So another coffee and more pondering on how to introduce Charlie Chadwick to new people led me to the intriguing world of Twitter.   My teenage daughter#2 was kind enough to get me started and has tried to educate me in the ‘etiquette’ of Tweeting and Following (who said teenagers were no use for anything) and as a result I have gradually been increasing the number of followers on Charlie’s Twitter feed.  Hopefully, most of them then come to have a peek at this site and then stay a while to discover Charlie’s wonderful drawings and stories.

Twitter is definitely a world of ‘snap’ judgements as you must base your decision to ‘follow’ on very little information.  The profile and cover pictures offer a large clue and anyone with a bicycle against the backdrop of a beautiful scenic view would seem, to me,  to have the potential to enjoy Charlie’s work.  I have enjoyed many of the descriptions people have made for themselves, trying to encapsulate their personalities and interests in just a few words.  Humans are so creative….I am very impressed!

My first instinct was always to think that cyclists are so busy out with their bicycles exploring the countryside that they wouldn’t have the time or inclination to be surfing the net, but just like Charlie, they clearly have wide and varied interests and talents.  And, for technology minded souls, they can take their internet access with them on their bikes too, using mobile phones and WiFi, so that they can Tweet from mountain tops and coffee shops.

However you found your way here, a very warm welcome to all.

Whilst enjoying my morning coffee (no cake, for once) I thought I would test out the wonders of the World Wide Web and decided to search ‘Charlie Chadwick’ in Google Images.  I scrolled through a selection of colour snapshots of musicians, aspiring models and a few of Charlie Sheen and then, there they were, a small selection Charlie’s drawings.  No surprise really as they were all clearly linked back to this website.  But then, I spotted a rather different web address on one of the distinctive illustrations and felt that I should investigate further.  With much curiosity, I clicked, and what joy……an entire article dedicated to Charlie’s work on ‘Tamia Nelson’s Outside, No Octane Explorations Near and Far’.  I was so excited that I felt I had to get in touch with the author, Tamia Nelson: geologist, artist, photographer, cyclist, mountaineer, paddler, snowshoer and skier, to say thank you for sharing Charlie’s story even further afield. She was keen to hear about many of the new developments on the site here and very graciously offered to re-run her, now revised, post.

Letting the world know about Charlie’s stories and drawings has been my Dad’s passion for so very many years now, it is so rewarding to know that he is finally achieving his goal.  And, in the process, getting to know so many interesting and busy people from all corners of the world.

I wonder what tomorrow’s coffee break will uncover……….watch this space!