If someone had told me 6 months ago that I would be sat outside my 20+ year-old camper van at 8 o’clock on a rainy Sunday morning in early Spring looking out at the Brecon Beacons. I’d have laughed in their face. But, here I am, pen in hand, legs wrapped in a blanket and …
Continue reading Van life: Can this blind petrol head really be happy in the slow lane?
It’s a bittersweet time as I sit at the dining table of our holiday rental in a secluded area of the South Wales coastline, not far from the city of St. David’s. It’s Easter Sunday and we’ve just got back from a very wet and windy walk around the headland. The reason we’ve come to …
Continue reading The bitterest pill – How one blind bloke is coming to accept his limitations
Originally written during a summer holiday, this is one of my favourite pieces talking about the impact of being told I no longer had the vision to be able to drive First published: 23 August 2021 It’s a sunny Sunday evening in mid-summer and I’m sat with my brother-in-law outside the village pub just down …
Continue reading Cracked leather and straight sixes, a boyhood dream
Originally published in August 2021, this post talks more about my condition, the impact on me and my family and the charity fundraiser my sister and I undertook for The Macular Society. First published: 11 August 2021 It’s just coming up to 10 in the evening, and as I’m sat waiting for the train to …
Blind Man with a Backpack 