I am a big fan of actually getting to grips with the food we eat. Just unwrapping the packaging on a piece of steak or fish and dropping it into the frying pan is all to easy. How many of us go squeamish at the thought of killing and gutting a fish but are perfectly happy to gobble down a Dover Sole without a second thought?
Well, there’s nothing to stop any of us popping to a coastal spot, river or lake and catching your dinner. However, most of us will want some guidance and that’s where River Cottage Catch and Cook days might be of help.
Based on the southern coast of Great Britain the Catch and Cook day talks you through the rudiments of angling, hands on cooking and filleting followed by a full on piscatorial feast.
The River Cottage web site says:
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Going on an action packed holiday has almost always meant leaving the camera equipment back at home. However, an array of new gizmos and gadgets are coming onto the market that will record your every move.
The Digital Hero is heralded as the “ultimate waterproof camera” water resistant to 30 metres.
The 3 megapixel camera takes still and video images with a built in 16mb internal memory card which is expandable to a 2Gb SD Card.
As a waterproof video camera, it has the ability to shoot 54 minutes of colour TV resolution video with sound.
The Digital Hero is light and attachable to your wrist, kayak paddles, handlebars or rollbars.
Features of the GoPro Digital Hero Camera are summarised as follows:
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Capturing all the best bits of an adventure holiday can be very tricky. You need a camcorder that is highly portable, durable and able to record fast moving imagery.
The Oregon Scientific Head Camera has these attributes in bucket loads.
Perfect for attachment to bike handlebars or helmet.
Features include:
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We looked at some of the highlights of Turkey here.
In this context I was interested to note that you can now enjoy what’s called the “Life Craft Experience” - a life coaching holiday offered aboard a traditional Turkish Gulet or sailing boat.
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Outward Bound is a name many of us will be familiar with. The New Zealand arm of this organisation have enjoyed great success in showing people their full potential through challenge and adventure in the outdoors. Quite frankly, I can think of no better place to do this sort of thing than New Zealand. Rugged, stunning landscapes criss crossed by streams, rivers and lakes make it ideal terrain for doing adventure activities outdoors.
According to the Outward Bound web site:
“This Outward Bound was established in 1962 and still operates from the original location, Anakiwa, in the Marlborough Sounds.
Anakiwa, near Picton, has been described as the most perfectly situated Outward Bound school in the world. The natural timbered buildings of the facilities merge gracefully into the curve of the bay and are backed by native bush.
In front stretches a long jetty where the school’s small fleet of cutters are at anchor. The ‘classrooms’ of the school are the native bush, mountains, rivers and
seaways of Marlborough.
The Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand is a member of Outward Bound International which was founded by Kurt Hahn in Wales in 1941 – there are 42 member countries.”
The adventurous 8 day Discovery course is probably regarded as the most popular - designed to instil the knowledge and belief that there is always more inside you than you think there is. Activities are designed to take you out of your comfort zone including running, swimming, sailing, rock climbing, hiking, canoeing and camping.
From £750 (US$1,600) for 8 days
