We seem to have been to a lot of places already – but not all by bike as our transport to Switzerland involved both an overnight ferry and the Nightjet overnight train. We’re now at our first campsite trying to dodge the torrential thunderstorms rolling through! Forecast is looking pretty wet for the next few days – a bit of a contrast from our sunny Bretagne tour last year, so we’ll see how we hold up.

Every so often we like to remind ourselves what Snowdonia slate and rain is like. This year’s visit was in the form of sunshine and showers from a cosy little cottage near Bethesda where, against all odds, Jo also managed to do some work…

A warm and sunny week’s skiing and cheese in Belle Plagne. Key lessons: family skiing is a long game, and we’re now at the stage where we need to go somewhere less flat…

Joining David’s 40th birthday weekend seemed like a good idea several months ago, but a little ambitious after a really busy few weeks. We managed to make it though, and had a great time despite the damp weather.

Well, technically North Connel.

We also had a day’s sea kayaking from the Isle of Seil, but it was (much like the rest of the week) very wet and windy so we left our phones on the shore. We’re promised some photos from our guide so may do a future post about it when we’ve got those!

Normal weather service resumed for the home strait, including all the ferries.

Our first (and probably only) wet day. And not even that wet – dry for packing up, nice evening, and some of us managed without waterproofs all day. Back within striking distance of Roscoff as our friends depart tomorrow.

Two slightly cloudier and cooler days along the coast.