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Kingsand to Crafthole
March 6, 2023 from the itinerary- start your day walking through Cowsand and taking the SW Coast path up the hill, following the contour...
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Mar 6, 20233 min read
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Plymouth to Kingsand
March 5, 2023: From the itinerary- walk 5.4 miles to the twin villages of Kingsand/Cowsand. Leaving Plymouth you'll need to take the 8...
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Mar 5, 20235 min read
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South West Coast Path: Plymouth to Par. Getting There
I wanted to walk the segment Dartmouth to Plymouth, but it's a bit too early- 2 ferries only start working as of April 1 and we are just...
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Mar 4, 20232 min read
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Ekstedt at the Yard. Scotland Yard.
We go out to so many nice places and I thought I should start blogging about the wonderful food we experience. We went to Ekstedt on...
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Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Observing the Fungus Among Us
Had a wonderful 10 mile hike today (October 9, 2022) through Bramshott and over to Greyshott. The weather was perfect with a slight...
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Oct 9, 20221 min read
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And we finally come home to dry out
All good things come to an end and today, 2/23/22, we had to come back home. Thankfully we got a ride back to the Dent station so we...
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Mar 4, 20221 min read
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A nice hike to Sedburgh
Sedburgh is England's book town. We wanted to follow the Dales Way, but it was still rather damp, so our host at the B*B suggested we...
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Mar 3, 20221 min read
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We hope for an easier day today
Today's trip was mostly downhill and in two parts. Part I was Oughtershaw to the Ribblehead Train Station and Part 2 was the Dent Train...
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Mar 3, 20222 min read
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We get lost
This day was only supposed to be about 12 miles, but ended up being just over 16. It rained all day with gales so strong that at time we...
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Mar 3, 20222 min read
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Snow, Snow, Snow
Burnsall to Kettlewell was a snowy, 10.7 mile day. It was very wet and muddy underfoot and we were both glad our boots were well...
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Mar 3, 20221 min read
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Into the arms of Dudley and Eunice
We start our Madness Tour on February 18, 2022. Most of the country is coded "red" for terrible storms. We thought that the storms...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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The Madness Tour
Starting a hiking holiday with a forecast of two bad storms is madness. To be fair, we thought Eunice and Dudley would be gone by...
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Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Portsmouth vs. Sheffield Wednesday - Draw
Rain continues as we get the day in Portsmouth to look at the old harbor and The Victory. I lost my glove on The Victory - blown away in...
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Dec 13, 20211 min read
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Making it to Portsmouth Harbor in a Downpour
We ran out of luck on the weather today. As short, flat 6.5 miles from Haylings Island to our hotel in Portsmouth Harbor. The walk was...
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Dec 12, 20211 min read
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Hayling Island - Day 3
So happy to be leaving The Robin Hood Inn. Breakfast was only average - sausage tasted a bit like like sawdust. Today, December 5, is a...
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Dec 11, 20211 min read
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Finally Found Out What's in Rowland's Castle
We continued our walk along the Shipwright's Way on December 4 to Rowland's Castle. A stop on our regular train to/from London and we...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
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Hiking (most of) the Shipwright's Way
The Shipwright's Way is a 50 mile long distance long distance path stretching from Bentley Station to the Portsmouth Harbor rail station....
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Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Returning home from Darmouth
On November 21 we had to return home from Darmouth. We had beautiful weather to take the small ferry back across and walked uphill to...
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
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Brixham Harbor to Dartmouth - the end of this segment
The last part of our hike to Dartmouth was an 11 mile segment marked expert, and it was. At least the weather was still wonderful and...
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Nov 29, 20212 min read
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Torquay to Brixham Harbor
This was supposed to be an easy day, only about 8.5 miles, but it was one of my hardest. I didn't think I'd make it. That said, it was...
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Nov 28, 20211 min read
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