In which I return to a favourite childhood haunt after a gap of 40 years.
Keswick Woods
pilgrimages
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
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!
In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.