Writing tagged: ‘pilgrimages’

  • Lit & Phil

    Lit & Phil

    A visit to a wonderful library.

  • Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage

    Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage

    A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.

  • Keswick Woods

    Keswick Woods

    In which I return to a favourite childhood haunt after a gap of 40 years.

  • The great Darwin fossil hunt

    The great Darwin fossil hunt

    For my 50th birthday, a friend beyond compare organised a very special birthday present for the only self-confessed ‘Darwin groupie’ in her life.

  • Wild Cat Island

    Wild Cat Island

    Three and a half decades after I first became enchanted by the place, I finally set foot on the island that inspired Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’.

  • Jibbooms and bobstays!

    Jibbooms and bobstays!

    In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.