Category Archives: Diary

The Ridgeway: Day 1 – Overton Hill to Ogbourne St George (12.4 miles) Monday 13 November 2023 An early and very wet start greeted me today. The first day of any remote multi-day walk necessarily entails travel to the start point, and (along with the weather) a couple of train delays this morning certainly dampenedContinue reading “Rainy Days And Mondays”

Sunday 12 November 2023 The Ridgeway is reckoned to be one of the very oldest ‘green roads’ in Europe; it is for the most part an ancient drovers’ track that runs for around 87 miles from Overton Hill on the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire eastwards to Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire. TheseContinue reading “Take The Long Way Home”

LETJOG PEAK No 1: Pavis Wood, Hertfordshire (244 metres) Walk Date: Friday 17 March 2023 Along with many I often obsess in seeing new places, but there are other worlds out there to be discovered just by altering one’s habits and perspective. Until the last few days I hadn’t realised that I live within easyContinue reading “Green Green Grass”

Ride & Stride – Tuesday 6 September – HOME to INVERNESS After so many months of planning Ride & Stride begins for real today, and the team has now assembled in Inverness ahead of our adventure around the NC500. Our thoughts are with Julian back at home, recovering well by all accounts from his recentContinue reading “I’m On My Way”

As promised, and for those interested (and who have the Spotify App), I have compiled a Playlist of all those songs, in similar sequence, that I used for my daily Blog headings as I made my way down my twenty thousand roads. By and large the song choices represented are by the original artist (althoughContinue reading “LETJOG – The Official Playlist”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 4: Sunday 18 July – INVERNESS to HOME! A late start today, and a fine breakfast, before Rachel and I checked out of the Ness Walk Hotel. We then walked along the River Ness, across the Ness Islands, and into the city to look around the centre and the castle.Continue reading “Going Home*”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 3: Saturday 17 July – DORNOCH to INVERNESS (by Car!) Our day started with a lovely cooked breakfast at the Amalfi B&B, before saying our goodbyes to our super hosts Marelle and Edward. Then a short walk down to Dornoch beach, almost empty at this time of the morning, andContinue reading “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 2: Friday 16 July – WICK to DORNOCH (by Car!) After three nights, and following a somewhat lighter and more leisurely breakfast, Rachel and I left Wick, heading south and stopping at Helmsdale for a stroll around the harbour, Clynelish Distillery for the obvious, and Brora for an ice-cream atContinue reading “Time To Move On”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 1: Thursday 15 July – WICK I have been asked by the charities for some reflection on my LETJOG adventure. I will admit to a sense of achievement, but looking back now I feel, at least to some extent, that the whole trip has passed me by in a bitContinue reading “Perfect Day”

LETJOG – Day 58: Wednesday 14 July – WICK to JOHN O’GROATS (22 miles) My final day of walking on my LETJOG challenge! After a fine breakfast with Rachel at the Mackays Hotel I set off out of Wick on the road northwards, past the airport, towards John O’Groats. My route today covered some hardContinue reading “Never Give Up On A Dream”