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.
Monday 12 January - Pegwn Mawr & Beacon Hill
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It's only a couple of weeks since we were last in Wales bagging Marilyns,
but with our trip to Spain delayed by a couple of weeks, and with nothing
to do...
Robert or Fred?
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Good evening.
*Please yourself who you believe. *
Posted by. . . . . . .Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) / X
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
@RobertKennedy...
Diary Update - 1 to 10 January 2026
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My time this year has been taken by a variety of 'stuff', from visiting
mother to vetting routes for the TGO Challenge, so exercise has been
limited to...
Kayak Sailing & Camping
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Bar doing a sailing exam; plus figuring food and rabbit logistics for
multi-day bushcraft courses; the most intense and stressful job I had in
2025 was set...
report
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Moxie watching the sun rise.
I'm back with the water report. The cold water line to my kitchen sink has
been replaced. It was pouring rain that morning, a...
A saint, and a Roman fort
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A saint and a Roman fort January 2nd 2026
Traditionally the first walk of the year is from Blyth, down the coast to
North Shields but that trip has been...
Alderley Edge
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We packed a lot into the next two days, so I’m going to break up the days
otherwise the posts will be mammoth. Which is not going to do a lot for my
quest ...
Hallowe'en Ceilidh - with thanks
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*Our Hallowe'en Ceilidh at New Mills Town Hall raised a tremendous total of
£982.06.*
*Photos here.*
*This has been equally divided between The Sea...
GM Ringway Trail Stage 16. Wigan to Leigh.
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*Wednesday 19th November 2025*
*Official Distance 16.3km. Unofficial Distance around 17km due
to Meandering off trail.*
*Who was on the hik...
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.
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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