Morning Again, I took the bus into Birmingham, alighting at Saltley a mile or so from work.From the bus stop, I made my way to the Grand Union canal which I followed towards Bordesley, climbing five locks in the process.I arrived at work just as my watch buzzed for two miles. Afternoon After work, I…
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Jan 2 – Back to Normal ?
January the second and, unless you’re in Scotland, it’s back to work ! Morning As I’m trying to use the car less, I jumped the bus into Birmingham with the idea of walking home post-graft.After collecting something for dinner, I set my watch to walk, pressed start and walked the mile and a bit to…
Jan 1 – Middleton Lakes
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…
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…