Journeys by hiking, running, cycling and touring
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
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
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
This is phase 4 of a multi-year project to walk the South West Coast Path from east to west with my father and, sometimes, my brother. This year's section will be from Dartmouth to Plymouth in mid-May, taking 5 and a half days to cover about 65 miles and 15,000ft of ascent. This phase has … Continue reading South West Coast Path 2011 – Planning
I rose early, for a Sunday, to make sure that I got to the start point in good time, as getting there involved a train into London, a walk across London and a train out the other side. Â But just my luck that engineering works mean the first train from home I can get is … Continue reading North Downs Way 2: Guildford to Westhumble
With walking now firmly established as my main hobby, I wanted a project that could keep me ready for the hills inbetween trips, and I settled on the North Downs Way. Â It's an obvious choice really as I live just over the Thames in Thurrock, and so is relatively easy to get to. Â Also having … Continue reading North Downs Way 1: Farnham to Guildford