We Have To Go Back, Kate
March 2019On February 28th 2019 I achieved something few people thought possible: I turned 40.As part of my birthday present, I was gifted a flight back to Panama. Back to…
Whatever Happened, Happened
May 2018I left Jinja Island at the end of April 2017, fully intending to return after the summer. But events have a way of spiralling out of control, and there…
At The End of All Things
April 2017By the beginning of April 2017 I had everything worked out: I would stay here on Jinja until mid-June, spent the summer in the UK and return to Bocas…
The Secret of Jinja Island
March 2017I couldn't hold on any longer. A few days after my 38th birthday, I said goodbye to my mum and dad and made my way back to Bocas. I…
The Taste of Home
January & February 2017We heralded the new year by sifting through the ashes of the last one. Oh look what survived... But there was some good news from the get-go:…
A Bridge Too Far
December 2016I wasn't doing so well on the island on my own, and my dad's 80th birthday was coming up, so I started looking at coming home for the holidays.…
There’s A Crack In Everything
November 2016Bit of a wordy post this one, a lot fewer pics than usual. There are two reasons for that: one is that I didn't take many pictures in November…
The Stars That We Could Reach
October 2016Towards the end of September, I was treated to a visit from my wonderful friend Vicki from "over the water" as us Liverpoolians call Birkenhead. Vicki's an exceptionally talented…
This Other Eden
September 2016Jason did a bang-up job looking after Jinja, but after a couple of months on the island it was time for him to move on to pastures new. Luckily,…
Supertoys Last All Summer Long
August 2016My daft old dad, a huge inspiration for my travels and adventures around the world, had started slipping away from us. Vascular dementia is a cruel condition. I was…