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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Get Up and Go (To Buttermere
This is me off to Buttermere for some walking about, some eating, some drinking and some TGO 2013 route planning. I have maps, I have er... thingy and I have the will to implement it, whatever it is.
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.
Tuesdays Titter
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Taking a pocket full of poop bags with you is a must when walking a dog.
So also, at this time of the year, is having a torch with you. Never take
your ...
A dene, a sluice and a pond
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A dene, a sluice and a pond. October 26th.
A repeat of a walk we did with the Greens earlier this year, fairly short
and local as the weather forecast t...
Hanging Stones.
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This was a walk long in the planning. Our friend J is a fan of the work of
artist Andy Goldsworthy. When she heard about his Hanging Stones project
from a ...
Scene of the crime
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There’s not, to be honest, much of a view from the site. The foreground is
all low-growing heather and heath, with a couple of rounded heathery hills
frami...
Great Power Bank For The Wilds :)
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Got given this power-bank/power-pack recently to try out.
Delighted with it. In fact having been in the woods for the past seven
days, bushcraft trai...
when you least expect it
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A post about food.
Since discovering Extra Extra Coarse Bulgur a few years ago, it's been a
staple in my pantry. I stopped cooking with rice; I find the ...
The Best UK Destinations For Keen Hikers
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The UK is one of the best places in the world when it comes to hiking and
walking holidays, and you would not really need to look elsewhere to get
your wal...
GM Ringway Stage 14. Bromley Cross to Blackrod.
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*Tuesday 14th October 2025.*
To get to the start of the walk for 9.15 meant we had to get a bus to
Castleton (Manchester), then the train coming from Ro...
Blath Bhalg (NO 01938 61113; 640m)
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2 October 2025
*Start: *Parking area at track end to W
*Distance and ascent: *7.1km, 380m
*Weather: *Heavily overcast with low cloud base and mizzly until th...
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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