The Cotswold Way – A Summary.
Another trail done! It felt great to be walking 'normally' again. Not that I'd developed a 'silly walk' in Lockdown, but the out and back walks from the car are not as good as a…
Another trail done! It felt great to be walking 'normally' again. Not that I'd developed a 'silly walk' in Lockdown, but the out and back walks from the car are not as good as a…
National Trail walking paused. And for once it is not my sore feet which are to blame. I'm following what I see as the letter and the spirit of the lockdown. The more of us…
Notes to self: Remember to enjoy it! (Walking).Don’t mess about with it! (Blisters).Always book flexibly! (Everything!) I deliberately bounced from the Cleveland Way onto The Ridgeway to string more consecutive walking days together. What a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…