My good lady wife had kindly agreed to pick me up from my favourite watering hole after work. We agreed on 7 o’clock. I wanted a 16 mile walk which would take just under 4 hours to complete. I decided to catch the train to Wilnecote, Tamworth and walk from there. The 14:49 from New…

Be warned Nothing too exciting today. I went into work with my other half then headed for the Rea Valley back towards Kings Norton. The Worcester and Birmingham canal was followed back to Birmingham making for an 8.3 mile walk. I did spot an interesting sign as I entered Gas Street Basin. I suppose with…

Halfway through my six days off stint. I had arranged to meet my other half from work in Moseley. I would be walking there but felt like something a bit different. After pouring over the charts (sounds better than looking at Google maps) I hatched a plan. I caught the bus into Birmingham then the…

We had arranged for a day out at Chasewater Railway today so it would have to be an early walk. I retraced my steps from last night doing almost the same walk but in reverse. Last night I did 7.77 miles while today I did 7.80 – near enough. After a clean up it was…

After going shopping with my mom, shopping with my wife and getting my hair cut, it was gone 6 before I managed to get out for a walk. It was dark so it was on with the headtorch for some night-time walking. Across the M6 and M42 and within 15 minutes I was passing through…