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Future Ben should be grateful
I could have stopped quite a bit sooner today. I saw a few good pitches as I was walking beside Loch Lomond and could easily have stopped. The thing is, I’d been quite lazy today. I didn’t get moving until 10am and then kept on distracting myself by things on the...
Rules are there to be broken
But not by me. Well not today anyway. I knew that camping around most of Loch Lomond and on Conic hill was not allowed. That was the reason I decided to book a campsite for the first night. It was also the reason why I had to cover over 23 miles today. So imagine my...
She told me so
Jenny has been saying to me for the last few weeks that I should really try out my new rucksack. She said, “put some stuff in it and go for a walk”. I said, “good idea, I might”. Well I didn’t. Part of the reason was that I didn’t want to use it, find I didn’t like...
The best sleep
A really great last night in camp. I had the place to myself and didn’t really do anything. It rained over night and being in a warm dry tent whilst hearing the rain outside made sleeping easy. I’m looking forward to the final walk today. I do want this to end and I...
Disaster in camp
I was just boiling the water for my last meal. I stood up to put my coat on and the wind blew my chair onto the stove and burnt a big hole in the fabric of the chair. Chair ruined. I then finished boiling the water and poured it into the food packet and it leaked. Not...
OK, maybe not proper roughing it!
I found a bench and it’s got my name on it
So I felt it rude not to sit down. Time for a rest anyway. I think I’m off the moors now. The scenery has changed beyond recognition. It’s gone from one extreme to another. Scene about 2 hours ago Scene now I’m taking it really easy today. Just enjoying the...
A day of two very different halves
I had just under 20 miles to cover on day 9 and I was a little concerned about getting to the pub in good time (I planned to camp in their beer garden). The morning was quite hard work but very rewarding. Lots of climbing then descending and then straight back into a...
First day on the moors
Should be nice today. I’ve gone out of my way to buy food and now heading into the Clevedon Way. Nice footpaths and good signs. Should be good. 20 miles to cover again though.