE1473C5E.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out …and set a bit more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246628348-3DJUTJQ2ZIL8U82MHVZV/40F3BFEA-DFB8-431A-A47A-0EBFB0A6F8ED.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out Then the moon came out to play on the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634246672523-SMVO2FYQQ40QUG3QJQ4T/D67030F9-9A15-4E1D-BEA2-755E8B419A7C.jpeg Blog - And the lazy photographer of the year award goes to… - Make it stand out Then the sun came up again. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/mfzfq4u6tdcpt9lb6lqj55vbwwh8bc monthly 0.5 2021-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634030086211-AUMRS89K2NUT7S6OTJRI/3C56BE62-5C3F-4790-82FC-FE5A6569043D.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out The back streets of Ax Les Thermes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634030176304-O7YE4Y644WGM8Q1L1RRL/9E6D2B61-8351-4D93-8A07-B0AFE95EA1ED.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Wellness Sport Camping (Ax Les Thermes). Great campsite. Terrible showers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634031502244-XG6FNDPL15V54GF6BV2L/E8BAF0DF-8FD8-4F71-96E8-A08DF89AA2F7.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Icy high winds on the Col de Pailhéres https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634064345927-X4OZ9FHNU20QP3ZEOGT0/DB70874F-867C-4389-8778-AF1AFE1D4966.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out If conditions get any colder at least we can make a snowman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634064418539-0YQQJWHBOAFNGFAGGKC8/909B2EC7-6C24-4036-98F2-0A87A6E89D9B.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Etang Bleu (lake blue - which is actually green) and Etang Noir (lake black - which is actually blue. Go figure!?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634064730368-M213MO6UOH82ZBZKQ5WW/5AB47299-0589-4585-96D8-BEE3B6903F89.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Mrs P photo-bombs yet another great shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634064812691-75L65X0UOYVDEUIDEGMJ/23672BC7-AFC4-40C3-B5E0-82234F30C00A.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Etang Bleu (and yet so green) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634064880422-NZFR03T695VO7JN1LZ0D/07A82C2D-C6EF-4F23-8A9F-D25BC0CC3330.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Stunning autumn colours on the walk out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634066466811-3H9UUR5MSRHNDJGV2PHQ/2DC180BD-6364-4705-85CD-C328D2A16BC6.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out A view of almost all of the ridge walk. (No, it is not North Wales) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634066655130-6AMN8VZHS6UC9YPVLEKV/3BA7B907-8359-42E4-917D-EBD08A997ECB.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Mrs P stopped smiling when she realised it was her bun I was eating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634066723540-G98I0DHFXZMYL3JR66XJ/115FF8D6-AB9A-4CA0-A2EF-264C32B35C89.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Are you sure this is not North Wales? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634067472378-68V6K3MH407N1SVKHTN9/A0381C81-C23B-4F01-A0F3-1C0C61AE3C8B.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Half way round and it still looks like North Wales! We could’ve saved ourselves a lot of money. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634068441589-IQZ7OJEI0MZ1Z7Z08KAE/05F518D0-A726-475E-A436-0B75F7FAEFD8.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out The views just urge you to see what is beyond the next ridge (it’s usually another lake) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634068562308-DMLEYSG7Z1JQ96XUF2IJ/CC93260A-EA37-4B3E-938C-D6FECCBB4603.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Etang (lake) d’en Beys and the ridge we decided to go and explore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634068734598-Q06A56CFIPFF6SKYTPT9/9861F6F7-E44E-48D8-A6B8-3EF1E2DEA1C9.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out A well placed tree allows Neil to pretend that he’s a real photographer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634069380679-PKTV96QLVA09PKWXD1S9/FA34F6F7-FF02-449D-8787-4B9174551964.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Mrs P just loves taking sunburst photos. Étang de Naguilhes 1,980m (6,496ft) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634069495568-R0D0VLIHECFIOOVZPRRD/5C8065AE-754E-46C4-A9CE-CA5B30727031.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out After 4 days of Mrs P’s boot camp I am beginning to see things. Is that a face in the rock? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634069578094-5Z6ADFNXBVDK9HIO9G6F/9CEE85A7-B764-4656-86C1-0BB2677BFBAA.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Descent through the dappled sunlight. Lovely, but it does rather go on (for 1,000m - 3,280ft) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1634069750007-Q45QKJXCJOK0AJB8GVP5/AA036465-6845-496C-9999-43DE0EC9DB95.jpeg Blog - Mrs P’s 4 Day Boot Camp - Make it stand out Bilbo Baggins will appear any minute now… https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/j6er5d4ste9pmkwii2x2hf5p5hh8wf monthly 0.5 2021-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633551142388-F55OWQ8HIH1F92QAMRQ1/8F6D7EAE-47FA-4580-8482-E65FDC5075C5.jpeg Blog - We keep a knockin’ but we can’t get in - Make it stand out Gandalf steadfastly refusing to open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633551348959-C45W9IFTEDY17T5A52US/C2FDE2D2-558B-4E16-BCE5-1F1FFE71B01E.jpeg Blog - We keep a knockin’ but we can’t get in - Make it stand out The view was lovely (if cold), but the language was shocking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633551043931-PUMWYW4P1KTZDNBWWCJ0/803C5AE6-C23C-4D7B-B851-96F33E913A73.jpeg Blog - We keep a knockin’ but we can’t get in - Make it stand out We love this man. Why is he not wearing a cape? https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/excj340jee0c699w59iqfqman6smcz monthly 0.5 2021-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633380951504-SZM5BR5AW1BQJC2LZHRS/IMG_7138-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway Mrs P demonstrates looking deliberately in the wrong direction whilst wearing shorts and a T-shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633436473258-JZJPIK59YWO075PU351L/IMG_7279.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway Snow!? Brrrr! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633381301320-MNDO8KRB8C6NN9THAQ8T/IMG_7125-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway Not all coffee shops are created equal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633382532132-W64Z1QZ6EX4WRJC9E7V1/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway Baga is where the green dot is. Prior to this we were down near Tarragona. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633381588604-E2TP43XKSEW5D5PM8TX1/IMG_7201.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway This is NOT a waterfall. This is a spring. Impressive eh!? Bullidor de la Llet (The Milk Boiler) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633382631845-AV5M0N8BWBPZVL9YE1CC/IMG_7227-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway The Baga d’Escriu gorge narrows dramatically… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633382826608-7B4Z2JDKMV8RZBNP400E/IMG_7222-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway …and the path gets more interesting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633382947961-7TBM1REJ6FUBOJJW19SP/IMG_7241-compressed.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway Fun, but never dangerous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1633383075729-JKOEJKEYGEIWRK7U5I4C/IMG_7231.jpeg Blog - Feel the fear and do it anyway An incredible vista round every corner https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/qqm88f1uut7lf54dkjphdo9472wjbz monthly 0.5 2021-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632862761486-DNIN2TT2N6WQ0H1S6NQA/IMG_6864.jpeg Blog - Going Native Los Duques. The population just doubled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632863008759-J0J47YGO0CXGVH7VF4KO/IMG_6970.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out Downtown Los Duques. The kids are on the streets tonight. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632862857152-YC0F8V7SNRZQKUCZMQ7J/IMG_2680-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out And then there were 3. (There is a 4th, but he decided to go university to avoid us). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632863131591-PKEYTY5N75Q1ZNDZP26J/IMG_6869-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native When siblings accidentally dress the same. So cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632863402359-M9YVAZCWZ41OQEUHP12Z/IMG_6859-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out So, remind me, is this breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a snack? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632946101607-H01IDH2OZ3JNGBB5AV37/P9250819-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native Mrs P and little Bro’ in search of the perfect paella dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632863475833-OGT8SD5H1YNM3ID6MQON/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out Sociedad Musical Santa Cecilia de Requena in full swing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632946361159-ONYP444CATSG4T17D0GX/P9250868.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out Anyone got a torch? Castile de Requena Tower at midnight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632946564609-QMCMUU328OF3031PAOPH/P9250872-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native View from the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632948598231-ZZX3J8N70YZ7LHRYKPWO/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native Down at street level the Requena band has competition! Valencia Youth Jazz (note the drummer, who should been in bed long ago). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632946869937-2CCIQPY91P0ZLKNG4JAH/P9250813-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out A busy day in Los Duques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632951898556-SZ6S9SBDGMAFABY97LKF/IMG_6865-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native Gandalf, resting in Los Duques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947041057-LZJD2TTA7LFLF7S4QUE0/IMG_6948-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native - Make it stand out Señor JM. Expert horse trainer and king of the paella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947276685-J1E1FMZHC6ZXLAOXBRRQ/IMG_6936-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native Just one of the many beautiful horses Señor JM has in his stables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947709189-D1ZKYI65UVV88PPIKYRA/IMG_7012-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native The monument to the local wine harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947444453-0WKZ8VY99C46QYS07XXF/IMG_6985-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native little surprises round every corner (admittedly, sometimes it’s laundry, but on this occasion…) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947469152-4QH3GDUDMQUP4N2BJGOL/IMG_2780-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native Many residents are keen gardeners… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947499608-T10CGTN53HDDYEUDBPX2/IMG_6989-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native …though some clearly worry about theft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947600227-F26I6VDAOZR53ADCRPT5/IMG_7019-compressed.jpeg Blog - Going Native It’s the bull ring. I promise we didn’t go in. Been once, never going again. If you are a bull I would steer clear (“steer” geddit? No? Oh well.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632947868861-W8SJMTQFOYTAUNY9ML52/P9250859.jpeg Blog - Going Native As always, no tour is complete without a visit to the local church. I haven’t been struck by lightening yet! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/qs5belivxpo5va0sbfv1jgpai1ps8f monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632687849149-24WJOJZYEYF32K4YNZ2S/IMG_2739.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… The very roller skis that I haven’t been on for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632676975790-FGHHCY2WFYTK4QF465Q6/IMG_6929.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… Los Duques. Home to Mrs P’s brother and lovely, quiet roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632687214406-A09UKP4ODWZHZOS147UC/IMG_6973-compressed.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… No expense spared drone shot of Los Duques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632677934648-XU0EHBBXR5TUCCID5IMX/IMG_6928.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… Strava says, “No!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632690273139-UQCZXEHSM3YPEA8EUSTV/IMG_2742-compressed.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… Lovely day for a roller ski. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632757711671-NLRXM6O3ND267E55N38Y/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… Neil demonstrates the classic ‘upright’ method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632757791505-S5ZN46W9DQBR6ZPEED0P/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The Pain in Spain… Body of Adonis. Pain threshold of a 4 year old https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/Habla_Ingles monthly 0.5 2021-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632304562837-J4BK0HC3F3MUXO6JXX0F/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? - Make it stand out Vilanova de Prades tries unsuccessfully to hide behind a rock.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632304634821-IJT4RUZVEJLT5WUP8O7H/IMG_6761-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? - Make it stand out Bright lights, big City. Downtown Vilanova de Prades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632304808577-GHVAY81KD3QGY6ZXLTRV/IMG_6763-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? - Make it stand out The village fair bustles with life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305033564-4FYEWBX2L3WWUBCCGZGZ/IMG_6767-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? - Make it stand out My attempts to photograph the full moon were somewhat hindered by half a bottle of Rosé and Gandalf photobombing the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305209732-8AKRZ6S6PHE4MUH9509C/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? Just a short section of the cliffs above the village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305296370-WLHSPGGXGGTBS8EG166Q/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? Pretending that I know what I am doing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305717780-7G2XU1OZ30K2BBZTNXK3/DSCF5127-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? Mrs P showing me how it should be done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305439309-7CSKGF50FQ0QG3XPAMRP/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? Can I come down now? Climbs here are short, just 12-15 metres in length, and steep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305816419-DTPGV7U2C5MIJWOSG65O/IMG_6784-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? A shady spot for lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1632305896819-DHIT8L84PQGWEN1TDAFG/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - ¿Habla Inglés? The stunning view from the climbing area https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/mind-your-language monthly 0.5 2021-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631976835044-DREWZ87BNS5WNU2Z6DFG/DSCF5041-compressed.jpeg Blog - Mind your language Fortunately “coffee” is pretty much the same word everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631977194246-0MCSADM3030DG8CVCMTK/IMG_6701-compressed.jpeg Blog - Mind your language Mostly we self-cater, but it’s been less comfortable since someone sawed the legs off our table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631977458035-1ZTWJGWM0ZTNDGSFEK4P/IMG_6542-compressed.jpeg Blog - Mind your language Sometimes you just know it’s time to eat out (it actually tasted much better than it looks) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631977616984-81BUHGFF6MEUZSFL5JHW/IMG_6702-compressed.jpeg Blog - Mind your language Right, we’re here. Whose turn is it to do the pointy, wavy thing? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631977701567-ZDKDVT46HXSL6UVM0CCH/IMG_6624-compressed.jpeg Blog - Mind your language To be honest I ordered an ice cream, but needs must… https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/nhokz2heoeqa0seabf8068kkokdqoy monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631740946818-7RRHM0ZPWS3GF5SO9JD6/IMG_2391-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block What? Surely those shorts are worth a whole blog to themselves!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741067624-GUZX6OGUNXCSQ594N0CL/IMG_6595-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Random woman photobombs photo in a vain attempt to get the story back on track. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741161881-12W5AT4U53F2SEPHRC39/IMG_2404-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Looking down into France from the summit of Tuca de Salvaguardia (2,736m) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741673754-NJ5ARB5ME6LUM1MXL0F7/DSCF5019-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Mrs P steadfastly having fun on the Via Ferrata de Sacs, Benasque. Spanish Pyrenees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741296804-ES5A0ZA456QNQU3MMTK2/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block I can’t see a firecracker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741453852-NO5Q4UGYK4JDFR6X6ME8/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block If you look closely you will see Mrs P under my foot (it’s usually the other way round) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631741910112-786I4VRZU2FTW4R26R2D/P1070966-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Mrs P proves that she can follow instructions (don’t tell her she’s facing the wrong way). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631742092423-LGPFY0N9B3O3AJ80R6VE/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Rough translation: “A long way up and steep. Why are you even here?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631742232250-JZGFNE9V1RSL5K7HGIIH/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block Are we there yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631742369845-JX86D2A33YUU30GM9L5P/IMG_2427-compressed.jpeg Blog - Writer’s block I think it was worth the effort - Neil fails to improve the view of the Maladeta (3,312m) https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/trxgnyf0gcu8rywnojecttquarfo2w monthly 0.5 2021-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631302793202-UF5YXOIT69J1L0GF9GWL/IMG_2335-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Bagnères-de-Luchon in the French Pyrenees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631303044009-4VIIOS4C8J1RWE5A8JPE/IMG_6449-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? The thermal baths at Bagnères-de-Luchon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631303139057-9729G6SANY0FY0RQRV1Z/IMG_6446-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? The mascot we left behind, having decided it was a little too heavy to carry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631391159586-OYIQR6WI1VRVPMMPJ63A/P9050639.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Inexperienced we may have been, but we would have drawn the line at carrying circular pop up tents like this group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631303405623-2P7V1DUO9WS2CPYAOX98/P9050645-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? The exact site where Paul and I pitched our tents all those years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631303487619-2DUXFOLF150TE9GFA71C/P9050647-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Neil wondering where all those years went. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631303704243-T2ORF1HYCVLHK6SXP6YO/P9050623-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? A beautiful old bridge strategically hides the ugly old dam at Lac D’Oô https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631304830703-9EAJKXBOI10JI6ISAGBG/P9050696-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? The waterfall at Lac D’Oô is 275m (902ft) high (twice that if you add the reflection!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305022368-6VE54ZHFYEUHZJYGUSXR/P9050632-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Now I know why Mrs P has always wanted a mule. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305143592-HCNIZH140IS0UP0B4WLE/P9050654-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Mrs P, failing miserably to look anything like my big brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305347992-O05R1AWM75QEEFAY8XGB/IMG_2344.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? 5,100 ft (1,560m) of ascent later, approaching our high point, and the scenery is become more barren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305568805-P3RXNBR60AFAN2YS4L4G/IMG_6488-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Lac Portillon (2,580m - 8,464ft) fails once again to win a “village in bloom” award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305789712-WC11L85IW47IRMU9TB2P/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Heading back down from the Lonely Mountain (Thorin Oakenshield looks like he’s lost a few pounds!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631305978498-3N8XKM36G3DVD5OEV871/P9050691-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Looking down on Lac D’Oô from above the waterfall one can’t help thinking “My knees!!!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631306252861-NXL2A8U6GCRTOWPN5O6P/P9040609-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Beer and medals whilst Mrs P discreetly massages her knees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631306453226-HAFBLR0HPQDZLC1P3UHY/IMG_2336-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Neil, writing the blog whilst demonstrating terrible posture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631306896375-I43AFB9URUTDYLEUDGKN/IMG_6507-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? Rock climbing: A gear freaks dream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1631307057561-7GTMFMF6FY7A206Q9OK8/IMG_2366-compressed.jpeg Blog - Is this where it all started? And then we snuck over the border while no one was looking. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/hors-sentier monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700545773-54KOPBMQHC7A0THI7B1T/P8290443-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out Mrs P in full Hors Sentier mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700573397-5X8TUBU6J5O8VTQ81ZV6/P8290455-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out The scar to the left of the peak is the route we took up. Horrid stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700602429-KUUMYEOS3C7SGBG16OQT/IMG_6387-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out Are we having fun yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700629613-575E2FMRJAFI73AKCSX3/P8290462-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out The Tuque Esparbère (2291m). Least said, soonest mended. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700734572-CXXBCZNTFAYKFWRQQCBM/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out The ridge was mostly very pleasant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700789936-VSHMPCRO9TAKV9QQU0YM/IMG_2233-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out Topo of the climbs provided at the roadside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630700808355-PRJYJS24K35W98WS6TDU/DSCF4992-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier - Make it stand out Patrick Dupouey (and Mrs D) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748308662-0A6E18GLN92YSERWNC6I/P9010484.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748310831-J0TDWGL4RO7X3CPQGJY4/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748316359-RTK36MAXUSECYKSZ2VW4/P9010535.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748318984-B4RDC6SAPKBSS3E4HXAK/P9010483.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748324400-RRTNCVAZB7J3X5U946ZL/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748328047-9VRVCACZW1AHX9IM4Z80/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748330914-D0YS3UZIMVDE5NILI77Z/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748332798-WB1O69VUWQ5RJ4TSBTZY/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748335422-M5C0M3GQFEFREL1CIPP4/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748338736-Q2TE67FQG707NRXDG1S8/P9010544.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748579876-YTQ1T4V6UPXK7QG96M7Y/P9010574-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630748580808-NIFH9FXKXB2ELSQP5O6Q/P9010486-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630701497377-F6P9KLNBTJEZEYI85GRR/IMG_6442-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier This place looks promising https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630701528902-P5YZ42K3ZSMKS1S5KKVB/IMG_6440-compressed.jpeg Blog - Hors Sentier Oh yes! https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/5m42xph29rgdsrj89ankjsrc3hbzsd monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630531678692-BSE6B66W0D43JMVWRD0P/IMG_6103.jpeg Blog - Today I officially declare myself free from Long Covid A toast to my continued good health and yours. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/gfe47dfwx70nbx69acp0xt0n6cgrsv monthly 0.5 2021-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630353043730-3ZJHNF29SPRXAWCEWO8S/IMG_6366-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. A sign at the start lets you know what equipment you need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630353590280-XC5GL9FG16GLBNL6U7B5/DSCF4949-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. You can see the steel cable that you clip on to to the right of the steel staples on the rock (and above the road below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630356977409-4FIIFMBDOTVY88RPICDH/P1070815-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. Me. Enjoying the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630354966612-1VRJD2OH0ONUVE4D3BNI/FullSizeRender-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. Mrs P about to negotiate the overhang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630354232331-HG77OKBY225K139J7GEV/DSCF4945-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. Mrs (arms of steel) P smiling a little less at the end of the rather tiring overhanging section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630355281159-ZCQ8WZUXTXCGPQ6BMSKW/DSCF4965-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. The Wibbly, Wobbly Way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630357845718-LYO4MB88KQMI2W9E2MC8/IMG_6368-compressed.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. Via Ferrata de Coumély. Near Gavarnie n the Pyrenees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630357384509-BZQMJHIKCQI1ECUNW23X/DSCF4974.jpeg Blog - The only way is up. Our very first Marmot sighting. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/the-scatter-gun-approach-to-blogging monthly 0.5 2021-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630163867229-H6M3QHCJJRZB8GSO6MUQ/B011_Gandalf.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Gandalf. Feeling at home at last in the mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630163973020-DP71SROCN1FFC2ECJE8H/B011_VignemalleWalk.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Following the crowds up to Lake Gaube. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164003883-1OA5XLJ8OHLK067ZQ6HS/B011_Vignemalle.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out The Vignemale (3,298m) and glacier from around 1,900m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164156253-FQNA93UJTLMK3OKDBX4X/B011_BikeRide_02.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Mrs P was a bit nervous until she realised how rubbish the competition was https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164193556-0JKRO0CF3PC2J7OUWPXM/B011_BikeRide_01.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Mrs P’s posh bike poses by some signs while my bike skulks in a corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164605828-AENMWH2XGI21A2SJPY0O/B011_BikeRide_03.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Mrs P just before trouncing me back to Cauterets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164263316-5YFZ77R1IB7L3VRHSNAD/B011_Climb_02.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Me. Desperately trying to look the part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164288590-OBQMR3Y9F48WIT99THDS/B011_Climb_01.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Me, demonstrating that my calf (left leg) is now ok. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164328622-DGB5NSPO4NJ5FBLO18CT/B011_Moon%26Mountain.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Early morning moon over the Pyrenees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164354800-PEC2AKEB6DWGL0LB6YX0/B011_MrsPmeetsBridge.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Mrs P demonstrates the ancient art of Pyrenean bridge crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164546829-RPA51GD2L4MPZAOD9NPV/B011_BaguetteDelivery.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out A helicopter delivering baguettes to the mountain construction site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164428665-SGXPHIJQ9WPCCWM5Q3TV/B011_YouShallNotPass.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out A cow channels her inner Gandalf and says, “YOU SHALL NOT PASS.” . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164378146-672AR1T3W80HNYME4GSD/B011_LacDuPourTet-2400m.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Lac du Pourtet (2,400m) and not a marmot in sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1630164628838-N50WOGHSS8NSXEZWGM1T/B011_LuzSaintSavieur_01.jpg Blog - The Scatter Gun Approach to Blogging - Make it stand out Back on the ground Neil dares anyone to come near while he eats his celebratory ice cream. https://www.neilpitts.com/blog-1/hof0tie71nbhz97slkm8471evzp7pe monthly 0.5 2021-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629743838011-L49706DHEP0ZMXJF7LHP/Lourdes_04.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes The exact spot on which the apparitions occured https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629743960855-30T5XLD1RL4Q1O3D1O2C/Lourdes_03.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes - Make it stand out Directly above the grotto an unassuming little church was built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629746751110-V46IZC8OM23C6IPNF6C9/Lourdes_14.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes - Make it stand out Pilgrims Queue for holy water whilst a potential miracle goes unnoticed by the rubbish bin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629744359927-JQKIVLWGWYR0GDL3MHDP/Lourdes_05.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes - Make it stand out Holy water bottles Batman! Pilgrims stock up with holy water to last them several years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629744834093-DTEFL5FDLNW2PBHVLHCN/Lourdes_07.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes - Make it stand out What if one of these is actually an apparition? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629746183080-DER27BO9V9NPPZ40Q8QM/Lourdes_13.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes - Make it stand out Decisions, decisions. Colossal votive candle for €500, or Mrs P with mask shaped earing for a mere €60? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60950d8a8018062f16d4bfe7/1629744727915-MD6GV23P31R2JQGHZDC7/Lourdes_06.jpg Blog - I Declare a Miracle - A lighthearted look at a visit to Lourdes There may have been no clockwork Marys, but there were statues of the Virgin Mary that change colour with the weather. 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The smell was awful!