Ok, ta for the japes everybody - the truth is (wait for it...) the truth is that it's inscibed on the door of a commercial premises in the lovely village of Bowes at the Eastern end of Stainmore Pass on the beautiful A66. An odd thing to draw on your door...
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. Then my new dog Lucky The Dog who also died and now I have Ringo the daft Border Collie.
Dunstanburgh Castle
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A joined us again, but this time she brought L with her too. Long story
short, we parked in Craster and walked up the coast to Dunstanburgh Castle
and a bi...
A bumpy bus ride.
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The bus ride to town yesterday was a tad bumpy so hold tight.
I found a place for the little table. Right next to the gas fire on my
right hand side, as I ...
On the coast again
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On the coast again. November 21st
Today's walk was meant to be in the hills of North Durham but poor
conditions, namely a scattering of snow and freezin...
Monday 17 November - Rhialgwm & Allt y Main
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*Weather: *Gloriously sunny morning with just a few clouds bubbling around
later.
*Rhialgwm (SJ 055 211; 540m)*
*Start Point:* layby by Ty Cerrig on B439...
Becoming A Confident Solo Traveller
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Even if you’re confident in other aspects of your life, travelling by
yourself can feel like a big step, but solo travel doesn’t have to mean
being fearless
Winter Bushcraft Courses - Glengarriff, Cork
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*Planning to run some Winter Bushcraft Courses, this Dec and Jan, at our
bushcraft base in Glengarriff, Cork.*
No overnight sleeping in the woods.
Once ...
Todmorden to Littleborough towpath walk.
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Monday 3rd November 2025.
Todays Route. 10.6km.
We checked the weather forecast and it was awful. 80% rain and windy. Ideal
hiking weather I told myself...
color
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This isn't exactly the view I wake up to, because I wake up hours before
daylight.
But it *is* the view from my bed, where I usually bundle back up and ...
Can a camping pillow make you happy?
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Time to swap that jacket stuffed dry bag for an actual camping pillow?
The post Can a camping pillow make you happy? first appeared on Fi Darby.
HopGoblin Ceilidh, 1st November 2025
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*Supporting The Christie and The Seashell Trust:*
HopGoblin and Ye Olde Vic Band again join forces as HopGoblin Big Band for
a spooky ceilidh, so get you...
Beyond the Road:
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*Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.*
*Part One: *
A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth.
This marked the...
11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar
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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 ...
Cateran Trail..what a gem
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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...
2019 in Review
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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...
Happy New Year 2019 / 20
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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...
Borrowdale
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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...
Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk.
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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...
Breaking Free.
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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...
msr night glow zipper pulls
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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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Knipe Towers.
Shrouded in mystery??
The gates of hell?
On second thoughts, it could be wallpaper for a Goth's bedroom.
It is Mike's Knipe Towers front parlour.
Is it Time Team does Fred West's back garden?
(Sorry....)
Goole?
Ok, ta for the japes everybody - the truth is (wait for it...) the truth is that it's inscibed on the door of a commercial premises in the lovely village of Bowes at the Eastern end of Stainmore Pass on the beautiful A66.
An odd thing to draw on your door...
Goole ! Arf!
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