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….

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,…

Today I was on a course in Solihull so thought that I could walk home along The Solihull way / Green Man way. However, I needed to take some stuff with me on the course and didn’t fancy walking back with safety boots, high vis jacket and a hard hat. Looking at the map. I…

I had to use the car for getting to and from work but once back home, I quickly changed and headed out for a walk around Water Orton – literally around.I had been planning to walk the six and a half miles to the Griffin but after a suggestion from my other half, I decided…

Still feeling rather under the weather, I decided to try a little retail therapy.Noticing that our local Go Outdoors had a sale on, my good lady and I nipped in for a look.We were not, really, after anything in particular, but with an impending trip to Switzerland, perhaps a new puffy jacket ?We had a…