Like most good ideas, this one started in a pub. This particular pub was ‘The Old Nags Head’ in Edale within the Peak District. Myself and my good friend Barry had spent a very wet and miserable morning walking the hills around Edale, on a Saturday in Early spring 2008. As we sat drinking ourContinue reading “Where it All Began”
Tag Archives: Walking
Bath
Today has been a good day on the way, despite the claggy mud. The weather held out and didn’t rain until 1700ish, giving me almost two hours spare. I fuelled up with an omelette for breakfast before hitting the trail at 0830hrs. The route went to Tormarton and over the M4 before cutting across farmland.Continue reading “Bath”
Old Sodbury
The word of the day is ‘mud’. Yesterday’s rain has caused the paths to form a claggy muddy mess. Each step caused my foot to slide, then it would stick to my boots! Several times I almost did the stranded turtle pose! As I wouldn’t be camping for the rest of the trip and toContinue reading “Old Sodbury”
Dursley
Today was easier but only just despite the rain. I set off about 0730hrs to get 30mins walk in before the rain was predicted to set in. Most of the trek today was in woodland thus little picture opportunities. However I have crossed over the halfway mark! The route immediately went down hill to myContinue reading “Dursley”
Birdlip
Well today didn’t stick to the script. It felt like it has been up hill for 22 miles; of course it wasn’t, but it certainly felt like it. I certainly found it tough today. I left the campsite just before 0900 and covered the 2 miles to Winchcombe in no time, passing the ruins ofContinue reading “Birdlip”
Hailes
I set off at 0830hrs into the crisp sunshine; not a cloud in sight. It was straight up hill from the get go to reach the summit of Dover’s Hill. I was presented with views across the Cotswolds. From here it remained relatively flat, crossing farmland and through small copses before reaching Broadway Tower. FromContinue reading “Hailes”
Chipping Campden
I’ve arrived in Chipping Campden ready to start the Cotswold Way in the morning. The weather had been clear skies and sunshine until I hopped off the bus. Getting here was easier than I thought. Three trains that were all on time to reach Stratford upon Avon, then a bus to Chipping Campden. The onlyContinue reading “Chipping Campden”
Cotswold Way
It’s been almost 5 months since I returned from the Camino de Santiago and I’m itching to get walking on another adventure; my strolls around the local country park and area have not been sating my thirst for the outdoors and my planned Camino Portugues in August is too far away for me to wait.Continue reading “Cotswold Way”
Once a Pilgrim, Forever a Pilgrim
It has been six weeks since I left Santiago de Compostela to return home and to the real world. The transition from the Camino life to “normality” has been a journey in itself. I have the constant urge to walk, both mentally and physically. My legs have been seizing up if I sit for tooContinue reading “Once a Pilgrim, Forever a Pilgrim”
The Journey End
We left Fisterra behind by taxi passing by pilgrims entering the town. I felt as if I should still be walking. It is an hour by car journey back to Santiago, a distance that took me 4 days to cover. Watching the countryside fly past in a blur that crawled by the last week, emphasisedContinue reading “The Journey End”
Stu's Camino 