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.
Waking up in Wetherby.
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What does one do when waking up in the car? The same as any other morning,
have a pee and make a coffee. I can now make a coffee while horizontal
still in ...
A Sunny Glen Coe Stroll.
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The Sunday of our Glencoe break was absolutely glorious. Uncle Fester and
The Prof elected to stay in the house to watch the golf. I know; they often
seem ...
En Patagonia: Chapter Ten
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The date was February 12th – it was a few days after my cycle ride to Lago
del Desierto. While the pedals did not fall off, it felt like my arms and
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10 Tips to Make Your Dog Your Hiking Buddy
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Dogs make fantastic hiking buddies, bursting with excitement to explore the
outdoors. However, taking them on an adventure trail comes with risks, and
you ...
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I wrote this piece for a writing competition with a one hundred word limit.
Quite a challenge for a writer who has a tendency to use too many words!
Enjoy....
no one was hurt
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Well, this has happened:
the neighbor's tree came down across my barn.
There must have been an almighty crash, but the wind was roaring every time
I wo...
Walking backwards to Craster
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Walking backwards to Craster. March 29th
It's Good Friday, a bank holiday, and four of us are out on a familiar
coastal walk. The recent heavy rain has...
The Gateway to the Southern Pennines.
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*Wednesday 28th February 2024 *
Or so the area board says.
I for one had never considered it to be the gateway but there are certainly
lots of nice gat...
Tally-Ho! Whitworth Wander / Turkey Trot 2023
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*Whitworth Wander – Turkey Trot, 27th of a very wet December 2023*
*In memory of the late Brian Whitworth, a fine man, my friend, and a former
Hon Sec ...
2023 My year in review…
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January January was cycling,covid, pringles challenge & archery. February
was Peak District postings, archery, pubs & Stiles. March was a Work trip
to Bris...
2023 Trip Round Up
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Before I start looking back on this year, I need to explain a couple of
things about the blog. For many, many years using WordPress was free. Then
a handfu...
Reflections of TGO 2023
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I've taken my time to have a good think about this post. I think we can
safely say, my Challenge this year didn't go to plan.
I didn't have any major ch...
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...
A wet, windy wander
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My friend Chris suggests a couple of night's backpacking, away from our
home in the Peak District and leaves it me to choose. After some thought I
suggest ...
Another wee bit of scribbling
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OS map LR 42 January
In need of a breath of fresh air, I took the night coach north. Changing
at Glasgow, it was on to the Fort William train. The weat...
Happy Christmas 2020 ... if that's possible !!
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Well Hello, just wanted to wish anyone reading this a Happy Christmas with
a scene from my local village in the Derwent Valley North East. I'm not
sure h...
Protect NTS ranger and ecology services
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This isn’t a usual blogpost. As a consequence of the coronavirus lockdown
and lost income, the National Trust for Scotland is looking at making a
number of...
Wainwright’s - Fellbarrow and Low Fell
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From the parking at Waterend we followed the Bridleway opposite towards
Miresyke. As we climbed up the views opened out over Loweswater towards
Burnbank F...
Under the Northern Lights
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The previous week had been frustrating. I was 430 kilometres north of the
Arctic Circle and the Aurora forecast had been good. Whilst deep in the
wildernes...
msr mini groundhogs
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An easy way of losing weight from your rucksack is to replace the the tent
pegs that come with your shelter. Whilst these aren't necessarily poor
quality...
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Now you see him - now you don't!
Maybe it was all a dream..........
(word - 'diforoon' - would explain it!)
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