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…
Covid-19. Stay Home. & Exercise.
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…
Cherry Tomato.
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…
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…
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…