On Thursday November 18 we were off to Torquay - the home of Fawlty Towers and watched several episodes once we arrived. Outside filming...

17 November 2021 we are on trains from Plymouth to Starcross which is just across the bay from Exmouth, where our last leg ended. This...

On 16 November we took the train to Plymouth to see the Owls lose to Plymouth as a start to the next phase of our walking the South West...

Our last day for the segment Weymouth to Exmouth. Easy day - 10 miles and beautiful weather. Breakfast was unremarkable with one poached...

Lovely weather again for our hike which is rated difficult. We've decided to take a side trip to avoid the last and hardest hill. By...

Breakfast was REALLY late - couldn't have it until 8 and finally finished at 8:40. Had a really tasty poached egg on spinach on toasted...

November 4th is the next leg of the South West Coastal Path. Again, beautiful weather, the walk is rated as moderate and the best walk...

On November 3 I hiked from Weymouth to Abbotsbury - 12.6 miles and moderate difficulty. Weather was really good again. Was able to...

November 2, 2021 I start the second leg of the South West Coast Trail and circumnavigate the Island of Portland. Turned out to be about...

Today, 1 November 2021, I've started the second leg of the SouthWest Coast Trail - Weymouth to Exmouth. I took the train down to...

This morning we took a taxi to Lulworth Cove because the Lulworth Range was closed. The taxi driver told us Lulworth Cove was very...

The Grand Hotel in Swanage was really wonderful until breakfast which was really uninspiring, so can understand why the number of stars...

Day 1 = Bournemouth to Swanage on June 15, 2021. We have a few days before we leave for Bermuda and I have been trying to find the time...

Went on a 7 mile circular walk with approximately 1335 elevation gain through an old coal mining area. We walked along an old coal train...

There are many SugarLoaf Mountains around the world and today we did the one in Wales. Called Pen-y-Fal in Welsh, t was a short walk -...

Eleven.five mile walk up to Pen Twyn Mawr. Started at The Church of St. Issui originally built in 1060. As I was walking uphill (pretty...

Today had a wonderful walk through the waterfalls of Brecon Beacons National Park. It was 9.4 miles with about 1700 feet of elevation...

Had wonderful hike today up Pen y Fan - the highest "peak" in Wales: 886 meters. Weather was perfect and got a special excitement on...

Turns out there are many walks near Liphook. Some are along an old military railway line used during WW2. Most walk you through the...

We decided to go Vegan which was a new experience for me. Turns out I like it very well. Issue is that every meal turns out to be a...