21 August 10 (2 weeks ago) – 7:45 pm
It seems that King Bladud’s Pigs have been chased out of Bath by a pride of lions (though a couple of brave pigs have remained!).
Hunting Elephants in London…
18 September 09 – 4:10 pm
I had made good progress heading south so the walk today was shorter than planed, though with the good weather and beautiful South Downs I dawdled a while in places – remembering the days of walking the South Downs Way.
17 September 09 – 4:10 pm
The end of the first day had left me within touching distance of Ashdown Forest, though my legs were having second thoughts about it – they had become a little too used to the train and tube.
16 September 09 – 4:10 pm
Squeezing onto a commuter train at just gone 7am I stuck out a mile, plenty of tuts and rolled eyes as I tried to ease my way in with rucksack and walking stick – but nothing was going to stop me and the 3 days of walking.
A National Trails Register was recently launched with certificates for completing trails!
I have quite enjoyed walking some of the National Trails, and have guidebooks for a few more, though I hadn’t quite realised that there are 18 trails spread across England, Wales and Scotland.
The Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) has set up the register for [...]
While walking the Southern Upland Way, I came across a seemingly abandoned arch on the top of Benbrack (during day 4 of the walk so I feared I was hallucinating from the exertion of walking).
Quite a while later it all clicked into place – it was better signposted from a road than approaching by walking!
Spending a bit of time again in Scotland, and it allowed me to find another delicacy that would go well with a nice cup of tea – Ecclefechan Tart.
The withdrawal symptoms were starting to take their toll, and my feet now get blisters just walking to the pub, but thankfully I can now get a virtual outdoors fix – The Outdoor Station autumn series 2008 podcast has just started.
I had never heard of the podcasts until a chap left me a message on [...]
20 September 08 – 10:12 pm
Earlier in the month I got a postcard, it was a picture of a pig in Bath – and I just had to check it out.