The Ridgeway: Ashbury to Middlehill Down
I’ve got plans in mind. We’ve got a long weekend, maybe we could get out to the Ridgeway twice. Maybe, maybe, maybe. We’re also approaching the time of year when […]
The Ridgeway: Ogbourne St George to Ashbury Hill
Every time I tell my Dad it isn’t going to rain again until October I hope I’m wrong. I don’t want to die this summer. I want the 5-7 years […]
The South Downs Way: Winchester to Eastbourne
A year is no time at all and also a lifetime. The trail fitness I had when I got home is long gone. Edges softened. I finally put my almost […]
The Ridgeway: Barbury Castle to Ogbourne St George
I keep telling myself I have to start. I booked a week off work to do the South Downs Way. I’m not ready, but there’s time. There’s always time. I […]
Portugal: Madeira
A pile of clothes lies untouched in the corner of my room. A year ago grows closer. I wake up to find the world is all highlights and shadows. The […]
The Ridgeway: Overton Hill to Barbury Castle
I cut across three counties. Hampshire, Berkshire, into Wiltshire. The road is quiet. Early by anyone’s standard on a Sunday. Rachael and I had talked, if not twice then more, […]
The United Kingdom: The Rollright Stones
The glitter sparkle of ice in light. Tiny crystals in the grass, on the pavement. From the height of the train, Basingstoke almost appears to be in a valley. Can’t […]
The United Kingdom: Three Castles Path (Tunworth to Winchfield)
When I first started exploring my back yard again, I tried to mix it up. Now I’ve settled into familiar, favourite routes. No surprise to find they follow parks and […]
The United Kingdom: Once, Twice, Again.
Christmas comes but once a year and seems to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Advertising campaigns insist we must continue to spend money we don’t have on things we […]
The United Kingdom: Leftovers
The Basingstoke Half Marathon starts at 11am. If I had my way we’d be almost done by then rather than just setting off. Dave, Mike and I mill about in […]
I Don't Have The Map 