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North Downs Way – Day 5
Dunton Green to Rochester Today was the biggest walk I have completed being about 21 miles. Coming just after the terrible heat of yesterday, I was worried it would have an adverse effect but it did not. Rob and I got up early and headed down to breakfast. We packed up and then headed back… Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 4
Caterham to Dunton Green This is a day late as we nearly didn’t make it to the end. The heat was so bad and despite our best planning and lots of water we nearly ended up with heat exhaustion. Thankfully we found somewhere to stay out of the sun and drink fluids. The day started… Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 3
Dorking to Caterham I was a bit wary about today, the weather forecast was for very hot conditions. In the end though, I ended up fresher than I did the day before. I was up early in order to get going before it got hot. I walked down to the station and got the 7:30… Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 2
Yesterday was a gentle opener of about 8 miles. Today is a grim 18 miler with the temperature expected in the 30s. Didn’t have a good sleep. Too much hydrating meant I was up to the loo a few times and my snoring kept waking me up! I woke up at 6.00 and laid around… Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 1
Well, the day has eventually arrived. I was getting a bit anxious about it as the weather looks very hot for the first few days. The route does spend most of those days in woodland so hopefully that will help. I said goodbye to everyone and walked to the station. Taking a train to West… Continue reading
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First Test of the Gram-counter Gear VLT-1P
I was out helping out at a cub camp this weekend. A very hot camp! I thought I might as well try out the tent before the long trek next week which will probably be in similar conditions. This is my second time putting it up so I learned from the first. Peg the ground… Continue reading
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English Coastal Path: Pitsea to Stanford-le-Hope
I am going to say from the outset that this really wasn’t one of my favourite routes. The 30C temperature didn’t help. Grim in places, overgrown in others and very industrial towards the end. Anyway, it is done. The path starts just outside Pitsea station and takes you down a dusty track alongside the A13… Continue reading
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The Seven Woods Walk
I quickly planned this one before I took my son to school. Originally, I had called it the 4 woods and a couple of parks walk. However, on wandering around the route it became apparent that I had in fact planned virtually the same route as the Seven Woods Walk. Mine is a little longer… Continue reading
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London Oddities Tour 1
A couple of years ago whilst in Waterstones, I came across a great book entitled London’s Oddities. It is written by Vicky Wilson and published by Metro Publications. We are always looking for new things to look at in London on our walks. Having done two Back Alley tours and a walk looking at the… Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Postponed
Unfortunately, my father in law is very poorly so we will be heading over to Ireland. I have rearranged the trek for 28th June. A big thank you to Puttenham Barn, Oak View Holiday Park and Dunn Street Farm Camping who rearranged the dates at no extra cost with a weeks notice. I have spent… Continue reading
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Essex Man Does Walking 