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Do goats eat people
It was a bit of a scramble to get to the flat bit of ground I’d spotted. There is always a danger when that happens, that when you finally get to the perfect looking spot it turns out to be covered in heather or nettles, or on a slope, but in this case, once I’d...
Apparently sleep is important
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...
Who needs a drying room
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...
Could this save the day
It was very cold last night. Definitely the coldest night I’ve ever been camping in. Although not by much in terms of the lowest temperature but it was different this time because it had been really cold all day, cold at night, and the day ahead was also going to be...
Today was easier than yesterday
It was such a relief to get walking. I didn’t sleep at all well last night as I was really quite worried about it all. Again, I don’t think it was the actual route or anything like that, it was just a general worry that probably doesn’t make any logical sense. I was...
Ready for the trail
I’m sitting in my hotel room at the Premier Inn in Milngavie, watching some television, and hoping that this is all going to work out. So far so good. I was worried about where I’d park my motorbike for the week, the ride up to Scotland, if I could strap my rucksack...
Recollections may vary – SWCP recap
I think the phrase, recollections may vary, is usually used to describe how different people might remember the same event. However, I came up with the title because I wanted to write a summary post for my time walking the South West Coastal Path and I realised how my...
A welcome interruption
It wasn't really so much of an interruption, more really a chance to slow down a bit and have a decent conversation with someone. For the whole of this coastal path walk I've met lots of people, and had loads of different conversations, but I'd never actually walked...
An amazing gesture
The hardest thing about a hiking trip, probably obvious if you think about it, isn't actually the walking. The walking is certainly a fundamental part. If you can't walk the distance then you're definitely going to struggle. But I find something else really difficult...