October 2019: Pyrenees
Volunteering at the first edition of the Lost Dot Transpyrenees Race, then walking and cycling in the Ansó and Hecho Valleys...
September 2018: Ikaria, Greece
Hiking and beaches on a beautiful, quiet, friendly Greek island...
April 2018: Le Châtelard, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Savoie, France
Visiting my friend Sue at her home in the Three Valleys area of the French Alps...
October 2017: Rhône bike tour
Starting from the Furkapass in Switzerland, at 2400 metres, descending via Lausanne and Geneva, to Lyon, Valence, Montelimar, Avignon and Arles...
June 2017: Mike Hall’s Wake
A gathering, centred around the village of Abbeycwmhir, in mid-Wales, to celebrate the life of Mike Hall. Winner of multiple ultra-distance, self-supported bicycle races and organiser of the Transcontinental Race. Mike was killed by a car driver south of Canberra, Australia, during the inaugural Indian Pacific Wheel Race, on 31 March 2017...
April 2017: Sheffield Sessions Festival
A festival of music and song, taking place over Easter weekend across the pubs of Sheffield, notably Kelham Island Tavern, and Shakespeare’s...
October 2004: South Africa
A holiday with Travelbag Family Adventures, in South Africa. Visited Johannesburg, Soweto, Pilgrim’s Rest, Kruger, Swaziland, Mkuze, Umhlanga, Hermanus and Cape Town...
August 2003: Southern Turkey
Another Travelbag Adventure holiday, this time to Southern Turkey...
2002 and 2003: Rio and Sheeba
Our cats, Rio and Sheeba, born 2002. Sheeba died in 2015. Rio died in 2021...
February 2003: St Lucia
Family holiday on a Caribbean island...
June 2002: Peter and Jean’s Golden Wedding Celebration
Peter and Jean Maynard celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary with a nice dinner in Sussex. Attendees were: Peter and Jean, their daughters Alison and Caroline; Caroline’s family: Rob, Clara and Tom; Sidney Linnegar Peter’s friend from the British Iris Society; John and Jean Foster, gardening friends from the Mercia group; Muriel a neighbour and enthusiastic ... ...
June 2002: Cornwall
A family holiday near St Austell, including a visit to the Eden Project...
May 2001: California
A trip to California, with Caroline, Rob, Clara and Tom, as well as Rob’s mum Yvonne. Visiting San Diego, Yosemite, Monterey Bay, San Francisco, and Disneyland...
