Gwilym's Adventure Blog

A dry start to the three day expedition on Exmoor for Bridgwater and Taunton College Level 3 Uniformed Emergency Services students but that turned wet very quickly The same route as last week from Porlock Weir with a camp at Horner Scout Campsite, a trip over Dunkery Beacon (519m) and second camp at Halse Farm, and the finish at Tarr Steps this morning. Last week we stayed dry, this week we did not. From midday yesterday until into the evening it was pretty wet and there were a few soggy students when they arrived on site. However, all finished happily enough this morning with only light showers to keep them moving along.

For the last 3 days I have been on Exmoor with Bridgwater and Taunton College Level 3 Uniformed Emergency Services students for their assessed expedition. Starting at Porlock Weir with a camp at Horner Scout Campsite, a trip over Dunkery Beacon (519m)and second camp at Halse Farm, they made it to the finish at Tarr Steps this morning. We lucked out with the weather and it was nowhere near as wet as forecast. This does of course mean we will probably get rained on next week

Just got home from the third and final Exmoor Expedition for Bridgwater and Taunton College  Public Services students. We had 2 days of wall to wall sunshine (the second being above the clouds). The last morning gave us a bit of rain just to make us have to deal with wet tents when we got back.

For the last 3 days I have been back out with  Bridgwater and Taunton College  Public Services students on Exmoor for an expedition from Porlock Weir to Tarr Steps. This is the second one of these, the other being last week and fortunately it was a much drier experience until this morning when it decided to rain quite hard.

For the last 3 days I have been with Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students on Exmoor for an expedition from Porlock Weir to Tarr Steps. With the weather changing from warm and sunny to downright wet and miserable, all the students completed the walk and some even enjoyed it.

Back out on The Mendips today with another group of Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students for some more navigation assessments. A number of Bronze and Silver NNAS awards were achieved today.

After a few weather postponements, I finally got round the running the 2nd day of a NNAS Bronze course for Public Service students from Bridgwater and Taunton College . 12 in total with Gail, Martin and I out assessing them in some wet conditions. 12 Passess. Well done all

What a difference 24 hrs makes. A lot colder and wetter on The Quantock Hills to day with a small group of  Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students.  A short (but steep uphill at times) ride over some very muddy ground. Over the last 7 days I have covered well over 60km on foot and today was around 10km on a bike. It would be fair to say that I am aching a bit and almost looking forward to a classroom day tomorrow.

A much sunnier day up on The Quantock Hills today with another group of Level 3 Public Services students from Bridgwater and Taunton College . I may have even got a little sun burn whilst bimbling around in the mild weather working towards some Silver NNAS assessments which will be after Easter.

Out on The Quantock Hills teaching some navigation to Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students. 13 out in total in 3 groups. I got lucky and only had 3. Lots covered mainly as revision and in preparation for their upcoming multiday expedition after Easter

Hard to tell from the pics but there were a number of snow blizzards today as I rode around The Quantock Hills following a group of Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students as they navigated a bike route in the open and through the woods

Out on The Quantock Hills with Public Services students from Bridgwater and Taunton College today. They were being assessed at planning and leading their own ride. It was cold but dry as all the puddles were frozen and although little bit of snow in the air, sadly it didn't settle. Given the baltic conditions, all did well and we hurried back  to eat lunch in the (relative) warmth of the minibus.

More mud and 2 wheel mayhem on The Quantock Hills with L3 Public Services students from Bridgwater and Taunton College .

Out on The Quantock Hills today with Bridgwater and Taunton College Public Services students for an introduction to Mountain Biking. Lots of mud and forestry work going on which ended up with most of us covered head to foot and the bikes were filthy. However, as enjoyment is directly linked to how dirty you get, it was a very good day.