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Summer in the Dales. Day 6 on the Pennine Way
Delightful. My sunglasses went on as soon as I set out, jumper off and hat on within the hour. This is what June is supposed to be Gardens were brimming with flowers. I saw butterflies, bees and even dragon flies....
Read MorePeaks to Dales Day 5
I have come to love the signs on the Pennine Way. Navigation with a GPS or my map is fine but one of the many variety of signs is so reassuring. Today my 21km stroll took me from Ponden Reservoir to Thornton in...
Read MoreDay 4 already! Pennine Way
Only 17km. What a short day. And what an uphill start out of Hebden. So far no...
Read MoreStandedge to Hebden
Day 3 of the Pennine Way. 25k was somewhat of an endurance test. It rained....
Read MoreDay 2 on the Pennine Way
20 km Torside to Standedge Wet from the start. A deluge day interspersed with...
Read MoreThe Pennine Way – from the beginning!
Edale at 8am was bright and sunny. Then up on the moors, so typical for June,...
Read MorePennine Way Prequel
In 2012, my son, who was living in the USA, sent me Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. A...
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Isle of Skye; Back to the Blog
Things seem to be balancing into a ‘new normality’. I still feel anxious...
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