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Finished up the year with a few nights in the Lake District. No cameras or anything, just me and my thoughts. Wishing everyone a happy whatever-you-celebrate (Christmas! Hanukkah! Kwanza!) and a wonderful year ahead in 2026 🙂🏕️

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Life circumstances are keeping me close to home at the moment, so this weekend’s adventure was a wee jaunt in the Chilterns where I live. Video soon!

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 18

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Can you believe it's December? What a year it's been!

Thanks so much to everyone who has tuned in to my wee adventure films in 2025. When I first decided to start doing these last summer, I was so shy about being in front of the camera, and I still am, but I am getting used to it!

As a mid 40s woman, I never really expected that many people would be interested in watching me, which is why I choose instead to focus primarily on the landscapes that I love, appearing just enough in frame to add that small human element that brings it all together. 

Spending time in the fresh air, disconnected from work, phones, social media, and everything else, is just my absolute favourite thing and I love being able to share that with others.

Learning how to shoot and edit video has been so much fun, and I still have so much to learn! Every single new film is another learning experience.

I can't wait to see where 2026 takes me, and I hope you'll all join me for the ride :)

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 15

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A long weekend in the Lakes didn’t quite go according to plan. Icy conditions made filming difficult and now I have footage from two days of hiking but only from one night of camping 😥

1 month ago | [YT] | 14

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Hi all! I'm quite aware that the viewership for my channel is a bit split between the kayaking lovers and the hiking lovers, with not a lot of overlap! I am trying to cater to both! 

For me, sea kayaking is very much hiking on water, and I do hope that even if you're not a kayaker yourself, you can still enjoy seeing our beautiful landscapes from this unique perspective on the water. And for kayakers, perhaps you can enjoy some foot-based tranquility over a cuppa. I am just as happy in the mountains as I am on the water.

Even though I'm rather shy and prefer to do non-narrative films, I have found the kayaking films tend to benefit from some additional information, which is why I've done voice-overs for some of them now, but I am unlikely to start doing this for my hiking videos. My adventures in my boots are entirely about atmosphere, nature and scenery :) 

This can be a bit confusing for Youtube's algorithm, as I have two distinct "formulas" that attract different audiences, but as a middle aged woman in a video genre full of attractive, energetic youngsters, I don't ever expect this channel to get very big anyway! Ha! Thanks for watching!

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1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 14

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Like many others, I was out last weekend and experienced the incredible cloud inversion that happened in Eryri. I’m just putting the finishing touches on a short video of my trip, which will be uploaded later today. Here’s a photo of my Brocken spectre, so glad I finally had the chance to see one!

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 17

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Thanks so much to everyone who watched my Strathy Point kayaking video! Stay tuned for another one from northern Scotland, this time a trip around Neave Island, Eilean Nan Ròn and the Rabbit Islands 😀 Coming soon!

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3 months ago | [YT] | 12

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Who wants some more kayaking videos? I have more rough cuts from day paddles from my trip to Northern Scotland in June that I’ve been sitting on 🤔

3 months ago | [YT] | 20

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There are few things I love more than watching the light slowly fade from the sky alongside my tent. As summer comes to an end, I’ll miss these long pleasant evenings enjoying the view, although I’m also looking forward to a winter of adventures 🥰

https://youtu.be/nfjeVGKgVuY

3 months ago | [YT] | 12

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New hiking video coming soon!

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4 months ago | [YT] | 8