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 …
Walks
A Walk along Garbutt’s Ridge – The Best View in England!
The North Yorkshire Visitors Centre has an ample car park although a bit top-endish in terms of price. We’re meeting there to walk the wonderful Garbutt Ridge as far as …
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 …
Walk – Clay Bank Loop
This is hugely different to what I’ve been doing over the last few weeks. At the beginning and well up the stone path to Carr Ridge, spring is displaying her …
Postcard 1 From Belfast
Postcard 1 from Belfast – Monday.I fancied the Titanic Museum in Belfast for some time but never got around to doing anything about it then, last year, we read a …
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 …
Oswald, his Mother and The Whorlton Anti Terrorist Squad
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 …
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 – Galizona to Santander
So Peeps, today we learn that the people of Santoña can party like no others and if I’m really pushed I can just about get by in Spanish. Last night …
Camino – Liendo to Santoña
So, Peeps, today we learn that patxeran at the end of a meal can help you sleep and blipping the throttle of a petrol-driven strimmer for no apparent reason can really …