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A blog about my love of walking, running and cycling mostly locally and low-cost. Read about my trips, favourite locations and gear 🙂 🚞🌄
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- Pilgrim’s Way 2: The Hill of Difficulty
I woke to the sound of howling dogs on the second day of my pilgrimage. It was around 5.00. They seemed to be coming from all directions. I wondered if they would be able to scale the perimeter fences of Watercress Lodge were I was pitched, snug in my sleeping bag. Hellhounds, there is no… Read more: Pilgrim’s Way 2: The Hill of Difficulty - Pilgrim’s Way 1: In Search of Exhaustion
I walked from Winchester along the River Itchen through farmland to Farnham over two days last week. I am planning to walk the Pilgrim’s Way from Winchester to Canterbury this year in segments, although during these first thirty three miles I still hadn’t decided why I wanted to do the pilgrimage. I went looking for… Read more: Pilgrim’s Way 1: In Search of Exhaustion - Gear Buying: The Consumerist Trance
After I bought and sold several items of outdoor gear in a flurry this month I noticed my consumerist impulse was back. I sold and bought a rucksack, sold my hooped bivvy, bought a tent, and returned and bought another sleeping bag. While I needed these three items to do overnight trips in autumn, and… Read more: Gear Buying: The Consumerist Trance - I Bought a Tent: Vango Soul 100
I bought a Vango Soul 100 to take on upcoming adventures. After my recent experience with a hooped bivvy, I decided it was time to buy a tent to continue walking in colder months. I wanted somewhere to change, cook and relax on multi-day walks. I resisted the idea at first because I wanted to… Read more: I Bought a Tent: Vango Soul 100
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