Hello all I've had four fine days so far, it is not to continue though!I got lost in my second hour of the first day!Luckily I'd turned back deciding it was too steep (an alternative 'rugged' track having decided I shouldn't go the wussy way after one hour!!!) Luckily a local dog walker set me straight!!The first two days had lots of paths along cliff edges, I am not sure now that I'd be comfortable with that. It was very desolate, in Exmoor, saw no one for hours...

Hello everyone. I'm at the coast ready to start my 8 weeks 1,041 kms walk tomorrow. Just to show you a photo of the official start. A lovely statue of hands with a map. It's been another sunny warmish day, though windy at the beach. It took 4 hrs via 2 trains, and a meandering bus to get here. It's very busy being a long weekend plus a week of school holidays. Somehow I lost my beloved thermos flask today ( it's been everywhere with me for 10 yrs) so I had to rac...

Hello all,I'm in London again and it's warm and sunny. Beautiful. I lay in Hyde Park for an hour with the sun on my face and legs gathering energy to keep walking. I finished the West Highland Way Walk in the rain on Friday. 7 long hard days, 4 were wet , all were cold. I said in the last blog we were to walk on Roman Rds- incorrect , as of course they didn't get there. They were actually droving roads, used to bring the livestock to market. The cattle had shoes ...

Hello everyone, I just lost my one hour creation when tried to post it. Not happy. So this is the abridged version (phew you go, I know!) After leaving London I went to Warwick to see a friend, spent the PM with her. As always it was cold and wet. I walked to Royal Leamington Spa the next AM for a quick look then got the train to Worcester past where we used to visit Adrian's relatives 40 years ago. I didn't recognise a thing. Worcester is a really nice city wit...

Hello from cold London, soon to be wet UK. It is a long weekend with a holiday on Monday so of course it is going to rain! I froze at Hampton Court Palace yesterday. It was a nice train trip there, and I was the first one through to get the audio guide, not at all busy. It's the biggest palace in the UK, being added onto by each new Monarch. Henry V111 was there a lot with his wives. They have a replica crown to see and amazing rooms and furnishings to see. T...