I had an entertaining half hour last night. Often the energy and adrenaline expended from walking means I’m not sleepy at what should...

I’m not generally antisocial. I love my family and my friends, and I like spending time with them. But there is, for me, something really...

It felt amazing to be waking with my rucksack ready, the sun in the sky and an unwalked path ahead of me. Indeed the sun in the sky meant...

It’s been a really brilliant summer. David and I have travelled widely, had many adventures, holidayed in the sunshine with our wider...

The day started with another of those moments of interaction that I love about doing these walks. I had a long chat with Eileen and John,...

After an hour or two scrambling to get yesterday’s blog up and running, I had a lovely breakfast with Claire and Stephen before he drove...

I wrote this blog entry last night, and saved it as a draft, only to discover this morning that it had disappeared. So I’m writing it...

All well, but I have WiFi issues - today’s blog will go up in the morning!

The day started with thoughtfulness. My B and B host texted me to say that she’d sorted breakfast early for me if I wanted it, so that I...

Yesterday evening had a bit of a challenge. The window in my bedroom had been left open when I arrived, and it was very stiff. In...

No nightmares last night. That feels like a real step forward, and I think doing this walk is definitely part of that. It was great to...

More nightmares last night. They are very wearing, but maybe part of the process. Waking on full alert in the pitch black is something...

A poor night filled with nightmares and struggling with a very soft bed, but I felt excited and ready to go when I woke. I'd opted not to...

For the last three years, when I've embarked on the long distance walks that I've done during the summers, I've been almost overwhelmed...

It's been a wet and miserable Spring. My hiking so far this year has been trudging around the same local fields and woods in the wet,...

After my unsatisfactory breakfast yesterday, I vowed to do better today. The best reviewed restaurant in St Albans is The Hatch, and it...

The pub I stayed in last night is marketed as being for walkers (tick) and also for those flying from Luton airport. There was no missing...

Lots of stretching and massaging my dodgy foot yesterday seemed to have helped this morning. I tested it cautiously and was pleased to...

It's been almost a month since the last walk, and I could really feel it today. It's been a very busy time with both work and family...

I normally write this blog in the evening after I walk. During the last two summers of trekking, it was part of the rhythm of my day, to...