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Published before it should have been – so here is the rest! Our path takes us towards Bolt Head and as we are looking out towards the sea before we change direction again we spy ponies on the horizon. A steep climb down to Starhole bottom and then the most splendid view to a beachContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 7a – 26/08/2022”

A day on my own today and planning to do quite an epic walk. Much looking at bus timetables to help work out the direction of travel and timings of the last ferry as well. It will be a coastal walk again and although I have done a few stretches along this part of theContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 8 – 27/08/2022”

So a different part of the country for the next few days. Sometimes plans change and different opportunities arise. A trip to the South Hams area of South Devon, an area I know well and have been visiting for thirty years. My younger son and his partner were attending a wedding at Thurlestone and heContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 7 -26/08/2022”

So having returned to New Bridge in the morning and returned Andreas to his group we set off again along the river – our target for today was Oxford. Not quite as far as the day before but still a long way to go. We are back on the north bank and there are quiteContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 6 – 21/08/2022”

So the third day of this block of walking along the Thames Path and we are back at Lechlade for our start. Out of the town, over the bridge and then under and we are on our way. Back into Wiltshire for a short while. This stretch of the river as well as now beingContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 5 – 20/09/2022”

So back to Cricklade to continue our journeying along the Thames. As we’d walked down to our lift the afternoon before I’d noticed a car park sign and possibly toilets. Hopeful, I directed Jane to this point to drop us off. I was correct, a useful start to the day and our path was almostContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 4 – 19/08/2022”

The start of a long distance path today . My proposal for the Thames Path was accepted by SPR and the plan is to complete the whole length before the end of the year. I’ve divided it up into four blocks – so this is the first day of the first block and we areContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 3 – 18/08/2022”

So having finished the previous day’s walk at Postbridge we were met and driven towards Princetown, where I thought we were staying. However it turns out our campsite was at Peter Tavy a rather small village nearer to Tavistock. Thanks to goggle I found us a pub to eat in( very good chicken curry) andContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 2 – 14/08/2”

This walk took place during one of the hottest parts of the summer. The plan was for a three day expedition with day 1 and 2 being separated by a wild camp on north Dartmoor, followed by a night on a campsite before walking across the southern moor. This would have been my first timeContinue reading “A further 50! Walk 1 – 13/08/2022”

Well having set out on a 50 different walk challenge in July 2021 in order to raise funds for http://www.batemans.org.uk, of which I am a trustee , here I am a year later. My original idea was that walks had to be at least 5km, not a high aspiration but one I felt reasonable havingContinue reading “Yet another 50! Challenge completed!”