Camino de Santiago. Leon - Santiago (Frances)
I found that I did not feel inspiration to write as I began the Camino de Santiago. When words normally bubble in my brain in need of...
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Walking home into the sunset. Cambridge to Warwickshire.
Day 1 28/6/24 Melancholy meanders I cried a lot today. I cried for feeling lonely, I cried for sending the email to quit my PhD, I...
Summer of Caves
With the help of the 1966 award, and my wonderful friends in the Cambridge caving club, I was able to spend a month caving in Europe....
North Downs Way
I will post this sometime!
Scotnatrail 39-40. Strath Cuileannach-Ardgay-Inverness -HOME. There and Back Again
Day 39 Strath Cuileannach to Ardgay (Inverness) In the classic game of my tents soaking inside must be stargazing time I go out in the...
Scotnatrail 36-38. Ullapool-Knockdamph-Magoo's. Bothy Time (inc. the most beautiful day of my life)
Day 36 Ullapool to Knockdamph bothy In the morning I make an inventory of the food I have then pack up with beautiful views over Ullapool...
Scotnatrail 34-35. Coulin Pass-Kinlochewe-Ullapool. The end of Scotnatrail & I do my first hitchhike
Day 34. Coulin Pass above Craig to Kinlochewe. Cape wrath trail. I smell bad. So thankful I will be in a shower tonight. Whether at the...
Scotnatrail 31-33 Camban-Glomach falls-Moal Bhuidhe-beyond Craig. Stress, decisions, and new friends
Day 31 Camban bothy to Before Glomach falls I sleep fairly well, I dreamt and don’t want to get up. Hot porridge for the first time in so...
Scotnatrail 28-30 Invergarry - to Camban bothy. Questioning and candlelight.
Day 28. ‘Rest day II’ Fort William and Invergarry I’m the morning I feel so tired and this makes me feel stressed. I ask if I can stay...
Scotnatrail 24-27. Kinguissie to Fort Augustus (& Fort William). High hills, heat and hostel time
Day 24. Beyond Kingussie to Sprey reservoir. Very Hot. Nice quiet night, sun warming my tent in the morning and porridge - I may eat it...
Scotnatrail 20-23. Pitlochry to Kinguissie. Preparation then three days of utter remotness & midges
Day 20. Pitlochry to Blair Atholl. Overcast I take the morning slowly on purpose, sitting in the kitchen a long while. Last night I...
Scotnatrail day 16-19. Callander to Pitlochry
Day 16 Day 17 day 18 day 19 As I entered the Fonab forest, a stag crosses the path. A blessing? Permission to return to the world of...
Scotnatrail 13-15 Caddar to Callander. Hill, moor, wood, and loch, at last
Pictures to day 13 only Day 13 . Caddar to Dryman on local paths and West Highland way The rain is tipping it down in the morning so...
Scotnatrail 10-12 Slateford to Caddar. Canal, canal, canal
Day 10. Slateford to Lithlingrow. On Union canal I get up at 6. Wonderfully it’s sunny outside, after yesterday’s torrential rain....
Scotnatrail 8-9 Pentland Hills- Slateford + EDINBURGH . I don’t like cities even if theyr brilliant?
Day 8 - Pentlands Hills to Slateford- on Pentland hills paths and Water of Leith Walkway There was torrential rain last night, shattering...
Scotnatrail days 5-7 Three Brethren to Pentlands regional park - quiet paths and open land
Day 5 three brethren to Peebles. Southern uplands way The morning doesn’t break but creeps slowly: low cloud has been born in the night’s...
Scotnatrail day 2-4: Cessford to Three Brethren - beauty (& sun)
- Day 2 - cessford to maxton, St Cuthberts way-22km sore and warm I take the getting up very slow so it’s after nine when I leave. Today...
Scottish National Trail: day 0-1 Kirk Yetholm to Cessford. Conspiracy theories and defeat by cows
Day 0 Travel The adventure begins! On the train at 10:43 and wave mum goodbye. Conscious how free of pain my feet are. It will be a long...
Glyndŵr’s way: day 6 & 7
I promise I’ll upload the rest of this trail sometime (I have the notes just can never be bothered to go through them, not the best...
Glyndŵr’s Way: day 1 to 3
Pre hike, in Wales. Not really relevant but left in for the record (Ignore italics to get to Glyndŵr’s way) Has the scale finally tipped?...
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