Rest day so no walkies. I forgot to mention, yesterday, that my ageing Camelback bladder has sprung a leak resulting in a rather wet rucksack. Perhaps it’s time for a new bladder for my rucksack but there, again, my Solomon Trail 20 rucksack has also seen better days. Perhaps it’s shopping time? Now, I have…

The Route Something a bit different today or should I say tonight (now there’s a clue.) Setting off at half four, just as it was getting dark, I headed for Water Orton. The packhorse bridge is still closed to vehicular traffic so I could walk across without fear of getting run over. As I headed…

We had some more freebie tickets for the cinema so, as I did yesterday, I planned to meet Sue from Work then make our may to the movies. Today, I would be trying out my new toy navigation aid, namely my Memory-Map TX4 (see previous post). Basically this is a very rugged, waterproof Android phone…

I’m trying to put together some sort of training plan for next year’s epic 100 miler. I need to do a few challenge walks before hand so have scoured the LDWA events pages and come up with… Wilmot Wander South Pennine 244th Bassetlaw Bash I’ll also be doing A Coventry Way in April but that’s…

Lapworth Chilly After another 12 hour night shift, I stopped off at Hockley Heath on the way home for a canal side stroll. It was just getting light as I locked the car and set off for the Stratford canal. It was a bit cooler than of late so I was decked out in fleece…