Jan 4 – Don't get me started on Cyclists !
An easy day with a couple of miles walk from Saltley into work along the canal. Total now stands at twenty nine miles.On the way in, a cyclist brushed past…
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Jan 3 – Quiet Day
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Marstons
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…
Tummy and Torches
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…
Beyond The Black Boy
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…
Snow
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…