It’s been a funny few weeks and the time has just run away with me.I have been attending some training courses with ZipWorld Wales at Llechwedd quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. I have taken up a casual hours contract driving their Leyland Daf ex-army truc...

Since falling over, back in January I have just completed a 30 day streak of Qigong. After a week or two of remedial exercises I have settled into a daily Shibashi routine before breakfast. It’s really been helping. So much so in fact that I am now b...

March updateSupport me in this challenge - updates posted here regularlyRoutes TakenProgress Maderaising funds for the Stroke Association and Movemberand More#mymountainchallenges

It has been just over 4 weeks since I first posted about my Challenge for this spring.Yes. I know, I am a couple of Days Late getting back to you.The Challenge is on.This is just a short post to let you know that if you would like to follow my progre...

Things have been going well lately...This week I have already been busy. I have been studying hard and completed a course on Qigong through The Centre of Excellence to add to the T'ai Chi Diploma I picked up the other day. I finished Master Ping...

Climbing Cader IdrisNow that the #1000daysoftaijichikung challenge is well under way on TikTok, it is time to turn my attention to my great love - mountain walking.Over the years I have lived here, I have summited Cader Idris in the South of the Eryr...

It grabbed me, as it usually does, in the middle of the night. You know, that time in the deepest darkest hours when your bladder has got you up again and you lie there staring at the inside of your eyelids, waiting to drop off again. I would start a...

Or how he overcame himselfAs you know from my previous missive, I had a stroke back in 2018; well, that isn’t the whole storyWhy today is a good dayThanks for reading Here Be Dragons! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.I like...

Or, how he stroked out and came back from the deadI’ve had quite a few experiences in the 60 odd years I’ve been on this planet. None quite so life affirming as my stroke of luck back in November 2018. My brain : image courtesy of Marcus Winkler on U...

Hi there,this is just a short post to tell you more about myself and what Here be Dragons is all about.Many years ago I started a journey. A journey into myself. I recall that a few friends and myself were seated around a table at a small table in a ...