Cerro de Caballo Valleys in full bloom

Whilst driving to the Ventura trailhead above Lanjaron at 2200m in the Sierra Nevada, we rounded the corner and were met by beautiful these sights. Ive never seen this before so it can only be the due to the fantastic winter that we have had. Normally this time of year the mountains are a dry [...]

Twitching times ahead

Great news for me, Ive been asked by Ian Williams to help out with Birdwatch Alpujarras who offer tours and excursions in the beautiful southern foothills of the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada mountains. The Alpujarras offer some of Spain’s most spectacular birdlife. Based in the village of Lanjaron, Ian can show you the rich variety [...]

Todays photos of the dogs, Tapa, Khumbu & Bruno

I took the dogs for a walk this morning and it was rather warm at 29C at 9.30am, so when we got back Khumbu and Bruno went straight in the pool to cool down. I took a few photos of them and got these odd pictures. Tapa the bite sized mutt just taking off with ears [...]

Mad dogs & skiing

We took Khumbu and Bruno up to the snow yesterday, probably their last chance as temperatures are in the 30s most days now and its melting fast.  We decided to take the skis and see if we could ski in the Sierra Nevada mid June. Turns out you can! We had a great day, Khumbu [...]

Horse Trekking in the Alpujarras with Caballo Blanco Horse Trekking

Sarah and Ali our friends and the rest of the crew at Caballo Blanco Horse Trekking have produced a nice 5 minute video showing the delights of horse trekking in this wonderful part of Andalucia, so I thought I would share it with you. The stables are situated on a small plateau at a height of 1200 [...]