June is busting out all over

No new blog since May...have you been worrying about us? No..ah, well...

As usual in Knobbly Stick Land, it's been all go - guided walks, self guided walks and staring vacantly into space occasionally - not to mention Euro 2008, although we haven't had a lot of time for the last two.

We hope that you all have had a look at the latest newsletter. It's mammoth 6 pager, with a fine photo of bridge leaning and news of how our 2 new holidays went - the Dales Way, which we'd really like to repeat again in the autumn, assuming we have some people who would like to form a reasonable size group, and our new Ambleside holiday, which was one of our best ever - great weather, and some keen walkers! We also liked the idea of one of the party who said that the Bad Step on Crinkle Crags was where naughty walkers were sent "just to think about what they had done!" Do get in touch if you fancy the Dales Way (guided or self guided) and we are repeating the Ambleside holiday in September (7th to 12th) anyway, but do book before rooms run out!

We had our first B&B break in Keswick last week. A stunning day on Skiddaw for the first day, using one of the Knobbly Stick variation routes,and some more pleasant walking on the other 3 days, including on one day - finally - some rain! The first we've had up here for ages!

Another thing that has been occupying our tiny minds is making up "made to measure" self guided walks - making sure that we are giving people the walks they want, making sure that our route notes are clear, and also that they contain some helpful and maybe even occasionally some artistic photos.

The big news is that we have definitely decided to go ahead with our Opal Coast holiday this year. If you are a bit nervous about exploring "la belle France" on your own, don't forget that John is a fluent French speaker, and Pete is pretty damn good too. You can some great walking (not too strenuous, it has to be said) some great visits and all you have to do is enjoy this underrated part of Europe. The holiday is running from 11th to 18th October, priced £760 (£720 for previous Knobbly Stickers) for 7 nights dinner, bed and breakfast, transport whilst we're there, guiding on walks and visits. Don't think "Oh, I'll go next year" - it may not happen next year - who knows? Carpe diem, as we used to say in the quad at the old school, don't you know?

Oh, and by the way, it would be great to have some comments back - even better if they were from people who had done some of our holidays recently. Don't be shy - tell the world about your exploits!