Galen O'HanlonNotes from OrkneyA week away, just us. Time together. Time to talk, to think. Time to notice the birds, and time to write. Time to walk in easy silence…Jun 9, 2019Jun 9, 2019
Galen O'HanlonWonderful WessexA 300km ride through Hampshire, Wiltshire and SomersetJul 30, 2018Jul 30, 2018
Galen O'HanlonYorkshire you’re a hilly bastard but I love youA cycle tour through the Yorkshire DalesMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Galen O'HanlonHeadwindVoyeur seals, sideways rain, puncture freakouts and a few sunsets on a 250 mile jaunt through the windiest islands in Europe.Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017
Galen O'HanlonGeese at dawn in CaerlaverockWe watched as nearly 7,000 barnacle geese flew in off the firth.Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Galen O'HanlonSunset surf with dolphinsExhausted, I caught a last wave to the beach. The light was dying. The sea that had blushed pink beneath the setting sun now faded to a…Sep 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016
Galen O'HanlonAn Ayrmazing microadventureIt began at a beer festival, with an exceptionally good scotch egg. Or rather, it began the night before, over beef fillet and haggis: we…Jun 19, 2016Jun 19, 2016
Galen O'HanlonSurfing Westward Ho!‘Paddle paddle paddle Galen! Paddle! Here it comes!’ the instructor yelled, and the little white fingers of the wave tickled the edges of…Mar 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016
Galen O'HanlonPeak Christmas‘This is just fucking amazing,’ said my sister Puffin, brandishing a tin mug of whisky. ‘I’m sitting against a beautifully made dry stone…Jan 10, 20161Jan 10, 20161