We decided that a weekend camping in the van was a bit silly after the morphine-fuelled week before, so got a B&B for the Saturday night before the 180th birthday party (my aunt Annabel, cousin […]
Archive | walking
seaside treats 2
In contrast with East Beach, the West beach cafe is lovely. Designed by Asif Khan, it’s modest and entirely appropriate to its location, looking a bit like a container at the top of the beach. […]
borders 1
We got the very best out of the Easter weekend in the Welsh Borders with Tim and Jennie at their cottage in the most isolated of valleys. We walked up to Offa’s dyke and along […]
totally different
Exploits in Istanbul 8.1 Went walking around a totally different kind of area today, up the west side of the Golden Horn. The streets are tiny and the houses have bay fronts. Parts are almost […]
classic walk
Exploits in Istanbul 5.2 We decided that it sounded a good project to walk the land wall. It was built in the 5th century – 6.5 kilometres of stone walls and towers, separating the old […]
gallivanting 2
On the Monday we drove to Winchelsea Beach and walked back to Rye Harbour along the sea through the nature reserve. Robin’s knee had had enough by then, so after lunch I walked back to […]
a day by the sea
On a brilliantly bright Sunday to Two Tree Island, one of the few places we’d not yet been to on the Essex coast out of London. It’s a bird sanctuary, has a knee-friendly path all […]
ridiculous to sublime
It could almost be spring. Kenwood looking its absolute best in the sun… the ponds gleaming… everything perfect… It’s only when you look down that you remember it couldn’t. Not for quite a while yet, […]
we(s)t wales 4
Hannah having arrived the day before, we drove to Llangrannog to do at least part of the walk northwards back towards New Quay before it decided to pour. We didn’t get very far – the […]
we(s)t wales 2
A trip the other way from New Quay – starting at Cwm Tydu, a bit to the south, and walking north back along the coast. There was even sunshine, as well as a great deal […]