Martin's Mag.

South of the city of Bath is a cycle route which incorporates two former railway tunnels. We’ve cycled through them before (when I didn’t take a camera) but we went again a few days ago with two friends. Both tunnels have some lighting, and one of them has movement-sensitive music and illuminated speakers. A nice, reasonably easy, 13-mile round trip, returning to Bath via the Kennet and Avon canal. www.sustrans.org.uk.

Illuminated speaker.

Illuminated speaker.

Location of speaker. Flash used to show more than is usually visible.

Sal and friends leaving tunnel.

Priddy, Somerset.

Had a long walk, with views of Glastonbury, the Somerset levels and the Severn estuary. Starting and ending here at Priddy, on the green.

An exhibition of over a hundred sculptures at Gloucester Cathedral. The cathedral is a fantastic setting for some really unusual and exciting pieces. Watch the news report HERE.

Tour of Britain on Portway, Bristol.

I cycled into Bristol to watch the Tour of Britain arrive. I think there were more cars than bikes, each car with six or seven bikes on the roof. They all passed very quickly, which is the point of it all, I suppose. Forgot to take a camera, so this was with the phone.

A few days in the camper on the Suffolk/Norfolk border in East Anglia. We stayed in a great little site, almost “wild” with no-one else for most of the time apart from the friendly owners. We did some cycling and I distinguished myself by puncturing both wheels within a few miles of each other. On the way home we called into Aldeburgh where everyone eats fish and chips on the beach as a mid-morning meal. All very genteel. We felt compelled to join in.

Building in Saffron Walden, Essex.

Tautologous plaque in Saffron Walden.

Chimneys on road to Bungay, Suffolk.

Quinoa, growing by the road to Bungay.

Bungay, Suffolk. Where we had lunch.

Church in Hoxne, Suffolk.

Inside the keep of Eye Castle, Suffolk.

Church in Eye, Suffolk.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Interesting, if pretentious, venue in deepest Somerset.

More at: www.hauserwirthsomerset.com/.

I’ve recently bought a canoe, so we went to Lake Gwynant, about 4km SE of Snowdon, to try it out. Great weather (but the remnants of Hurricane Bertha are fast approaching across the Atlantic) and canoe worked well. Unique campsite, on the edge of the lake, seems to attract an eclectic mix of punters, mostly tents and a few campers. Unsuitable access for anything bigger.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

Llyn Gwynant, Snowdonia.

“Treetop viewer” (you lay on it). Near Ganllwyd on the River Mawddach.

View from the “treetop viewer”. Near Ganllwyd on the River Mawddach.

Three nights away and this lot has grown in our veg patch.