Published on 09-06-2021 by El Perro Negro
During the onset of the Covid crisis in 2020, I decided to form a small local walking group. The objective was simple, weekly walking & meeting people once lock down restrictions were lifted. I named the group "Alpujarra Nomads". We go all over Andalucia in our search for nature & mountains!
Published on 09-06-2021 by El Perro Negro
Woke up at 2am yesterday evening with head filled with the previous days events. A particular memory came flowing back. For some strange reason the words started to flow and I had to write them down. Is it poetry? Is it prose? The words don't rhyme. So here it is.
Published on 14-03-2021 by El Perro Negro
The "Alpujarra Nomads" Hiking Group
Published on 03-02-2021 by El Perro Negro
Describes a walk alongside ancient irrigation channels originally installed by the Moors high above the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarra
Published on 31-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
In the UK we just got out the hosepipe and watered everything. It was easy. Just turn a tap. Not as easy in a hot country like Spain where water is at a premium. This is how we water our land in southern Spain.
Published on 27-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Published on 27-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
A summary of our expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icefields
Published on 25-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
Some of the best ones are here, some happy, some sad. But mountaineering quotations that will make you think!
Published on 23-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap
Published on 23-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
My own personal experience of the effects of becoming snow blind, after a tough time on the Patagonian Icecap
Published on 22-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
A collection of emails sent home in the early days of my arrival in Spain. In late 2002 packed up my pickup truck with my worldly possessions and Rocky, my black Labrador and headed south. The first place we came to was Lanjarón in the Alpujarras.
Published on 15-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
We are not naturals at the self-sufficiency game. Were not experts either. But, it is fun and there is a certain satisfaction at growing your own!
Published on 14-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
I have kept sane during the enforced Covid19 lock down by getting involved in projects that normally I wouldn't have time to complete. One such project is researching my grandfathers role in World War One. Below is a summary of my research including battle maps
Published on 13-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
So there we were. A nice warm day, no clouds. What to do? So why not try that flat topped mountain that we can just see from our house that's in an unknown and remote location?
Published on 13-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
Yes, it's true! I came from Granny Boadicea. My 66th Grandmother in fact. Here is the research done by my father establishing that. Thanks Dad.
Published on 06-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
Brilliant Poem by Michelle Wakeley about her time spent on our 2010 Southern Patagonian Icecap Expedition
Published on 05-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
My father spent many years researching his Cameron Ancestry. In the days before the internet this meant studying documents in churches, schools and official buildings. Most of what he found is fact but there were some gaps that he tried to fill with speculation
Published on 03-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
2011 has been unforgettable in so many ways. There were ups and downs, of course (it is the mountains after all…..ha ha!), but experiences in the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia have shown me some insights I thought I’d share with you
Published on 01-01-2021 by El Perro Negro
Sadly my first ever dog, Rocky, died on Friday 22nd May 2009 after losing a battle with the horrible disease, Leishmaniasis. He was a great dog and faithful companion
Published on 31-12-2020 by El Perro Negro
Information for dog sitters for when we are away
