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 …
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 …
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 …
Thursday We survive the night in the shed as sole occupants and make our way through the deserted corridor that still seems a little sinister and even more dingy as …
Wednesday -Viveda to Santillana del Mar We’re up and raring to go with un-dried laundry swinging from the sticks attached to my rucksack. It’s a 3-star hotel and looks like …
Monday Let the adventure begin. Six o´clock usually happens only once in the day, towards evening and getting up whilst it´s still dark is not one of my more enjoyable …
Pete’s looking dapper in light walking trousers, poachers waistcoat with more pockets than you can shake a stick at and a nice little fabric man-bag casually thrown over one shoulder. …
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 …
We stop the cars at Horton-in-Ribblesdale, a tiny village in this beautiful dale. This lovely place is traditionally the start and end point for the full Yorkshire Three Peaks walk …
We had an excellent day on the Cairngorm Ski Slopes and I recorded this on the way back down. It’s speeded up by a factor of 5 for drama. If you …
One dark and stormy night Oswald’s mum had been sitting by the fire when she realised there was not enough wood to see them through the night so she set …
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 …
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, 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 – 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 …
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 …