It’s 6.45 am, on a cold autumn morning in Aviemore, Scotland. Snow is on the ground outside and most people at Glenmore Lodge, where I’m staying for the weekend, are still tucked up in bed. I am waiting in the lobby for two women, who I had only met the day before, to hike a…
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National Go Canoeing Week – A New Type of Challenge
National Go Canoeing Week takes place every May; encouraging people of all ages and abilities to get out on the water. I work for the Go Canoeing team at British Canoeing, so it would have been remiss of me to not jump in a boat. I didn’t want to just go out for a gentle…
Cuba Cycle Tour Part Ten – The End Of Our Journey
We visited Cuba for a cycle tour in February/March 2017. In this final part of our journey we cycle from Manzanillo to Bayamo and back to our start point, in Holguin, before heading home. Friday 10th March – To Bayamo (41.2miles/66.3km) Our Casa owner in Manzanillo assures Jamie, Rosalind and I that we are booked into a…
Micro Adventure – Rowing
Micro-adventure!!! After a good bike ride this morning we decided a little more exercise was needed, so I ended up trying my hand at rowing for the first time! It’s always great to get outside and try something new and it put a smile on my face despite the aching arms. Happy Days!
Having Time: Writing For Others
As An Adventurous Girl I love to write for other people and websites too. So I was very proud this week to have an article published on the beautiful Having Time website. I wrote an article on how fitness and exercise has helped me through the grief of losing a partner to suicide. There has been a wonderful…
Some Good News To End The Year
Whoop Whoop! Good news doesn’t usually come when you expect it. Sit back and wait for it and you may be waiting a long time. So I was a very happy Adventurous Girl to hear that I had been chosen as one of Pearl Izumi’s Team Champions for 2017. Just to clear up any confusion,…
Throw Back Thursday – Bouldering
Bouldering – Burbage, Peak District – August 2010 Climbing and bouldering has been a hobby of mine for about eight years now. I love the fact that it gives you a full body and brain work out. Heading to the climbing wall is great for your social life too. I made many new friends at the wall…
Early Morning Running
Yesterday morning I got up early for a run around the city centre. So lovely to be in Nottingham as it was still stirring and rubbing its bleary eyes! #anadventureaday #anadventurousgirl #running #fitness #6amclub #sport #happy #Nottingham #lovenotts #canal #daybreak #lights #water #getoutside #enjoylife #winter
Throwback Thursday – Cycling Coast 2 Coast In A Day
Cycling the Coast 2 Coast In One Day – August 2014 Last week I posted on my old blog, Cadi2014, explaining why I had started this one. The two blogs are very different but they do cross over. The reason I started Cadi2014 was because I was grieving for a partner I lost to suicide….
A Restless Sportswoman
I am a very restless sportswoman at the moment. Having finally succumbed to the dreaded, change of season cold, I am unimpressed. Optimistic Start Whenever I first start to feel ill I convince myself that, if I rest for a day, it will go away. So, last Monday, when my throat was a little sore, I…