(Walked on 14th March 2017 – 15.5 Miles) I awoke to a grey sullen dawn, in a grey sullen mood. OK, OK, I admit it. I wasn’t having fun. This was not the best walk of my life. After only four or five hours sleep, I was tired and I was despondent. And sullen. My […]
(Walked on 13th March 2017 – 15 Miles + 3.5 getting lost) On a chilly-sunny March morning, we pulled into the small carpark at Overton Hill and the start of The Ridgeway. I hauled my rucksack from the boot, clasped it to my back, hugged partner, hugged son, said my goodbyes and waving over my […]
After mulling over which long-distance path to walk for my 2017 hiking holiday, I decided to revisit my first love, The Ridgeway. I first attempted to walk all of this path in 1981, failed, but then succeeded the following year. And if, as a newbie, I had found both experiences challenging, it also hooked me […]
The Anxious Gardener 