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Eau de sock
I had to look up the literal translation of eau de toilette. It basically means ‘water of the toilet’, or ‘toilet water’. I wanted to check if my joke worked. And it sort of does. I don’t think anyone would buy sock water. Not if it was made from my socks anyway....
Getting better at the pole vault
I was nearing the end of my walking day - which, by the way is preferable to a working day - and I saw on the map that the path went one way around a hill, and the road went around the other. Now, I’ve been caught out a number of times by the ‘paths’ that make up the...
Always check your settings
I’m not sure when it happened exactly, but I do know it was around the time that I’d been defeated by another boggy path. This one had shown so much promise as well. It was really well made, very solid under foot, incredible views. It was like a special corridor...
Let’s go again
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...
I am such a liar
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...
It’s behind you
Most people walk the South West Coastal Path anti clockwise. That’s to say they walk from Minehead, Somerset to Poole, Dorset. Even people walking it in sections tend to go that way around, although it’s also quite common for them to just compete sections based on...
Esteem
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...
I have a limit
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...
A big thank you
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...