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My garden wish
Today took me from my camping spot overlooking Sea Town, over the Golden Cap, into Charmouth. Then onto Lyme Regis, through a forest to Seaton and then finally onto a campsite slightly inland after Branscombe Bay. It was a good day although slightly marred at the end...
Past demons
It’s been really nice retracing my steps from 2023. I’ve been thinking about how I felt at each stage and comparing it to now. How I was making some of the same mistakes but how, in other areas, I had improved.It’s so easy to focus on what you’re doing wrong and not...
Wish upon a star
I saw a shooting star. I’ve never seen one before and this was so clear. It was amazing. My birthday gift maybe?I’d just finished setting up my tent after a hectic couple of hours in the dark and was putting my backpack in. I happened to look up and notice how clear...
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...
Always take your umbrella
I always ask the same question when I pack for each of my trekking holidays. Shall I pack my umbrella. It always ends up coming on the trip but it does tend to get added and removed from the kit list a few times before a decision is made. Most back packers probably...
Live update
I’m really sorry but I’ve not yet managed to write up my post from the walk yesterday. I went from Yelland to Morthoe. Which isn’t far as the crow flies but a bit of a slog on the coastal path. I’ve set off early today so I’ve not had time to do anything except walk,...