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me and superdawg
About Me
- Mike Knipe
- Crook, County Durham, United Kingdom
- I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about. I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
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Not another one! - The bin men have been today. I didn't put mine out. I have only one bag of general kitchen rubbish so I put that in my neighbours bin. Pointless lifting...
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Move over Pacific Coast Highway, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall is the place to pin your coastal dreams - I’ve visited Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, countless times, but as I stood on the beach on a balmy June day, it took my breath away ...5 hours ago
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July 4 to 6, 2025 - A Bit Of Running - Here are Jan, me, Paul and Andy after Saturday's parkrun at gloomy Fletcher Moss (Wythenshawe having been cancelled). That followed an energetic sessio...
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Blooms, views and an angry falcon - It was one of those weekends I might not have bothered if I hadn’t already said to pals I’d be there. The weather forecast was pretty gloomy: low cloud, ra...1 day ago
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Kayak Skills Training, Glengarriff Bay, Next Weekend - Next weekend, *12th & 13th Jul*, two mornings of *Kayak Skills Training*, in *Glengarriff Bay*. 10am-1pm. All Gear Provided. These are improver/level 2 ...
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Walking from Ingram again - Walking from Ingram again. July 4th Ingram is a tiny village in the Breamish valley in Northumberland. A1 north, A697 at Morpeth turn left at signpost a...
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Fellfoot Drove Folds. Worse Again. - Into April. The first day, in fact, of our Easter holidays. We had something on that afternoon, I forget what, and so needed a relatively short outing. The...1 week ago
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St. Georges castle . Argostoli - *Wednesday18th June 2025* Greece is so Soporific. It’s tough getting your mindset in place to do long walks here. The heat is draining. Our day star...
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Trahenna Hill (549m), Penvalla (537m) and Broughton Heights (571m) - 26 May *Start point: *Broughton Village Hall Car Park (NT112367) *Distance and Ascent:* 18.5km, 1280m *Weather:* Very windy (westerly)! Mainly overcast, but ...
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GM Ringway, Stage 6 - *In the beginning..... * From the *Greater Manchester Ringway* website: The GM Ringway is Greater Manchester’s walking trail. "Designed around existing ...
5 months ago -
My camps of 2024 - Not many camps this year, but some interesting ones. First camp of the year was in March on the Corfu trail, an interesting bivvy first of all on a picnic ...6 months ago
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Beyond the Road: - *Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.* *Part One: * A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth. This marked the...
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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾9 months ago
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11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar - The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan ...
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TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
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What is a bellows tongue and why is it important in outdoor footwear? - Sponsored post If you’ve ever bought a good quality pair of walking boots or shoes, you’ll have noticed (perhaps) that their upper construction includes ...1 year ago
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Cateran Trail..what a gem - Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the waterproofs...2 years ago
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Read Before You Buy: RAB Electron Down Jacket for Women - I absolutely love this jacket and I can recommend it to hikers and campers. Its mid-weight size and warmth makes it amazingly versatile technical jacket. I...5 years ago
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2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a wh...
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20 - Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other peopl...
5 years ago -
Borrowdale - A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to Mike for all his help. Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
5 years ago -
FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt (Price Drop) - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *FINAL Price Drop. £120 delivered UK. * *If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it, the pri...
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Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
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Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk. - It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the tiny town of Hemavan. We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
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Wainwrights - Low Pike and High Pike from Ambleside - From the parking in Ambleside (£7.00 and toilets not open first thing) we (Moira, Graham and Sandra) headed up the Kirkstone road for a few hundred metres...
6 years ago -
The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt4 (mountains and waterfalls) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...7 years ago
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Breaking Free. - Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope with t...7 years ago
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msr night glow zipper pulls - A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter. They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the loo...
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2 comments:
This takes me back:-)
Sorry about the delay in publishing, Alison - only I been walkies, see...? Anyway, yes - actually it takes me back to a barn on Earby Moor. There's three songs in this gig which I could have blogged... this just pipped the others...
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