Hiking Special Forces.
Most of my walking clothes are black. That goes from my bobble hat to my boots. It is habit to buy this colour. Why? Firstly, and obviously - it is the most ‘slimming’ option although…
Yorkshire Wolds Way – A Summary.
Only 6 months since my last post? After a gap of >3 years! Outrageous! My 2 subscribers (hiya Mum and Dad!) will have to start scheduling dedicated time to keep up with this flurry of…
Turning 18 in Iceland 2018.
Every 2 to 3 years I update this blog. Without fail. Gotta keep the readers interested. Ahem. Took the youngest nephew to Iceland last summer as part of his 18th birthday plans... finally made a…
C2C – Coast To Coast Finished.
Not a lot to say. I got up early, slogged up the steep hill from Grosmont and got to RHB early afternoon. Easy walking compared to earlier days - my feet accepting their fate and…
C2C – The Longest Day.
About 41km. A thousand metres short of a marathon. But a slowly plodded one carrying my pack, and with a tent erecting task at the end. The guy who did the first marathon didn't do…
C2C – Left Foot, Right Foot. Repeat.
Writing this in Yorkshire! The Lakes are behind me and morale has picked up. The day after my last post, I had the short but steep Grasmere to Patterdale leg, where I was overtaken by…
C2C – Hills. Biscuits.
I retract my earlier blog post. I cannot handle hills like I can handle biscuits. Not in this heat! ("Milk was a bad choice!") Tough day. And 2 harder ones ahead. Today was the 3rd…
C2C – Super Regular Update King…
Yeah. Bang to Rights. I'm guilty of skipping a few posts. Like 2 or 3 years at a time. I'm only writing this because Ellis* mentioned it and that stuck in my noggin. Luckily my…
Norway and Iceland 2011 and NYC 2012/13
A quick catch up to satisfy the Completer/Finisher in me. I was too lazy to write stuff down at the time but between the 'Big Trip' and today there were only a couple of notable adventures:…
Land Rover, Belgium & France
Time to transition this from a 'big trip' blog to a reminder of where I've been since. Still doing this just for me, not expecting anyone to read it. But it helps me remember the…