By: Blonde One
You might wonder why on earth training on a cold, wet Dartmoor is a good idea for an expedition to Morocco! Well, World Challenge have… Read full article
You might wonder why on earth training on a cold, wet Dartmoor is a good idea for an expedition to Morocco! Well, World Challenge have… Read full article
This VERY SERIOUS Duke of Edinburgh’s Award experiment was carried out on Exmoor in July 2019. Its aim was to investigate ways to maximise the… Read full article
This week’s Friday’s Phrase came from a fabulous young lady who showed enthusiasm and interest right the way through her very hot Silver DofE Expedition…… Read full article
How very lucky I felt on a recent trip to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the achievement of three of my Gold DofE participants. They worked… Read full article
A very exciting thing happened at Ten Tors this year as well as the fantastic efforts again by the Trinity School team and the other… Read full article
As well as being a mission for showing off navigation, teamwork and camp skills, a DofE expedition is also supposed to be fun. Each expedition,… Read full article
Strange tent visitations aren’t a regular occurrence in the life of a Blonde and, when they do happen, they are mostly animal related. However I… Read full article
DofE teams do occasionally leave camp early having risen promptly, done organised things with breakfast and worked as a team to strike camp and pack… Read full article
As promised, here’s the story about my first venture into the Jubilee Challenge event that is a very important part of the Ten Tors weekend…. Read full article
One word but then, being Blonde, we always have a few more to say. This time about some wooden tents on Dartmoor that weren’t really… Read full article
You might be mistaken for thinking that there is no Dartmoor adventure that I haven’t experienced before. Certainly, I’ve done lots of things related to… Read full article
I had the absolute pleasure a few weeks ago to be working and relaxing with and around an impressive group of female outdoor leaders. All… Read full article