I'm off!
12 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The River Severn!
12 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
23 miles in and I've reached Stourport on Severn. Just need to follow the river and find a place to camp now.
Mi casa, tu casa
13 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
My bed for the night. Insights from last night...pigeons are noisy and you wake up when rain hits your face😂
Worcester
13 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Upton on Severn
13 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Where churches are designed by committee
Tewkesbury
14 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Tewkesbury - a very pretty market town with enough history to keep you amused for an afternoon. It also has a very industrial looking footpath which was a bit odd.
Last night I managed to find aЧитать далее
Gloucester
14 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
And, like the rhyme, I also had the shower of rain!
Cirencester
15 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today just clicked. The south Cotswolds is beautiful. I kept my phone in my pocket so you'll have to take my word for it. Walking in the sun without nettles was a delight.
Highlight of the day wasЧитать далее
Swindon
16 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It started well (except for another electric fence) but the last six miles were generally housing and industrial estates. Hot pavement, loud music in passing cars, lads on electric bikes wearing faceЧитать далее
Burbage
17 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I made a detour to pass through Marlborough, purely because I liked the name. It was Range Rovers, Waitrose and jodhpurs. I won't be rushing back.
The highlight of the day was the walk from SwindonЧитать далее
Hampshire
18 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
I set off before sunrise to make some ground before the rain arrived. Unfortunately it hit around 6am. I was walking on a busy A road with heavy traffic and I was having to jump on to the little vergeЧитать далее
Nearly at Portsmouth
19 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The reality of walking...I booked into a Days Inn last night to avoid another Storm Betty soaking. What I didn't realise was that there are two in the area, seven miles apart. I booked in to one andЧитать далее
Flippin eck!
20 августа 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
As a child, did you ever break anything that was not yours (including skin, bones and spirit)? Do you remember that feeling when you realised your mom would find out? That wide eyed paralysis? TheЧитать далее
Port Dinan
21 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
As a foot passenger, I couldn't book a cabin on the ferry so sleep alternated between a reclining chair and the floor. In spite of that, I loved the ferry. It was great to be able to wander aroundЧитать далее
Hédé-Bazouges
22 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I've spent the whole day walking on the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance. It was so hot I took a lie down after lunch in a picnic area. I soon dozed off only to wake up to the sound of my own snoring. LuckilyЧитать далее
I met my first pilgrim!
23 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I was walking along the towpath this morning and there was a guy coming towards me wearing a scallop shell on the chest strap of his rucksack. 'Peregrino?' I asked. He ignored that I'd just spokenЧитать далее
Rennes
24 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
So I made it to my first French city. The route I am following doesn't go through the centre (and I was told I wasn't missing much) but it does pass quite a few high-rise buildings. The main photo isЧитать далее
A day of firsts
25 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Most of today was walking along the beautiful river valley of La Vilaine.
It was also a day of firsts....
I saw my first ever live snake in the wild (it was small and dark brown an hid itself awayЧитать далее
The day ended well
26 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Oh dear! It's my own fault. I should have thought this through. I wake up and it's freezing cold. I had gained quite a bit of height since leaving the river and higher means colder. I found a place toЧитать далее
Au revoir La Vilaine
26 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
So after two days or so I have to say goodbye to the imposing majesty of La Vilaine. This river has a view at every bend. It is beautiful and it is massive. You can sense the force of the volume ofЧитать далее
Nantes
28 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
I was shattered yesterday. I had walked 46 miles in two days with an 10 or 12kg pack and I just needed a rest.
So I treated myself to a day in Nantes! I love a continental city; always vibrant,Читать далее
Clisson
30 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I'm in Clisson but I've only seen the campsite and the supermarket so I'll take photos tomorrow.
I felt a little sad as I walked out of the hotel this morning. Nantes was lovely and I do enjoyЧитать далее
Saint Fulgent
31 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
It was 3am when the rain woke me up. I didn't make a shelter the previous night as it was a beautiful evening and the forecast was good. I pulled the bivvy up to cover my face. Claustrophobic but dry.Читать далее
Chantonnay
1 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I camped in a bloke's garden last night (he did know) but I seriously wished I hadn't. Accommodation is really sparse around here and I found this guy on a site called Homecamper, couch surfing onЧитать далее
Saint Juire
2 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
I don't know what came first, the storm or the dog, but I do know it was three in the morning. The lightning was almost constant. It was like someone was having trouble with a giant florescentЧитать далее

























































































