It was fortunate that we decided to climb the Trolls Stairs yesterday because when we woke up this morning the cloud base had reduced, it was drizzling and visibility was poor. We continued on the Tourist Road along which we…

Written 9th August published 10th August due to no network on 9th. Team Basil upped sticks from our tranquil overnight stop in the high fells and headed south. It was after not many miles that we said goodbye to our…

I can now confirm that the people of Trondheim, as suggested by Monty Python, do not perform a waltz every 25 minutes in which “old ladies are struck about the head with round sticks”. The Trondheim Hammer Dance is a…

Yesterday evening, after I had written the blog, the heavens opened and we had the heaviest downpour we have seen on this trip. We also learnt a valuable lesson about our awning. Basil’s awning is made of a type of…