Category Archives: Diary

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”

Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February 2024 Winter walking in the UK hills always constitutes some element of risk with the weather, but so far, two days into this five-day foray to the Lake District, I have certainly got lucky. I took an early train from Berkhamsted yesterday morning that got me into Windermere beforeContinue reading “Run To The Hills”

Thursday 1 to Thursday 8 February 2024 It is not my usual practice to Blog about holidays, but of course walking trips are a different matter entirely. Rachel and I have been fortunate to enjoy a fantastic first week of February on the Portuguese isle of Madeira, in what we gather were unseasonably warm andContinue reading “Island In The Sun”

Monday 29 January 2024 Over the last couple of weeks the endless rains of December and early January have abated somewhat, and the cold snap, now passing, has brought some wonderful frosty mornings to the Chilterns. Such occasions must rank amongst the finest times of the year for walking: low sun, long shadows, crisp air,Continue reading “Winter Winds”