I’ve been back in the United Kingdom for just over two weeks now and have relished every moment discovering the new and returning to rediscover the old.

I’d lost all my photographs – unrecoverable from a smashed hardrive – 11 years worth of all my adventures while living in Britain and travelling as much as possible. And now I return to capture everything with an upgraded DSLR camera and fresh pair of eyes as eager as a leopard stalking an impala.

So many photographs to review, edit and upload, I don’t know where to begin. Perhaps I shall begin with one of the most fascinating discoveries of recent days…

Can you imagine seeing boats in the middle of a forest?

Well, they are there in the middle of Leigh Woods, Bristol – Withdrawn – an art installation by Luke Jerram.

What are the boats doing in the middle of the woods?

How did they get there?

Why would someone put them there?

Why is there no smell of the sea?

What is the point?

Many questions flood my brain, more than normal *wink wink*, at just the thought of viewing boats littering a forest before even standing in front of such a marvel.

I loved the unexpected encounter of abandoned fishing boats a far way from the sea or a river. For possible answers to these questions have a look here: http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/withdrawn

The woods make up one side of the Avon River bank and the other side features Bristol’s city symbol – The Clifton Suspension Bridge – offering magnificent views from the top of the Avon Gorge.