BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder and when it comes to art opinions are frequently divided - particularly nowadays when there appears to be little evidence of skill in many contemporary art pieces, or installations as we are supposed to call them. Tracey Emin's My Bed is one of the most infamous examples of this, being short-listed for the Turner Prize and little different to many a clarty bed around the UK.

WHENEVER I give slideshows of walking the cliff tops and mountains, or kayaking the coast, the question is always asked "do you go alone?" The answer, "yes, almost always". The next question "do you tell anyone where you are going?" Well, usually not!