Planning Although we've done a chunk of the pub for the last 3 years, this year's ultimately turned out to be the hardest to arrange and felt really expensive too. And there are a number of reasons for this. Firstly as we get further west, travel time to the south west gets longer and also … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Debrief
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SWCP 2011 – Meals
During the trip we ate in the following places... Day 1 - the Start Bay Inn, Torcross A seafood place (not surprisngly), we had a large cod and chips, a medium haddock and chips and a steak. As our table was right next to the dessert display, I topped off with lemon cream cake. Food … Continue reading SWCP 2011 – Meals
SWCP 2011 – Accommodation
We stayed in the following places this year. This was probably the hardest year's planning due the need to find accommodation in places that fitted with the distances we wanted to do, how we wanted to cross the rivers (especially the Erme) etc. We found ourselves going over our budget per night cost on a … Continue reading SWCP 2011 – Accommodation
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 6
River Yealm to Plymouth After some hopeless navigation on the part of the taxi driver, we were eventually dropped in the lane to New Barton farm, then we walked down the track to Warren Point, where the SWCP resumes on the west side of the river Yealm. Given the weather forecast for a breezy day … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 6
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 5
Little Orcheton to River Yealm After an early breakfast we had our earliest start yet - 8:35 - and with a hint from the landlady took a shortcut across one of the farm fields to the woods on the bank of the Erme. We followed a woodland track before descending to the river and crossing … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 5
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 4
Waking as early as the preceding days wasn't a surprise but was annoying due to breakfast not being until 9. I couldn't even update my blog as I'd done this the previous afternoon due to arriving so early. By the time 9am came we were all packed and ready to leave. We took breakfast and … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 4
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 3
I yelped and recoiled in pain as the warm shower water struck my sunburnt legs. I turned around and then got the full force of the water on my burnt forearms. Yelp! I made the shower a quick one. Now, a cup of tea and all the biscuits supplied in the room later, I'm lying … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 3
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 2
Torcross to Salcombe Woken by the sun in my east-facing bedroom window, it stayed with us all day. Having got a slightly earlier breakfast, we were away for 8:50 and with the sun glistening on the sea and blue skies overhead we climbed up the steps to start the first climb of the day. We … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 2
South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 1
Dartmouth to Torcross With us booked on the 07:30 from Paddington, we have to be up early, and I opted to spend the night at my parents house where I could get the high speed train into St Pancras instead of an earlier train from home, coupled with a desperately tight crossing of London on … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Day 1
South West Coast Path 2011
Preparing for the walk. The 4th year of the walk has arrived and when I started planning it, it looked like it would be bothersome. With each successive year, we have to travel further at the start and end of the walk, which reduces our itinerary options and restricts how far we can walk on … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011
Snowdonia 2011 – Debrief
Given the weather, which has been windy every day and wet most days, I've had a reasonably successful trip. The only slight regret was losing Sunday, but that might not have been a great success anyway given my injury - I'm sure a day's rest helped, although I'm still in pain as I write this … Continue reading Snowdonia 2011 – Debrief
Snowdonia 2011 – Accommodation and Meals
On this trip I stayed in two places: YHA Snowdon Ranger. When I found I couldn't book the B&B for all 7 nights, I went for the obvious option for the first night. It's just down the road from Beddgelert. Unlike recent experiences though, this time I had to share a room but I did … Continue reading Snowdonia 2011 – Accommodation and Meals
Snowdonia 2011 – Day 7
The Nantlle Ridge The whole trip has been built around doing this and it's my last day so it's obvious what walk to do. I deliberately left this to last because today had the best weather forecast and it's also the hardest walk - in that it's an all or nothing walk and although there … Continue reading Snowdonia 2011 – Day 7
Snowdonia 2011 – Day 6
Moel Siabod The forecast today is for wind and rain and then clearing in the afternoon (so not much change there then!). I'm not going to wait to see it improve as when I did that on Sunday, I ended up with no walk. I also have to bear in mind last bus times. So … Continue reading Snowdonia 2011 – Day 6
Snowdonia 2011 – Day 5
Snowdon's south east ridge Today, I'm up, breakfasted and ready in time for the bus as I have a potentially long walk ahead of me - from Nantgwynant over Gallt y Wenallt, Y Lliwedd, Yr Wyddfa and Yr Aran. It doesn't start well with the bus driver dropping me off ¾ mile beyond where I … Continue reading Snowdonia 2011 – Day 5