Blog Entries from Simon Willis
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website.
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Last Update: Friday, June 3, 2022 - 00:09
This is utterly amazing stuff. Nikwax TX.Direct wash in re-waterproofing. I know the internet is full of "unbelievable, brilliant products", but this one really is.Remember how your...
It appears the business called "Ironman" is trying to flatter me into entering more of their competitions.Their All World Athlete programme is awarded to competitors who clock up the most points in a...
On the 8th July 2018 Colleen Blair swam into history. You can watch it sixteen minutes into this episode of The Adventure Show on the BBC iPlayer.Others had tried and failed to swim The Minch, from...
Visitors on Sanna BeachSome of this year's challenges I've had to go looking for. Others have just found me. September has been one of those months. It started great with a campervan trip...
Last December when I wrote about my plans to tackle a 'special' challenge each month in my 60th year, I listed swimming The Sound of Harris as a possibility.We came close. We swam IN the Sound...
It is the end of an era for Scottish sea kayaking with the departure from these shores of the country's best known coach.Morag, Eilidh, Gordon and Iain Brown have emigrated to Canada. They're setting...
That's Functional Threshold Power if you're wondering. One of the many metrics cyclists like, but one I'd previously ignored.While training for my Ironman and half-Ironman races, my coach...
I've kayaked it. I've shot a TV piece about kayaking around it. So ever since a friend commented on this blog and suggested we swim it, Bowfiddle Rock was scheduled for August.Except we...
Photo: Ellen TaylorEveryone who messes about in boats or kayaks on Scotland's west coast knows this infamous stretch of water. The tide pours through the narrow gap between the islands of Jura and...
This little camera rig allowed me to get shots I'd previously been unable to achieve.July is frequently a busy working month for me. Many events that are covered by The Adventure Show take...
