Words from the wild...
Running The Essequibo
With fear and joy surrounding me, I announced my plans to lead a world first expedition to kayak the length of the Essequibo River; an expedition that I thought would take two months, but ended up taking nearly three.My heart pounded as my social media post went live. My son was six months old. He’d…
World Wildlife Day 2022
March 3rd is World Wildlife Day, which marks the importance of plants and animals and their contribution to our wellbeing. This years theme is on reversing the global loss of species and habitats. In the last half century, global wildlife populations have declined by two-thirds and much of this decline is directly linked to human…
APPRENTICESHIP
On reflection it was inevitable that I would join the army. All my early childhood was spent either playing Cowboys and Indians in the woods, or soldiers amongst the bombed buildings. I was born with a wanderlust and would wander off at every opportunity, oblivious to my parents' concern. My mother would allow me to…
Make a Slide Whistle
I was chatting with a friend a few days ago about The Simpsons. (We are both big fans!) Apparently, in the early episodes of The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob communicated only by using a slide whistle. This type of whistle is often used in animated cartoons and my Dad tells me that it can regularly be…
A Cutting issue
As a slight departure from my usual Bushcraft Bairns ‘make and do’, in this article I am going to share some of my opinions regarding knives and young people. I’m sure most of you have at some point been asked the question: “What would you take, if you were to be dropped into the wilderness…
