It was a wet start to the day and to make matters worse, my phone hadn’t charged over night, with only 34% juice left. Figuring it was the cable, I had to wait around for the shops to open to get a new one. Tesco opened at 8am. 30mins later I had a new cable,Continue reading “TSW Day 1 – Lichfield to Stafford”
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Lichfield
I arrived into Lichfield early afternoon on this glorious sunny spring day. I took a stroll to St. Chads to have a look around while it was nice. I leafed through the visitor book and it seems I’m the first to make an entry this year stating I’m beginning the Two Saints Way. I foundContinue reading “Lichfield”
Preparing to Walk with the Saints
With only a week to go, I’m getting prepared and very much looking forward to my first through hike of the year. I’ve even ordered some new walking trousers! I’ve given my boots a good clean and waterproofing, and my rucksack is all packed and ready. I’ve plotted my routes on the Ordnance Survey AppContinue reading “Preparing to Walk with the Saints”
The Way of St. Chad
Here is part two on the figures for the Two Saints Way. The Way of St. Chad goes in the opposite direction to St. Werburgh, starting in Chester. Like St. Werburgh, he too was active in the 7th century however unlike our goose loving saint, he came from a Celtic Christian background. St. Chad wasContinue reading “The Way of St. Chad”
The Way of St. Werburgh
Another week closer to my first through hike of the year, and here is one of two posts giving some background on the Saints this pilgrimage is named after. You probably have never heard of St. Werburgh and why her shrine is the destination for pilgrims. So here is a TLDR synopsis. St. Werburgh hadContinue reading “The Way of St. Werburgh”
Two Saints Way
It is becoming a theme with me; three-four months after a through hike/Camino, my legs get restless and pine for another long distance walk. This happened leading up to the Cotswold Way and it is now happening again. I’ve been toying with different ideas for through hikes, and I had settled on walking the entireContinue reading “Two Saints Way”
Kili Day 6 – 17th September 2010
It was an early start and my appetite had returned however worrying I still hadn’t had a movement, those Imodium tablets are super effective! After breakfast we all had a group photograph with the porters and they performed a song for us. The group had all put in money for tips and shared them outContinue reading “Kili Day 6 – 17th September 2010”
Kili Day 5 – 16th September 2010
My phone alarm woke me at 1130pm giving me time to get sorted for the midnight start (I took another of Tronel’s Imodium). It was pitch black, no light at all, and William was right, it was cold! -15 Celsius! I couldn’t wait to start moving to warm up. Other groups had already set off,Continue reading “Kili Day 5 – 16th September 2010”
Kili Day 4 – 15th September 2010
The clouds and mist had dispersed during the night and when I emerged from the tent, I realised we had camped at the base of the ‘Barranco Wall’. It was a nice surprise yet daunting to see that I had to climb this almost shear rock face. It did look menacing. I woke with aContinue reading “Kili Day 4 – 15th September 2010”
Kili Day 3 – 14th September 2010
My sleep was so much better and my headache was only a flicker of what it was the day before, in fact I soon forgot about it as I began walking. The gradient wasn’t troubling, and I soon got myself into a rhythm. I spent most of the morning chatting to one of the party,Continue reading “Kili Day 3 – 14th September 2010”
Stu's Camino 