Month: December 2017

My father Edmund Nelson painted this bit of whimsy in 2000 after seeing the Millennium Wheel. Continue reading →

This day in mid December was the second time I had encountered slack water at high tide with no wind on this stretch of the Thames estuary (see Sept 3 post), but these, more appropriately, are the halcyon days – the seven days in winter when storms never occur. In Greek mythology Continue reading →

The hardest areas to find the best route for the C25 circumnavigation were both in Surrey; Chipstead to Epsom and Woking to Windsor, or the lands of Horse and Golf respectively. This latter is peppered not just with golf courses Continue reading →

Forecast as unbroken sun, the last day of November brought substantial snow to the East Coast, and flurries on the North Downs, too. Base Camp was Woldingham Station, where the train sets you down straight into the delightful Marden Park valley. Large flakes flecked the scene. Continue reading →