Muker to Keld Loop
Muker to Keld Loop Today we learn about risk mitigation and that the lower route is not always the easier route. We also find it impossible to tire a springer …
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Murton Grange – High Paradise Loop
Today we learn that a well-balanced walk is 8km (5 miles) out and 5km (3 miles) back and on that note, our aim is to be with the lovely Ginny …
Postcard 2 from Benidorm
A walk along Levante Beach around the Old Town. The hotel breakfast is top-form and sets me up for a sprint along the front to Balcó de la Mediterranean. I …
Saltburn to Skinningrove
Saltburn “How come we’re walking to Skinningrove, isn’t it really industrial?”. It’s a good question from one our group and he’s in for a very pleasant surprise! If you haven’t …
Muker – Keld – Crackpot Loop
Today we’re ‘co-ed’ and the better for it. Language is less Anglo-Saxon and the anecdotes are either new or told from a different (and more caring) angle. Even the scenery …
Whernside – Loop Walk from Ribblehead Viaduct
Whernside, at 2,415 feet (736 metres) is the highest of the Three Yorkshire Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough (2,372 feet) and Pen-Y-Ghent (2277 feet). It’s name is thought to …
Rosedale and the Seated Man
Today we learn that not all well planned days bear fruit and not all fruitful days are well planned. “Fancy a walk on Friday”, the Pilgrim is asking as she’s …
Osmotherley to Swainby in the Snow
It’s been a wild old night with gales and snow blowing into drifts on the hills. Here in York, there’s very little evidence of the front that went through whilst …
Osmotherley, Cod Beck, Drovers Road and Oakdale – Devine
North Yorkshire is sleeping under a blanket of gently drifting mist and fog. According to the Met Office, the difference between the two is visibility. If you can see more …
Benidorm Day 4 – La Creu and Sierra Gelada
Benidorm, Friday. Last night was exceptional as we returned to the Nepali and we’re extremely upbeat today as we intend walking to variously named La Creu, La Cruz, and The …
Benidorm Day 3 – Albir and Altea
Benidorm – Thursday. So, it’s an earlier start. We’re intent on checking out the advice gained yesterday off Colin from Bolton. The bus he’d suggested passes the hotel and the …
Benidorm Day 1 & 2 – It’s more than the reputation!
Wednesday. So, we’re up and about, perhaps not as early as we would have liked but the flight and travel time yesterday coupled with the fabulous Nepalese meal at the …
Newcastle Castle and the Literary and Philosophical Society!
So Peeps, today we learn that Newcastle has a Castle and the city derives its name from an order issued by William the Conquerer, to build a “New Castle on the …
Camino – To Bilbao and beyond…
So Peeps, today we learn that there is an element of sadness at the end of any great holiday but the wonderful and evocative memories override. We’ve got our tickets …