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.
Gowbarrow Fell and Aira Force
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Jump forward a week, to a weekend near the end of January. TBH was up for a
walk in the hills and we opted for a walk I’d been considering for a while,
a r...
Really good park up
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I had several ideas for the second day of this two day trip. Do I go north
or south from Chesterfield. First I need to park up. I took the easy option
an...
Arenig Fawr & Moel Llyfnant (854m & 751m)
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9 April (After Mynydd Nodol*)*
*Start Point:* parking area by cattle grid on minor rd to E at SH 86106
38442
*Distance and Ascent: *14.5km, 825m
*Weather:* ...
with feathers
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We've had two more snowstorms which have been pretty to look at and
certainly more comfortable to work in than several days of rain. Now the
snow is gon...
I’m back and it’s sh*t… and glorious
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Way back during the Covid lockdowns this blog was one of the many
casualties. The motivation faded and the habit was broken. But hey, there I
was this morn...
Dukesfield, Dipton and the Devil
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Dukesfield, Dipton and the Devil
Today we're off to walk from Slaley, a string of a village high above
Corbridge. Head west on the A69, turn off at the...
The Great Tommy Sleep Out ---Completed.
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*24th March 2025.*
On A very pleasant evening Gordon (Who hasn't been in a tent for longer
than he can remember) and I fulfilled our task for "The Great...
GM Ringway, Stage 6
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*In the beginning..... *
From the *Greater Manchester Ringway* website:
The GM Ringway is Greater Manchester’s walking trail.
"Designed around existing ...
My camps of 2024
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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 ...
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...
3 comments:
I suddenly don't like carrots anymore....sprouts are good though!
JJ
The sooner you get back out on them hills, the better for the rest of us! Merry post yuletide greetings
You need to get out more Mike.At the moment you are showing distinct signs of cabin fever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????
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