This morning was all about the bears, in fact it ends with bears too but more on that later… I woke at 4am local time and could not get back to sleep, my body is adjusting from uk time and thought it had a lie in. I googled…
After three flights, 19.5 hours of travelling and getting younger by 7 hours, I have arrived in Cody at the edge of Yellowstone National park. My watch says its 6.30pm but my body says 1.30am. I think I may argue with my body a little longer before going…
I left my home town of New Quay in West Wales around mid-day, as usual my plans were pretty vague in that I was not sure where I would sleep tonight but I just had to be at Heathrow by 6am tomorrow morning. I wont bore you with…
During the trip I had a tracking app running on my mobile phone. I have now analysed the logs and: Total distance travelled was 17,877km (11,502 miles) This includes distance travelled while exploring and travelling in cities, getting lost and backtracking etc. It is higher than I estimated…
This article was published in the Wales on Sunday newspaper and on the Wales Online web site: Article on the Wales Online Web Site
My first sight of the UK was the Isle of Wight in the distance. I am from Southampton so I know the area well. It was a real homecoming feel to sailing around the island and into Portsmouth Harbour.