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LETJOG E2W – Day 2: Monday 15 April – BECCLES to BUNGAY (11.2 miles) April showers and gusty winds have certainly been the order of today, although thankfully I missed the most prolonged outburst as I sat watching the slanting tracks of rain on the train window en route from Colchester back up to BecclesContinue reading “Early Morning Rain”

LETJOG E2W – Day 1: Sunday 14 April – LOWESTOFT NESS to BECCLES (13.3 miles) My early alarm was not required this morning. Like a birthday child I was awake with the dawn, a bundle of anticipatory energy. Rachel’s mum Ann, up even before me, provided us with the rare treat of ‘bed tea’ andContinue reading “Photograph”

Saturday 13 April 2024 After all of the training and preparations, finally the day has come for me to pack my bag and to set off on my LETJOG E2W walk! It is good tonight to be able to sit back and to relax, and to share a natter and a good meal with RachelContinue reading “April Come She Will”

Friday 12 April 2024 With just two days to go now before I set off on my LETJOG E2W trek across the British Isles, I have some exciting news! As I said in my last post I have been in discussion with Parkinson’s UK, who are now supporting me on this walk and for whomContinue reading “Move It”

Wednesday 10 April 2024 Well, with just a few days to go until my East to West walk I now have a customised LETJOG E2W logo, as ever courtesy of my son Alistair! And so the venture is official, and I will be starting out, solo (for the most part) and unsupported, next Sunday morning,Continue reading “Are You Ready”

Friday 5 April 2024 Our family week in Cornwall has flown by, as happy times tend to do, and it has been fun going back through the photos of our escapades over the last few days. Mixed weather was to be expected, and the elements did not disappoint, but between and beneath the many showersContinue reading “Cripple Creek Ferry”

Sunday 31 March 2024 Rachel and I have come to love the north coast of Cornwall around St Agnes, following an introduction to the area a decade ago by some close friends with whom we have visited the area each autumn since. The weather is often as dramatic as the rocky shoreline in this partContinue reading “Ever Changing Moods”

Thursday 28 March 2024 Since announcing my LETJOG E2W challenge on Monday, I have been out for a couple of short walks to keep the legs moving, but I have spent rather more time at my desk refining my route and booking a few of my overnight stops for the first stage of the walkContinue reading “Song For The Road”

Monday 25 March 2024 With the arrival of spring it is great to be back blogging after a few weeks’ pause for breath, and thank you all for joining me once again on these pages. Despite my inactivity with a pen, my walking has not stopped, as I have been enduring one of the wettestContinue reading “East West”

Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 February 2024 Many of my adventures in these Blogs have been solo challenges, albeit that I have been joined quite often by many friends from all walks of my life, to the extent that trekking has become, for me, not just an enjoyable exercise regime but also a central partContinue reading “January February”