My Dad is a keen horse rider. He doesn’t ride so much now but when he was younger he used to take part in cross country competitions which involved some quite serious jumps made out of solid objects like hedges and fallen trees. The sort of thing that doesn’t move...

First things first, I’m not lying about this walk. This whole thing hasn’t been some elaborate plot to make everyone think I’ve walked the whole SWCP when I’ve been actually sat at home hoping to profit from a book. Maybe generating all the videos and tracking by some...

I know I shouldn’t get my self esteem from what others think. I know that how I feel worth as a person should come from within and not from the praise of others. For example, I shouldn’t look for acceptance of my decisions from friends and family, because they don’t...

One of the best things about long distance hiking is that you can basically eat whatever you want. Assuming of course you can get hold of it. Now, I am partial to a luxury hot chocolate. Some cafes doing better ones than others. Some just put on some cream and a few...

Steve went out of his way a lot to help me today. For a start he relocated himself, midweek, to Appledore, when he’d normally be working in Bristol. He then kept an eye on my location and walked down the path to meet me, which was a welcome surprise. He then bought me...

Years ago, when Kian was little, maybe about 5 years old, I lost him in Marks and Spencer. In the post mortem I got most of the blame but he did play his part. He ran off, cut underneath a clothes rail full of clothes, and then disappeared. I’m not sure of the time...

If you look carefully on the plate of food you can see a gap between the sausage and the hash browns. When the breakfast arrived that gap was filled with a little bowl of baked beans. It was my fault as I didn’t read the menu properly so, although slightly shocked by...

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...