Captain Cook’s Monument Loop
The plan is to walk a circular route from Captain Cook’s car park to a viewing point then skirt back along the Cleveland Way with a glorious sight of Roseberry …
Rosedale Loop
Getting There I’ve missed the last few rambles so today is something of a bonus. We’re heading for Rosedale to do a walk that I’ve fancied for some time. I …
A Short Stay in Hospital, a Triple ‘A’, Followed by a Long Recovery
Today, we’ll learn about an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism (AAA), good friends, the scalpel skills of an amazing woman, wonderful family and a potential for error that could lead to erectile …
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Camino – San Vicente de la Barquera to Pésues
Today we learn that walking alone isn’t lonely, little people are affected hugely by big decisions and even at 80, you’re never too old to walk 500 miles. The morning …
Lodore Falls Hotel Loop
The rain is set in for the day and there’s a fair amount of low cloud so we make the decision to walk a loop that Dave had done previously. …
Superheroes at The Natural History Museum
Today we learn the irony of the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in London disrupting the SuperHeroes who are expanding their quest for knowledge of the climate when they visit the Natural …
Captain Cook’s to Roseberry and Loop
Today we learn that six weeks away has taken its toll on my fitness but when you’ve friends like these you fit back in as if you’ve never been away. …
Kathy and Otto – An Emotional Farewell
Whitby to York – but this time we use four wheels… Friday Today we learn that a small Whitby hospital and its delightful staff are fabulous representations of our National …
Coast to Coast – Clay Bank to Blakey Ridge
It’s a beautiful morning with blue skies the width of the horizon and the warm sun means the lizards and the odd snake will be out warming their blood before …
Coast to Coast – Ingleby Cross to Lordstones & Cringle Moor
So today we learn that even an expert can get it wrong and not all ‘ends’ are where you expect them to be! We drive to Ingleby Cross. The weather …
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Coast to Coast – Keld to Reeth
Helene is only a couple of weeks old but on a world stage, she’s got presence! Ali isn’t even a twinkle in Helene’s eye but manages to kill two people …
A Sentimental Journey – Whitby to Scarborough by Train
This is one of the last trains to travel the Whitby Scarborough line in 1966. Wonderful footage…
Superheroes in Training at Center Parcs Woburn
This is the Christmas Training Camp at Center Parcs with SuperZak and SuperHarry our world protecting Superheroes. We arrive at the camp late afternoon on The Winter Solstice so the …
A short Walk in London
I receive an email… “Hi George, just let me know when we can book you into the Rose and Crown and I’ll set up a bar tab for £67”. …I …
Costa del Folk – Ibiza – Day 1
So…the start of the festival is almost upon us. Sound checks are being conducted and we’re sitting half-naked relaxing in the sunshine on our veranda looking out over the swimming …
Liz and Simon’s Beautiful Quirky Wedding
Well my Dear Peeps, what a weekend. On Friday we made our way to the beautiful Swinton Bivouac site above Masham to celebrate the marriage of Elizabeth and Simon Das. …
Westport 2015
Westport 2015 Well, it’s all happening on the Ireland trip. I’ll try to protect the innocent by giving them pseudonyms, let’s call them Ant and Reen. Thursday We arrive at …
Current Troubles in the USA
Just watching the news and contrasting what’s happening in the USA now with what happened in 1972. I love this wonderful country but I’m torn apart by what’s happening now. …
Snowy Wood
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A Christmas Tale – Applegarth School 1956
A Christmas Tale from The Applegarth in 1956 They were tiny people, all under six years old and without exception firm believers in Santa. It would be a couple of …
Eastbourne and Brighton
To Eastbourne and beyond. It’s not often that I leave London by train heading south but the life of an evangelist is never easy. Today we learn that Kent is …