Beddgelet and The Griffin

I rose early to get out and grab a few sunrise photos around the Beddgelert area. After snapping a few snowy pictures around Nant Gwynant of what would have been Snowdon if it were not for the mist, I dropped back down to Beddgelert. With limited time, I walked up one side of Afon Glaslyn,…

Closed due to HS2

I had a family weekend in North Wales so couldn’t do my usual Saturday long walk / parkrun. As we were due to head Wales-ward at lunchtime, I needed to get my long walk in early today. Starting from home, I crossed a fairly quiet M6 and followed Attleborough Lane to Water Orton thence on…

Walk Brum

I was out of the house a little earlier than usual, so treated myself to a slightly longer walk into work. Not the most scenic – not even close (sorry Saltley!). As the long-running bin strike continues, it’s an all too common sight to see bin bags adorning the streets. What I did see, which…

Walking Man

Another quiet day, walk-wise. An easy two miles each way to and from work. Back home, I spent some time tarting up this blog, especially refining the walking man, up there in the header. I’ve further refined my plan for the week which now looks like this … TUE 4 Miles To and From Work…

Half Way There

It was a miserable, wet, afternoon as I stepped out of the car in the car park of Solihull Hospital. My other Half was taking my Mother for a check up (on a Sunday? Yes!) so I went along for the ride. I made my way North, crossing under the Solihull Bypass and finding the…