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My sister persuaded me that, despite no training, a 10k race with the Castle Race Series would be a fun thing to do on a fresh autumn morning.  Hever Castle is a great day out for all the family. On the race day (there were several different competitions of which ours was the shortest) there was live music, a yoga work shop and climbing wall. The week beforehand had been rather wet causing a few problems. Instead of running out of the grounds, our race was to go twice round a course within the castle grounds and the start time was put...

A celebrebation of Dartmoor life! "Live music all day long. Devon axe racing championshiop. Vintage displays. Craft & produce. Livestock. Dogshow. Food talls. Bar and more!" It was our 4th time as an exhibitor at Widecombe Fair. We love the excuse to visit a favourite place and catch up with friends. (It was on a visit to my parents, who lived just outside Widecombe, that we came up with the idea of PACMAT in 2015.)The fair is always held on the second Tuesday of September. The earliest recorded fair was back in 1850. It gave an opportunity to sell livestock...

Rifugio Vittoria Sella, 2588m We've never spent much time in the Gran Paradiso area but had heard get things about it. On a dark winter's day we sat down at the kitchen table to plan, browsing our Cicerone book "100 Hut Walks in the Alps". Rifugio Vittoria Sella, in the National Park, Italy, looked like a great spot, at 2588m and, when we emailed them, they said we could take the dog! We booked in for two nights, mid August, thinking it would be a good place to base ourselves to explore a little more. The rest of the trip was...

What a weekend. It's hard to put into words, so here are a few pictures. Which PACMATs did we take? Well, I like to have a Solo folded up in my bum bag. And a family for longer lounging moments. This year I took the Family Poppy PACMAT and an Original Solo PACMAT. Both came in very handy.       . .         

From almost the very beginning, we have worked with Jag. Discussing ideas, working out how things might work, the best way to do things, testing new products. It's a great team. We are very lucky to have found him and his family. They really do bring PACMAT to life. Jag (pictured here with his dad) heads up the family cut and sew manufacturing business, FPM, in Birmingham. On a recent visit we got to see all the works in progress. We met his mum, dad and many of his family members. Each with their own skill to bring to the team. It was...