2023 Planning
It used to be that planning my walking itinerary for a year was a relatively quick and simple process – I only had one walk to think about, and the planning was normally all over and done with by Christmas, or New Year at the latest. Admittedly, I dragged out the planning – it’s something […]
Looking ahead into 2019
I wrote a similar post to this one, in March last year, setting out my plans for the coming year (see here) and I didn’t do too badly in the end. I walked the Eden Way and completed the guide book for that walk. I only managed a couple of days along the Tributaries Walk, […]
Southern Upland Way 2015
[osmap height=”500″ width=”100%” color=”blue” gpx=”https://lonewalker.net/gpxfiles/SUW2015.gpx”]I spent last weekend deciding upon my long distance path for 2015! It was significantly easier than the planning I’ve had to in recent years, simply because I’m returning to the Southern Upland Way. It and I have unfinished business and I’ve been itching to get back there and finish it off. The map […]
Southern Upland Way 2013
The Decision Originally written: Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 I think it probably took me longer to decide on this year’s long distance path, than it has taken me in any previous year. It’s normally in front of mind in early summer and on the planning table by September. I then make bookings in early December/January […]
I'm Back!
Regular readers may have noticed, it’s been very quiet around here recently and for that I must apologise, however, that’s about to change and I should be getting back into the swing of updating the blog more regularly, with some (hopefully) interesting posts. The last post covered, the final, traumatic day of my Southern Upland […]
Packing
I’m packing! I tried, but I just couldn’t hold off any longer. You can click on the image to get a full sized version! There’s an OS Explorer map on the wall behind my kit – can anyone identify which one it is?
Come on….. come on!
I’ve been feeling the tension build this week. On Saturday I leave for Portpatrick and the start of the Southern Upland Way, with my first day’s walking being on Sunday 28th April. It’s been fairly quiet at work too, and as a consequence I’ve had very little to keep my mind busy and I’ve felt […]
No Walking! …Another Update
There are two previous posts that provide background to this one: No Walking! No Walking! …Update I felt really quite depressed after the last update. I felt that the eight weeks of rest had been pretty much wasted and the foot was no better, despite what the Podiatrist had said. I decided to get a […]
No Walking! …Update
If you haven’t already, then it’s probably worth you reading the original posting, which covers the background information to this post. You can find it here: No Walking! I’ve allowed the foot to heal as much as I possibly can. I’ve done no proper walking – that is hill walking or training – for almost […]
The Foot Dilemma
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been suffering with an injured foot for the past several weeks. I somehow managed to damage a tendon in my left foot and I was advised to give it complete rest for up to two months. That has been very hard, I have to do a small […]