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The ups and downs of up
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Hiking, Mountains , Covid 19, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/15/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Hiking, Mountains , Covid 19, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/15/22

The ups and downs of up

Hatless, his bare hands shoved firmly in his oh so tight pockets, he bade us a somewhat blue lipped “Ola!” as he strode purposefully upwards to his icy grave.

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Rambling in the Rambla
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Hiking, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/13/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain , Mountains , Hiking, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/13/22

Rambling in the Rambla

We hike up a dry riverbed, or much more poetically, ramble up a rambla, to the prettiest village in Spain

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Chatter
France & Spain 2022, rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 11/10/22 France & Spain 2022, rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 11/10/22

Chatter

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Define Adventure
France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22 France & Spain 2022, Mini adventures, Spain, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 11/2/22

Define Adventure

Even the pain of visiting an immensely expensive petrol station can be somewhat assuaged by the delightful café next door.

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Emergency Protocol Activated
France & Spain 2022, Pyrenees , Mini adventures, The Camino, Pyrenees, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 10/27/22 France & Spain 2022, Pyrenees , Mini adventures, The Camino, Pyrenees, Campervan Life Neil Pitts 10/27/22

Emergency Protocol Activated

I am sorry to report that Mrs P has already invoked the emergency protocol. 

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Escape
D-Day, World War 2, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life, France & Spain 2022 Neil Pitts 10/24/22 D-Day, World War 2, Gandalf on Tour, Campervan Life, France & Spain 2022 Neil Pitts 10/24/22

Escape

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Future adventures & current activities
Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway, Spain, The Camino Neil Pitts 8/23/22 Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs, Norway, Spain, The Camino Neil Pitts 8/23/22

Future adventures & current activities

Mrs P and I have been investigating an adventure for the future and I have been giving talks on my Norway trip

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Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb
klettersteig, Via ferrata, switzerland, alps Neil Pitts 7/29/22 klettersteig, Via ferrata, switzerland, alps Neil Pitts 7/29/22

Memories - This week in 2017 - Mrs P's Birthday climb

Here’s a memory from 2017. A birthday Via Ferrata for Mrs P in Switzerland.

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The World is full of interesting people
writing Neil Pitts 7/11/22 writing Neil Pitts 7/11/22

The World is full of interesting people

The World is full of interesting people and I got to meet one such person this weekend. Akshay Nanavati describes himself as…

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Tales of the riverbank
Mini adventures, kayaking Neil Pitts 7/2/22 Mini adventures, kayaking Neil Pitts 7/2/22

Tales of the riverbank

The low sun silhouettes the boats as they drift silently along. Water droplets glisten on the end of our paddles and drip into the still water where they shatter the near perfect reflection of our boats. A cry breaks the silence:

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Up on the roof
rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 6/24/22 rock climbing, Mini adventures Neil Pitts 6/24/22

Up on the roof

I miss climbing. Mrs P and I haven’t been rock climbing since last year! That’s a long time. Too long. This week though I did at least get to use some of my climbing kit and head in the general direction of ‘up.’

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The Six Golden Rules of Writing
writing, Norge pa Langs Neil Pitts 6/17/22 writing, Norge pa Langs Neil Pitts 6/17/22

The Six Golden Rules of Writing

I’m writing a book. But I told you that in my last blog, so nothing new there. But I thought you might be interested in the process.

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A spot of unintentional and unhelpful research
Long Covid recovery, Covid 19 Neil Pitts 5/25/22 Long Covid recovery, Covid 19 Neil Pitts 5/25/22

A spot of unintentional and unhelpful research

Then, a little more than a week ago I began what can only be described as a period of ‘unintentional research.’ when I caught the bloody virus. Again!

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Radioa Ga Ga
Norge pa Langs, Nordic Skiing, BBC Radio, Interviews Neil Pitts 4/27/22 Norge pa Langs, Nordic Skiing, BBC Radio, Interviews Neil Pitts 4/27/22

Radioa Ga Ga

Back in the Uk for nearly 3 weeks I have been interviewed on BBC local radio 3 times, updated the website, begun the book and become an expert in the art of procrastination.

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Return to Planet Earth
Norway, Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs Neil Pitts 4/16/22 Norway, Nordic Skiing, Norge pa Langs Neil Pitts 4/16/22

Return to Planet Earth

In Norway the sound of grouse is the most memorable and common sound I will remember. Otherwise it was the wind, the shoosh, shoosh of skis and the distant voice of Trond saying, “why do you ski so slowly with the pulk?”

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Day 59 - Nordkapp
Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/8/22 Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/8/22

Day 59 - Nordkapp

Well, we made it.

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Day 58 - The Penultimate Day
Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/6/22 Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/6/22

Day 58 - The Penultimate Day

Nordkapp is not on the mainland it is on an island called Magerøya.

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Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight
Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/6/22 Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/6/22

Days 56 and 57 - The end in sight

but, the following morning we come up with a cunning plan.

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Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier
Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/3/22 Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 4/3/22

Days 49 to 55 - One tired skier

It is now Sunday 3rd April. We have covered 1,254 km over 55 days (including 5 bad weather days)

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Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume?
Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 3/27/22 Norge pa Langs, Norway, Nordic Skiing Neil Pitts 3/27/22

Days 44 to 48 - Dr. Livingstone I presume?

We have now been traveling for 48 days and our ski-ometer says we have covered 1,035 km.

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