Happy New Year.After a quiet New Year’s Eve, I was fresh enough this morning to go for a wee stroll.Wanting a change of scenery, I drove a few miles to the Middleton Lakes RSPB site near Kingsbury. I parked up in the unusually busy car park, paid the fee and set off.The bird sanctuary has been…
Author: kevbaldry
Dec 31 (not quite 2019)
Although I’m planning on walking 1000 miles in 2019 the Monday of the first week in January happens to fall on the last day of 2018.To get the ball rolling, I decided to take a walk to a couple of local towns (technically it’s a town and a village).It was just getting dark when I…
Welcome
Greetings and welcome to yet another blog about walking ! What makes this one different ? to be honest, not a lot !A little history – Since taking up walking seriously a few years ago, I have covered over 1000 miles each year by either walking, running or, in most years, a mixture of the…
The Marstons
After my two, unexpected, night shifts, I spent Friday morning in bed arising around two. Around four, I set off for a bit of a stroll, heading , initially, for Water Orton. Just before Gorsey Lane, in Coleshill, which leads to the railway station, I usually take a footpath / cycleway that cuts the corner….
Tummy and Torches
After my walk along the Grand Union, I returned home for something to eat and strangely did not feel at all hungry. I ate very little.Most of the night I was plagued with an upset stomach and a crushing headache. The following day I felt very rough, spending a lot of the day in bed,…