Last of a stint of four nights where I’d managed to clock up 16 miles by walking 4 miles each night. I finished work at 7 on Monday morning and left work for the M42. Instead of exiting by the NEC and heading home, I continued up to junction 9 from where I made my…

After a few days off from work, it was back to reality today. I left for work mid-afternoon and got as far as Hockley Heath before parking up and heading for the Stratford canal. I have walked this stretch a number of times but usually in the dark so it was nice to have something…

My car is getting really old – so old that it need’s an MOT. Being on a 13 plate this was it’s first MOT and I’d booked it into the garage for 8am. I arrived a little early but at 8, the doors opened and after dropping off the key etc. I was heading for…

I’ve been meaning to walk from Worcester to Birmingham (30 miles) for some time but set my sights a little lower, today, and decided on walking the latter half, namely from Bromsgrove to Brum (15 miles). I caught the bus into Birmingham then caught the train from New Street out to Bromsgrove, arriving just after…

On a stint of nights. Left for work a bit early and parked up in Hockley Heath for a walk along the canal before work. Now this stretch of the Stratford-upon-Avan canal is quiet familiar but only at night. Today, for a change, I had an hour and a half of daylight to get to…