Llangollen Canal

After a leisurely early morning, we drove past flooded fields to the town of Llangollen. The plan for today was… Park Car Grab some dinner Canal boat trip to Pontcysyllte Kev walks back to Llangollen / Sue gets bus back A rather full River Dee With part one completed we ambled up to the canal,…

Gwlyb a Gwyntog

Gwlyb a gwyntog? It’s Welsh for wet and windy. But why in Welsh? Because, we are having a few day’s break in North Wales. We arrived last night after a surprisingly quick journey. Being friday night, I was expecting the M54 and A5 to be chocker but I was pleasantly surprised by how quiet the…

Sunrise over Middleton

Up nice and early – earlier than I had planned but I had a busy day ahead of me. Breakfasted, kitted up and out of the front door by half five – yes, half five in the a.m. Through the darkness, I walked through Parkfields then past ‘The Jag’ just after 6 so had to…

Walk v Run

If I had forgotten about last night’s run, my legs reminded me of it today.Now my legs can propel me along for hours without complaint but an hour’s worth of running and I know that I’ve done it.Walking and running use the same muscles but in different ways. Walking is a low impact activity where…

A Green Bit

UPS Update After, twice, promising to deliver my new Garmin watch to where I work instead of to my home address, UPS finally delivered said item – to my home address. At least, I have my new toy (thanks Sue for my birthday pressie) – see below. Exercise I managed the ‘usual’ 16 laps at…