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Never before has a strawberry tasted so good
I’d been thinking about strawberries ever since Jenny sent me a picture of some of the ones we’d grown at home. When I’m walking I often feel really thirsty and no matter how much water I drink I never feel refreshed. Especially when it’s hot. But I also really crave...
Newquay has fallen
Well a bit of it has fallen - into the sea. The whole coast from Newquay to where I am now looks like it’s suffering from coastal erosion in one way or another. I guess it all depends what rock the cliffs are made of and that some are more susceptible to it than...
Something doesn’t add up
I noticed this when I was walking the coastal path last year as well. Then, I didn’t have the whole route programmed into my watch, so at the end of each day I’d add the miles walked that day onto a running total of miles walked throughout the trip. I’d then minus...
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...
Highland Hiking – The Plan
I will walk the West Highland Way in April, wild camping where permitted. Have a day off in Fort William, and weather dependant, climb Ben Nevis (so not really a day off). Finally I will walk to Inverness along the Great Glen Way. This ticks all boxes plus a bonus box…
Go west, then east a bit
The path from Lamorna carried on in the same vane as it’d arrived. Really slippy, lots of polished rocks to climb, and complex parts to navigate. It was a really fun path but not one you could rush. The rocks are so smooth and worn that they seem almost metallic. Unfortunately when it’s wet this makes them very slippy. I knew it was about 10 miles to Lands End and at this rate I wouldn’t be there any time soon.
In comes the mist
What a great start to the day After packing up a very wet tent we drove down to Porthleven where I’d finished my previous day. Jenny and I have holidayed here before and we found a cafe near a pub called The Ship and had breakfast. The Ship has happy memories for us...