I flicked the main beam switch and grinned as four searing white beams of light pierced the darkness in front of the bonnet. The dirt road ahead became a bright inviting tunnel leading into the forest. The intercom in my helmet came to life. Dave my navigator was counting down, 3…2…1…Go! I planted the throttle, the car squirmed left and

So, a New Year has started and it’s time for a little reflection and looking ahead. We all do it at this time of year. We ask ourselves questions, don’t we?. Mine looked like this. What has changed for me? Have those changes been voluntary? Have I been passive or reactive? Have I been master of my own destiny or

As of today, I’m 46,564 words into the first draft of my third book ‘A Foolish Escape’. Part of my writing process is to go back over old journal entries and blog posts. This morning I came across this one, dated 20th November 2015. I wrote it aboard my boat in Marina de Lagos on the Portuguese Algarve. It was

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