As we leave Alton it is a beautiful day with vendors setting up for a street market. Continuing on we went under another viaduct of the Watercress line. The Watercress line as I mentioned is now a excursion line operating between Alresford and Alton but was founded in 1865 and got its name from theContinue reading “Day 2 Alresford to Alton?”
Tag Archives: Hiking
Day 1 Winchester to Alresford
So, first apologies for the delay in posting both wifi and cell coverage sucks in the central UK. Second, before I step off on the trek, I wanted to show off my new Osprey Talon 22 pack. I had a ‘22 but it was a S/M (I got it on sale) and the frame wasContinue reading “Day 1 Winchester to Alresford”
Stonehenge what I expected but not.
So, before we move onto Stonehenge one more interesting story about Salisbury Cathedral. It moved. The castle, and adjacent cathedral, were originally built on top of a high hill that was easily defended. Unfortunately, it had a poor source of water and ultimately had to be moved. The story goes that the king had theContinue reading “Stonehenge what I expected but not.”
Day 0.b more Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge
Well, as I write this the morning of day three, the wind is howling creating a driving rain. Glad we’re not starting our hike for another two hours 😃. Continuing with Salisbury, the Cathedral was, and still is, used as a place of internment with tombs scattered throughout the structure. Her majesty the queen hasContinue reading “Day 0.b more Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge”
Day 6 Starved Rock
So, as we start today’s missive, I would like to encourage you to read and think about the above statement as I think it truly embodies what Rich and I recently accomplished. So often, and I include myself in this, during many treks, particularly the Caminos, individuals are so intent on getting to the nextContinue reading “Day 6 Starved Rock”
I’m going to keep doing this till I get it right LOL
So, hello friends and readers…most of my readers are my friends but, occasionally, a browser wanders through so, welcome all. For those of you who have followed my adventures over the last two years unlike in my previous journeys there is, fortunately, no cathartic event swirling around me to add a poignancy to my journey.Continue reading “I’m going to keep doing this till I get it right LOL”
He’s at it again!
“Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends” (Emerson Lake and Palmer circa 1973) Well, it’s been a little over a year dear readers and I am about to head off on another adventure. This time to the English/Scottish border to walk the northern most border of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall. So,Continue reading “He’s at it again!”
Scots what hae?i
Holy crap! It’s English but what the hell are they saying?!? Me Well in the overall scheme of things it was a fairly uneventful trip. Of course it helped that I booked my Atlanta flight to JFK with a 2.5 hour layover (flight out of TRI was an hour late) and the Atlanta to JFKContinue reading “Scots what hae?i”
Day 1 Bowness on Solway to Burgh by the Sands
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca So a brilliant morning bright sunshine, temps in the low fifties wind out of the West (at our backs which will I think become more important as we move on) with gust around 20. In other words, perfect hiking weather. We areContinue reading “Day 1 Bowness on Solway to Burgh by the Sands”
Day 2 Burgh to Carlisle
“In England there is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” -English saying So we started where we stopped the day before in part because both Rich and I wanted to get pictures of the statue of Edward the First who died at Brugh by the Sands (pronounced locally as Bruff be Sand….andContinue reading “Day 2 Burgh to Carlisle”
Lou Hikes? 