I’d just got past Bude and was now walking the last couple of miles on the coastal path before I would turn inland to get to a campsite. I’d been wild camping now for three nights in a row, which wasn’t as high as my record on this trip of four, but I was definitely...

It was a good location for a wild camp. The views were incredible and it felt like I really had the best seat in the house. I could see all the way up the coast to Tintagel and also back the way I’d already walked. I knew everyone would be envious of me. Unfortunately...

I’m still convinced that if I’d left my clothes in the youth hostel drying room that they’d have come out more wet than they went in. It was a little unpleasant putting on wet clothes in the morning, but I’m sort of used to that, even when they’re not wet from rain...

It’s been really windy today. Sometimes so windy that I’ve not been able to walk in a straight line. Some of the path goes very near to sheer drops so it has been a little nerve racking at times but fortunately the wind has mainly been blowing off the sea so pushing...

I do get nervous when the tent is moving around so much because of the wind. I’ve only had one tent collapse in my life, and that was my fault, but I think it’s had a lasting effect on me. Some of this is positive. Even when the weather is perfect I insist on pitching...

I got some brilliant advice today although it seemed, from the story, that you should be careful who you give the advice to. It’s funny really because I only heard the advice because I’d done what the advice suggested. Let’s wind back. Chris, the campsite warden had...

There had been a little bit of rain overnight so maybe that’s why they were all over the path, but it did seem a little foolish of them. The path was complicated enough without having to dodge all these pretty snails. There must have been hundreds of them. All moving...

I was trying to work out how long the race must have been, or will be. I’d been seeing these extra signs for quite a while. Definitely for longer than a day. So I suppose maybe it could have been a marathon distance, but a marathon in a coastal path, well that would...

I do miss all the blackberries that were lining the path when I walked it back in 2023. They were really tasty and refreshing. They were even better than the ones you could buy in the shops. This time, as I’m so early in the year, I don’t have blackberries. Instead...

I’ll answer the title straight away. Absolutely. It’s definitely worth it. I think hiking is one of the best things I’ve found to do with my time. It’s definitely improved me. It’s definitely expanded my horizons and made me aim for different things - things I’d have...

This was not the day I had planned. But if I’ve learnt anything from these treks, it’s that you need to be adaptable, and most importantly, you need to listen to what your body, or your environment, is telling you. I don’t think I’ve ever had such a short leg to a...