My very first adventure at 18 was on a Tall Ship called The Sir Winston Churchill. I’ve loved adventures ever since, although I still get seasick 30 years on!

At 52 my adventure journey has changed many times over the years, from a 20-year-old canoeing and sailing instructor; to a mum with young children teaching them to embrace the outdoors through camping, building dens and cooking on open fires; to a mum of young teens who surfed, coast steered, climbed Ben Nevis, swam in the North Sea, and went on adventures in Daisy the campervan.

My boys are in their late teens now, and are slowly flying the nest, so it is here that I find myself, ready to embrace the next stage of my adventure journey.

My adventures have included trekking in Thai Jungles, Moonwalks, marathon walks, fire walks, abseiling down castles, coast steering, a cross country ski marathon in the Arctic Circle, a wing walk, training in an Environmental Cold Chamber at the University of Sussex at minus 20, a half marathon in Greenland, and searching for parrots in Peru.

Every year for the last 10 years I’ve set myself a challenge to take part in a big event and/or raise money for charity. 

Take a look at what I’ve been up to!